title: Increasing the validity of a quality monitoring methodology.
abstract: A practice model for assessing and increasing the validity of a quality monitoring instrument is identified. The philosophical and economic factors, assessment and the project's steps and strategies for maintaining the tool's validity are discussed.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Azzopardi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Virani
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D009736:Nursing Process; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*