A flexible path to permanent change. Implementing standard setting in an intensive therapy unit.
Nurses working in an intensive therapy unit decided to implement a standard designed to produce long-term benefits in patient care. A standard was devised which reflected the needs and views of all members of the nursing team, as this was perceived as the best way of ensuring genuine change.
Hagland
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Wilkinson
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D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*