title: Off-the-shelf audit: is it feasible?
abstract: Increasing interest in audit in the health service has focused attention on the tools and methods used to achieve it. These can be extremely expensive, so a tendency to opt for off-the-shelf packages has developed. This article reviews how one such instrument, The Central Nottinghamshire Psychiatric Nursing Audit, has been used in two settings over the past three years, with particular emphasis on its cost-effectiveness.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balogh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bond
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D009731:Nursing Audit; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000592:standards*