title: Implementing the ten-step monitoring and evaluation process in nursing practice.
abstract: Implementation of the ten-step monitoring and evaluation process as recommended by the Joint Commission leads to the development of a program that meets the requirements of the quality assurance standard. The Professional Practice Program at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (New Brunswick, New Jersey) demonstrates the application of this process within the Nursing Division. A conceptual model of nursing practice based on nursing diagnosis provides the framework for the program. Responsibility for the system belongs to the professional nursing staff through the election of unit-based representatives.
authors.affiliation: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Tonges
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Brett
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D009515:New Jersey; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D009736:Nursing Process; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care