Instituting a clinical privileging process for nurses.
Following the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital's emphasis on clinical privileging for professionals other than physicians, Saint Elizabeths Hospital implemented a criteria-based system for granting privileges to nurses. Current literature does not provide much, if any, guidance for the nursing administrator facing the task of developing such a system. This article describes the development and implementation of a successful system, as well as results of evaluation of the system 18 months after implementation, and recommendations for change.
D000288:Administrative Personnel; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004219:District of Columbia; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006801:Humans; D008504:Medical Staff Privileges; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires