title: Accuracy of interpreting human responses.
abstract: Nurse managers who advocate continuous quality improvement should be examining system-level policies, procedures and attitudes to determine whether they support or detract from accuracy of nurses' interpretations of human responses. A study discusses the relationship of accuracy of nurses' diagnoses to continuous quality improvement and demonstrates why nurse managers should focus on accuracy in system-level decisions. Four guidelines, which emphasize quality of interventions and outcomes, are given.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lunney
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paradiso
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000592:standards*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013597:Systems Analysis; D017749:Total Quality Management