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Relating quality assessment and audit to the research process in nursing

01 March 1996

Nurse Researcher

Audit

When addressing the subject of quality assessment and audit in health care, confusion can arise over what they are, how they are applied in practice and with what...

The RCN Dynamic Quality Improvement (DQI) Network

12 May 1999

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

THE DQI programme was first established in1985 and undertakes a range of activities relating to clinical effectiveness, clinical guidelines, clinical audit and...

Governance: Making It Happen

16 June 1999

Nursing Standard

Book Review

A timely publication on the subject of clinical governance in health care, this book covers many of the component elements of clinical governance.

Two sides of a coin

21 October 1998

Nursing Standard

Focus

PATIENTS, THEIR experiences and priorities, are at the heart of two RCN publications launched this week. The snapshot survey highlighting the impact of nurse...

Clinical audit

17 January 1996

Nursing Standard

Clinical

Aim and intended learning outcomes This article aims to demonstrate how the principles of clinical audit can be used in the development of excellence in patient...

Care pathways development and implementation

15 April 1998

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Care pathways are increasingly being used in the UK as a tool for managing clinical processes and patient outcomes. This article describes some of the key elements...

The implementation of clinical practice guidelines for venous leg ulcers

08 December 1999

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

IN 1997 THE NHS Executive announced funding for a series of sentinel audit projects; sentinel because the topics were to be of importance to the NHS. The project...

Implementing evidenre-based practice in clinical situations

27 June 2001

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Many nurses in a variety of clinical settings are facing the challenges posed by incorporating evidence-based practice in health care. Some of the steps involved in...

Getting evidence into practice: ingredients for change

29 May 2002

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Mounting pressure is being exerted to ensure that the delivery of care is evidence-based and clinically effective. However, the challenge this presents to...