title: Implementing a unit based quality improvement program: one hospital's experience.
abstract: The continuous enhancement of the quality of patient care is the prime directive of a Nursing Quality Improvement Program. A decentralized approach, using a Unit Based Quality Improvement model, was used in one hospital. In this paper, the author examines the process from conceptualization to implementation and evaluation of the decentralized approach.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Virani
mesh_terms: D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D015397:Program Evaluation; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*