title: A nursing standards-based system that works!
abstract: A 200-bed community hospital has been using a standards-based system since 1985 to guide nursing practice and establish the framework for documentation. Managers and staff nurses appreciate this system for its comprehensive yet simple approach, and its value has stood the test of time. The comprehensive standards model and its use are described.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Northwest Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Mary Pat
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hansen-Peters
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nagy
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014861:Washington