title: Developing a unit based quality assurance program.
abstract: Monitoring nursing care standards in a routine, systematic way greatly enhances the ability to document quality nursing care to identify potential problem areas. The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations recommends a ten step process for developing a relevant system for evaluating the quality of nursing care. This article outlines how these steps were used to develop and implement a system of monitoring and evaluation of nursing care which is conducted by staff nurses in a 24 bed cardiovascular intensive care unit.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kneeppel
mesh_terms: D003325:Coronary Care Units / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D009731:Nursing Audit / Q000379:methods*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*