title: A primer in the evaluation of quality in acute care settings.
abstract: Nurses are in a unique position to evaluate acute care quality. The authors describe common problems and challenges related to selection of variables and choice of databases for quality evaluations. Practical strategies to address these concerns also are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Karen Brandt
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.forename: Julie Fisher
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Robertson
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000379:methods*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014481:United States