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Nursing QA—Standard-Setting Forces and Automation

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Nursing and Computers

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One of the prime aspects of Nursing responsibility is the assurance of quality patient care. The objective of this paper is to highlight the standard-setting forces that influence Nursing quality assurance (QA) and discuss how automation can be used for Nursing QA activities.

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  1. Susan K. Newbold
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  1. 2332 South Queen Street, 22202, Arlington, VA, USA

    Virginia K. Saba EdD, RN, FAAN, FACMI

  2. 10061 Century Drive, 21042, Ellicott City, MD, USA

    Dorothy B. Pocklington MSN, RN

  3. 8014 Crabtree Place, 20879, Gaithersbury, MD, USA

    Kenneth P. Miller PhD, RN, FAAN

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Newbold, S.K. (1998). Nursing QA—Standard-Setting Forces and Automation. In: Saba, V.K., Pocklington, D.B., Miller, K.P. (eds) Nursing and Computers. Computers and Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2182-1_46

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