[Quality assurance by developing strategical and professional nursing care goals]

Quality assurance by developing strategical and professional nursing care goals. The purpose of this study was to develop strategical and professional nursing care goals. The theoretical base for the study was the 'VIPS-model' This model includes four concepts: well-being, integrity, prevention and safety, from which a taxonomy is generated. In order to measure the quality of nursing care the DySSSy-model was used. Four standards, based on the previously mentioned concepts were developed and evaluated at two surgical wards. The ward nurses were asked through a questionnaire how they valued the strategical and professional nursing care goals. The conclusion from the study is (1) that the taxonomy can be useful for structuring strategical and professional nursing care goals (2) that three of the developed standards are useful at surgical wards, and (3) that the questionnaire can be used as an instrument for defining how nurses value the chosen nursing care goals.