title: Setting home care standards.
abstract: Setting standards for home health care is a necessary component to ensuring the delivery of quality care efficiently and effectively. The generic standards established by the American Nurses' Association are reviewed while other resources available when pursuing the development of home health standards are described. The author discusses the concept of developing standards based on cost, quality, and process.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Klug
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic