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People are hospitalized to receive nursing care and some care outcomes are perceived to be sensitive to nursing care. Connecting the care provided by the individual nurse to the person receiving the care is rarely accomplished because nursing care is bundled into the person’s daily room charge. The nursing profession proposes adoption of a unique nurse identifier (UNI) that stays with the nurse throughout the nurse’s career. Adoption of a UNI is a necessary step in quantifying the unique contributions of the nurse (the value of nursing care). To maximize adoption of the UNI, stakeholders from various perspectives must be engaged to assure standards for data governance related to the UNI are applied and processes to mitigate discrimination and bias are implemented. This panel will explore perspectives on implementation of a UNI, and propose solutions. Attendees will understand the various perspectives and learn potential solutions to adopting a UNI.