Highlights
- •The NASEM Committee on the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes provided seven goals and associated recommendations to transform nursing home care.
- •The seven goals address areas in which nurses have tremendous expertise and leadership including delivery of whole person care, workforce development, transparency and accountability, health care financing, and quality assurance.
- •Nurses must take action to ensure these recommendations are implemented.
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