Use of joint commission international standards to evaluate and improve pediatric oncology nursing care in Guatemala

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 810-815

  Day, Sara W ^a,b   Mckeon, Leslie M ^c   Garcia, Jose ^d   Wilimas, Judith A ^b   Carty, Rita M ^a   de Alarcon, Pedro ^e   Antillon, Federico ^d   Howard, Scott C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d Unidad Nacional de Oncologia Pediatrica   (Guatemala)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Outcomes research; Pediatric oncology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; GOLD STANDARD; GUATEMALA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF NURSING CARE;

CHILD; EDUCATION, NURSING; GUATEMALA; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; NURSES; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STANDARD OF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874962337     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24318     Document Type: Article

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