This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Sale, D. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Is quality assurance in nursing research-based?

1066 Consultancy

This paper attempts to answer the controversial question: 'Is quality assurance in nursing research-based?' The argument put forward is whether or not the off-the-shelf monitoring tools which originated, and were researched and piloted, in the US, offer research-based quality assurance following their migration to nursing in the UK. The paper includes a brief history of quality assurance and an overview of some of the most commonly-used quality assurance tools, including Monitor, Qualpacs and Phaneuf's Nursing Audit. The paper further explores the use of standards and integrated care pathways as systems for monitoring the quality of care, and whether or not standards set for evidence-based care and integrated care pathways based on sound research result in research-based quality assurance in nursing.

Key Words: Quality assurance • Standards • Education

Nursing Times Research, Vol. 5, No. 6, 416-423 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/136140960000500604


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?