TEXAS NURSE FRIENDLY PROGRAM
 FOR SMALL AND RURAL HOSPITALS
a HRSA funded consultative grant
Information for all hospitals wanting to achieveTNA Nurse-FriendlyÔ designation available at  http://www.texasnurses.org/wkplaceadv/NF/NF.htm

Methods Cont'd

Core Quality of Care Indicators

• Skill Mix

• Nursing Care Hours

• Pressure Ulcer Prevalence

• Patient Fall Prevalence

• Pneumonia Prevalence (hospital acquired)

• Urinary Tract Infection Prevalence

Outcome Measures for Nurse Retention

• Nurse satisfaction
• Nurse vacancy rates
• Nurse retention/turnover rates

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