This dataset includes information from surveys about quality improvement administered to newly licensed registered nurses who participate in the RN Work Project. The purpose of this study was to describe what newly licensed registered nurses working in hospitals learned about quality improvement in their education programs and workplaces.

Quality improvement topics covered by the survey include patient-centered care; evidence-based practice; standardized practices for restraint and seclusion, infection control and pain management; use of information technology or strategies to reduce reliance on memory; participation in analyzing errors and designing system improvements; use of national patient safety resources, initiatives or regulations; and use of specific quality improvement models, specifically:

• FADE (Focus, Analyze, Develop, Execute, and Evaluate)
• PDSA (Plan, Do Study, Act)
• Six-Sigma-DMAIC/DMADV (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) or (Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, Verify)
• CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement)
• TQM (Total Quality Management)