title: Implementation of a national nursing standards program.
abstract: At an annual nursing management conference of a multisystem hospital management firm, nursing executives expressed a need for developing nursing care standards. Because many of the hospitals were small or rural, they lacked some of the resources needed to develop such a program individually. Pooling resources so that all could benefit was an innovative and sensible approach. The authors describe the project that resulted in the development of a nation-wide standards program involving nearly 50 hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Q-Aide Systems, Inc., Rye, CO.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ziegler
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: VanEtten
mesh_terms: D017146:Models, Organizational; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D009729:Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States