Accreditation: A "voluntary" regulatory requirement

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 152-159

  Saufl, Nancy M ^a,c   Fieldus, Margaret H ^b  

^a Memorial Health Systems   (United States)

^b HALIFAX MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; REVIEW; SAFETY; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; NURSE'S ROLE; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES; SURGICENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037822999     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1089-9472(03)00087-X     Document Type: Article

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