title: Peer reviews: taking on new meanings.
abstract: Peer reviews in nursing are historically used to gauge performance within an individual's scope of practice or as a tool to evaluate a sentinel or adverse event. Quality of care measures, clinical pertinence, and evaluating standards of care have begun as parallel strategies to replace the former uses in assuring the right care at the right time in the right setting.
authors.affiliation: James A. Haley Veterans Hospital Nursing Education, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA. Lucille.raia@va.gov
authors.forename: Lucille
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Raia
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000592:standards*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D018024:Peer Review, Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*