Nursing Management
Associations between the Pathway to Excellence® framework and nurse, patient, and organizational outcomes
ABSTRACT Background: Supportive nursing practice environments are consistently associated with improved nurse, patient, and organizational outcomes. The American Nurses Credentialing Center's Pathway to Excellence® (Pathway) program is designed to establish and sustain healthy work environments, yet the empirical evidence evaluating its outcomes remains fragmented. Purpose: To systematically synthesize quantitative evidence examining the association between Pathway designation or Pathway standards and nurse, patien …