title: A review of the literature on the nurse role in clinical audit.
abstract: Delivering quality in the NHS is not a new concept. However, the recent focus on clinical governance has resulted in the need for effective methods of systematically reviewing quality. Clinical audit is a tool that has been created for this purpose. This literature review assesses the benefits of clinical audit and critiques the nurse's role in the process, addressing any barriers to their involvement.
authors.affiliation: Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Derbyshire.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Collis
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009731:Nursing Audit / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom; D016526:Workload