• Quality and Outcomes Management
• Conduct of Research
• Evidence-Based Practice

The program is based on the Department of Nursing philosophy that values and promotes quality patient care via excellence in clinical practice, research, and evidence-based decision making. It integrates research utilization and evidence-based practice activities into the quality and outcomes management initiatives.

Much of the work is done via the:

Nursing Quality Management Committee
Leah Shever, PhD, RN, chair
leah-shever@uiowa.edu

Nursing Research Committee
Leah Shever, PhD, RN, chair
leah-shever@uiowa.edu

Evidence-Based Practice projects
Laura Cullen, MA, RN, EBP coordinator
laura-cullen@uiowa.edu

Departmental Initiatives:

• Falls Prevention
  Leah Shever, PhD, RN, chair
  leah-shever@uiowa.edu
• Pain Management
  Anne Smith, RN, MSN, chair
  anne-smith@uiowa.edu

In addition, collaboration with the College of Nursing helps create a practice environment that promotes clinical scholarship that is mutually beneficial for students, staff, and patients.

About RQOM

Quality and Outcomes Management

Conduct of Research

Evidence-Based Practice

Publications

Active/Recently Completed Studies

Collaboration with College of Nursing

Computer-Based CEU Courses

Contact Us

Upcoming Events:

Advanced Practice Institute: Promoting Adoption of Evidence-Based Practice
Offered Since 2002

National Evidence-Based Practice Conference:
Offered Annually
Since 1994