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Published on: February 16, 2011
Continuous quality improvement: a perioperative nursing approach
Abstract:
This article describes in detail the steps taken in the Operating Room at the Toronto Hospital in implementing a Continuous Quality Management framework. Focusing on active participation, all levels of the O.R. staff worked through a process of identifying, developing, measuring and evaluating standards of practice. A step by step framework was followed in order to monitor current standards and develop new ones, thereby complying with the institution's mandate of supporting Continuous Quality Improvement.
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