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Nursing research into quality of life
Quality of Life Research, 1992This report describes the scope of nursing research in the area of quality of life. The strategy used to identify research reports relied heavily on nursing publications included in the Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) from 1983 (when the database first included the subject, quality of life) to December, 1991.
G V, Padilla, M M, Grant, B, Ferrell
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Quality and safety education for nurses
Nursing Outlook, 2007Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) addresses the challenge of preparing nurses with the competencies necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the health care systems in which they work. The QSEN faculty members adapted the Institute of Medicine(1) competencies for nursing (patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration,
Linda, Cronenwett +7 more
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Quality of Life of Oncology Nurses
Cancer Nursing, 2005The aim of the study was to determine the quality of life (QOL) of nursing staff working in oncology units in Turkey. The study was a descriptive study and included 89 oncology nurses from 12 different cities in Turkey who participated in the course "Basic Chemotherapy Courses for Oncology Nurses" in Izmir.
Fisun Senuzun, Ergün +2 more
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Quality of Service in Nursing Homes
Health Services Management Research, 2000This paper illustrates the relevance of using the Servqual instrument as a service quality measurement tool in the healthcare context. The expectations and perceptions of nursing home residents and their relatives are compared and contrasted to determine the priorities and satisfaction levels of both groups with respect to the services provided.
A, Curry, S, Stark
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Quality assurance programme for nursing*
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 1982This article describes a conceptual and methodological framework for evaluating nursing care quality. The conceptual framework is based on Orem's theory of self‐care which emphasizes the importance of decisions in the selection of nursing process based on patient status and problems. The primary outcome criteria is self‐care.
G V, Padilla, M M, Grant
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JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 1983
A meaningful quality assurance program comes only with appropriate knowledge, communication, and accountability for all quality assurance functions among nurses at all levels. Describing the implementation of their quality assurance program, these authors tell of their eventual realization that, in fact, they had merely implemented a quality assurance ...
C H, Smeltzer, B, Feltman, K, Rajki
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A meaningful quality assurance program comes only with appropriate knowledge, communication, and accountability for all quality assurance functions among nurses at all levels. Describing the implementation of their quality assurance program, these authors tell of their eventual realization that, in fact, they had merely implemented a quality assurance ...
C H, Smeltzer, B, Feltman, K, Rajki
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Auditing quality of nursing care
Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 1995Nurses working in intensive therapy units (ITU) may perceive that they provide a good quality of nursing care to patients and relatives in the ITU. But how can this be assessed, to enable nurses to have an indication of the actual quality of nursing care?
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Quality, research and ritual in nursing
Nursing Standard, 1993The purchaser/provider system has brought the dynamic association between quality, volume and cost into clear focus. Any consideration of this tri-partite relationship is incomplete, however, unless the additional dimensions of research and ritual are also included.
D, Benton, G, Avery
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Quality Management in Neurosurgical Nursing
2001During the past the increasing public interest in cutting down health care expenses and the growing awareness of the need for quality control in health care delivery necessitated to develop new ways of nursing care for hospitalised inpatients. These requirements do not only include trials to cut down costs by reducing the number and duration of in ...
E, Uhl, M, Heinlein
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Prerequisites for quality improvement in nursing
Journal of Nursing Management, 1998This study examines how the characteristics of nurses, working communities and leadership affect the prerequisites for quality improvement in nursing.Knowledge of the phenomena affecting nurses' action is needed, since quality of care is seen as a result of an individual carer's professional skills, work motivation and commitment to work.Material for ...
M, Koivula, M, Paunonen, P, Laippala
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