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NDNQI RN Survey 2006
The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI®) RN Survey 2006 results are here!
Who?
NDNQI is a project of the American Nurses Association (ANA) and maintains a national database that contains information provided by hospitals from across the country.
What?
Every year Registered Nurses at The University Hospitals and Clinics (UHC) participate in a survey designed to find out what RNs think about their practice environment, how much they enjoy their job, job plans for the coming year, and what they think about the quality of care on their unit. The RNs also answer questions about breaks, shift rotation, floating to different units, and working extra.
When and Where?
Our RNs fill out the survey online anytime during three designated weeks in September. Other hospitals/organizations choose different months to fill out their surveys, so this process goes on all year long for the NDNQI.
Why?
After all organizations have completed their surveys, the NDNQI takes all of the data, analyzes them, and prepares a comprehensive report that they send back to us in mid-January.
Last year, 488 comparison hospitals participated, which included 7,564 units and 142,535 responses, for an 80% average unit response rate. UHC had 53 participating units and 544 responses, with a 76% average unit response rate.
Because there is national participation, we can see how we’re doing compared to other facilities like us. The information from the large NDNQI report has been condensed and summarized by the Office of Nursing Excellence staff members, who have been meeting with different nursing leaders to review the results. Soon those nursing leaders will be sitting down with their staff to talk about how they scored.
The Good News:
Overall, we are doing as well, or better, than the other comparison hospitals in every category. Great job UMC Nursing!
- Dori Polito, RN, MBA
Clinical Outcomes Coordinator
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