title: Given the shift to a more patient-focused (rather than discipline-focused) care delivery system, is there still a role for nursing-specific standards and guidelines?
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, University of Rochester Medical Center, Strong Memorial Hospital, NY.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Driever
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017749:Total Quality Management