Exemplary professional practice through nurse peer review

Patricia Branowicki; Margaret Driscoll; Patricia Hickey; Kristen Renaud; Eileen Sporing

doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2010.12.009

Exemplary professional practice through nurse peer review

J Pediatr Nurs. 2011 Apr;26(2):128-36. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2010.12.009.

Authors

Patricia Branowicki¹, Margaret Driscoll, Patricia Hickey, Kristen Renaud, Eileen Sporing

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nursing Patient Services, Children's Hospital Boston, Nursing Patient Care Services, Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 21419972
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2010.12.009

Abstract

The development and execution of a nurse peer review program to evaluate nursing practice associated with significant adverse events has resulted in systemic changes. Descriptive analyses were conducted for 23 peer-reviewed cases involving 41 RNs and 2 advanced practice nurses from 14 specialties over a 4-year period. Thematic analysis revealed four common event categories: assessment and monitoring, team communication, skin integrity, and vascular access. This approach demonstrates the impact of professional nurse accountability for improving the quality of care and may serve as an exemplar for professional practice.

MeSH terms

Boston
Child
Health Plan Implementation
Hospitals, Pediatric
Humans
Nursing Care / standards*
Organizational Innovation
Peer Review, Health Care / methods*
Professional Staff Committees / organization & administration