Anita Finkelman - Quality Improvement: A Guide for Integration in Nursing

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Anita Finkelman, MSN, RN

Visiting Lecturer, Nursing Department

Recanati School for Community Health Professions

Faculty of Health Sciences

at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Beersheba, Israel

Visiting Lecturer

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Names: Finkelman, Anita Ward, author.

Title: Quality improvement : a guide for integration in nursing / Anita Finkelman.

Description: Second edition. | Burlington, Massachusetts : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020030736 | ISBN 9781284225051 (paperback)

Subjects: MESH: Quality Improvement | Nursing Process | Integrative Medicine | United States

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I thank my family, Fred, Shoshannah, and Deborah, for tolerating my long years of writing and supporting my effortsbeing there when I was frustrated and also celebrating goals met. I dedicate this book to my new grandson, Matanel Yizhar, who was born as I completed this edition. The Jones & Bartlett Learning team is always a joy to work with on projects, and I appreciate the long support of Amanda Martin, as well as the team that worked on this edition: Tina Chen, Christina Freitas, and the marketing and production teams. My experiences in practice, administration, and education and all my students have given me opportunities to consider many aspects of nursing practice and education and the critical need for improvement.