title: Nursing quality assurance in Finland.
abstract: Explicit quality assurance efforts in nursing in Finland began over 15 years ago. Nurses have taken the lead for initiating projects and standards, better abilities and awareness of the nature and variations of quality, and the factors associated with it. The Finnish Federation of Nurses (FFN) has been a facilitator, having organized five-day training courses and a support network to set off activities by local associations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing Science, University of Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pelkonen
mesh_terms: D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005387:Finland; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D015399:Nursing Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D013192:Staff Development