Developing and Implementing Quality Initiatives in the ICU: Strategies and Outcomes

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 469-479

  Harrigan, Sherry ^a   Hurst, Debra ^a   Lee, Claire ^a   Christie, Vickie ^a   Wolfe, R Brian ^a   Morrical, Daryl ^a   Kleinpell, Ruth ^b,c  

^a BALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RESURRECTION MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SEPSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

BENCHMARKING; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SEPSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33750969359     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2006.09.004     Document Type: Review

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