title: The Joint Commission survey can be a "SNAP" (Standards for Nursing Awareness Program).
abstract: Healthcare facilities' integration of the standards and changes in current Joint Commission survey process means that staff members at all levels must participate and interact with surveyors more than ever before. It no longer is sufficient just to meet the standards; staff members must under stand and invest in the standards' intent. One way to accomplish this is to increase staff members' awareness of the various survey processes. It is not necessary to ¿teach¿ the standards, but rather to relate them to what already is known and understood. Empowering the nursing staff by relating their practices to the Joint Commission standards, from their perspective and within a familiar context, can contribute significantly to a successful survey.
authors.affiliation: Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport, LA, USA.
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Dezendorf
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Creekmore
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000379:methods*; D003625:Data Collection; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000592:standards; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008145:Louisiana; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D010934:Planning Techniques