Acclaimed Clinical Leader Offers 4 Steps to Quality Improvement
Monday, March 15, 2021

"When financials are spoken about first, then you're really not valuing quality." — Kerri Scanlon, RN, FAAN, executive director, Northwell Health's Glen Cove Hospital

As a nurse leader for more than 25 years,Kerri Scanlon, RN, FAAN, now executive director of Northwell Health's Glen Cove (New York) Hospital, was an innovator who found great success in her quality improvement initiatives, including a 90% drop in pressure ulcers. I asked her to share some of her methods; you can read them here

 

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Carol Davis
Nursing Editor