Nursing job process analysis from viewpoint of process design by job diagram.
Recently Japan demands more and more quality assurance in clinical practice. Several aspects of issues have been discussed to provide significant suggestions for nursing quality assurance. In the quality management field, Process Design, which is known to contribute to quality assurance, is an important frame. This study attempts to analyze the nursing job process from the viewpoint of process design. As a result, some knowledge on the nursing job process could be comprehended. Process analysis from the viewpoint of Process Design is considered significant in nursing practice and further improvement of its technique and application is a challenge for the future.
Dannoue
Hideo
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School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. dannoue@tqm.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Tsuru
Satoko
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Munechika
Masahiko
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Iizuka
Yoshinori
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D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007587:Job Description; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care