Four elements of a successful quality program: Alignment, collaboration, evidence‐based practice, and excellence

Nursing Administration Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 336-343

  Caramanica, Laura ^a   Cousino, Janice A ^a   Petersen, Sandi ^a  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

evidence based practice; medical errors; performance improvement; quality; safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CONNECTICUT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0642272970     PISSN: 03639568     EISSN: 15505103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006216-200310000-00012     Document Type: Article

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