title: The Stirling model of nursing audit. Its relationship to standard setting and quality assurance.
abstract: Setting up nursing audit can be a daunting prospect. Once done, however, it can provide information about the effectiveness and quality of care. This article describes how audit can be integrated into quality assurance and standard setting initiatives already underway.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Morison
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009731:Nursing Audit / Q000379:methods*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010380:Peer Review; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*