Quality measures essential to the transformation of the veterans health administration: Implications for nurses as co-creators of change

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 48-59

  Valentine, Nancy M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated health care systems; Quality care; Quality indicators; Quality management; Role of nurses

Indexed keywords

AGED; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT QUALITY CIRCLES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 0035405603     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200107000-00006     Document Type: Article

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