Using a Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle to introduce a new or service line

AORN Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 335-343

  Nakayama, Don K ^a   Bushey, Timothy N ^a   Hubbard, Irene ^a   Cole, Dawn ^a   Brown, Amanda ^a   Grant, Timothy M ^a   Shaker, Issam J ^a  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric surgery; Plan do study act; Quality improvement; Surgical team performance; System based practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; GEORGIA; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PLANNING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 77956259017     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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