Improving nursing management and practice through quality circles.
Health care in general, and nursing in particular, is experiencing dramatic changes in worker values, economic realities, and management theory. All three areas of change move toward actively involving employees in organizational decision making. Although nursing managers have implemented a variety of systems to gain employee participation, "Quality Circles" seems to be the most promising method currently available. This article describes some techniques for effectively implementing Quality Circles within a nursing organization.
D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008722:Methods; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009739:Nursing Services / Q000592:standards*; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care