Academic quality improvement program: Using quality improvement as tool for the accreditation of nursing education

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 291-295

  Carroll, V Susan ^a   Thomas, Georgianna ^a   DeWolff, Darla ^a  

^a West Suburban College of Nursing ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; AQIP; Continuous quality improvement; PDCA

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; EDUCATION, NURSING; ILLINOIS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33750290422     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019514-200610000-00012     Document Type: Review

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