Understanding the landscape of nursing data.

Nurs Manage 2026 Jun 01; 57(5):8-10.NM

This article is the second in a four-part Data Toolkit series designed to help nurse managers better understand and use nursing data. The first article ("How data visualization elevates nursing performance insight," March/April 2026, pp. 9-12) covered basic data concepts and how to read metrics. This article builds on that foundation by explaining the main types of nursing data and how they connect to each other to help make sense of performance.