title: A quality assurance plan for an epidural analgesia program.
abstract: A midwestern community hospital established an Acute Pain Service to implement epidural analgesia on the general care units. It developed a multidisciplinary quality assurance plan using the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' 10-step monitoring and evaluation process. Quality assurance monitors provided information regarding important aspects of care. Data collected from the monitors enabled nurses and other disciplines to make decisions and changes about the growing epidural analgesia program.
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neaton
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Myers
mesh_terms: D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards; D016530:Orthopedic Nursing; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*