When Quality Improvement Becomes a Loophole: Building Capacity for Ethical and Scholarly Nursing Inquiry

Key Points

• The aim is to address gaps in quality improvement processes affecting nursing's scientific integrity.
• Analysis of existing quality improvement frameworks
• Proposal for structured governance initiatives
• Assessment of competency development strategies
• Enhanced governance frameworks increased ethical adherence in nursing practices.
• Competency development showed a positive correlation with scientific credibility in nursing inquiry.