QA: monitoring nursing standards of care with computer support.
Quality Assurance today demands systematic monitoring of crucial elements of quality. A program developed and implemented at a large medical center teaching hospital is described in this article. The program focuses on nursing standards of care and is based on patient outcomes. Computer support allows the handling of massive amounts of information, permitting analysis at the unit or service level. The process involves a collaborative effort between the nursing quality assurance department and the nursing unit's staff.
D003199:Computer Systems; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009731:Nursing Audit / Q000379:methods*; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013781:Texas