Evaluation of nurses’ compliance with standards of quality management system | ||||
| Zagazig Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 5, Volume 10, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2014, 2014, Page 67-79 PDF (246.7 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.12816/0029150 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Elham Youssef Elhanafy | ||||
| Lecturer of Nursing administration- Faculty of Nursing-Damanhour University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Quality management system (QMS) incorporates quality planning, provide framework for managing the activities that enable the health organization to create items and services which consistently satisfy the patient and regulatory requirements. Aim of the study: Evaluate the nurses’ compliance with standards of quality management system .Design; descriptive explorative design was used. Sample & setting: convenience sample consisted of (40) nurses working in critical care units. Tools: Data was collected through observational form of standards of quality management system, and divided into two parts, the first part was concerned with demographic characteristics of the health care providers (age, unit, qualification, etc.) and the second part included 184 items. Results; Nurses working in high risk unit reported the highest mean score in relation to the total implementation of nursing care standard while nurses working in intensive care unit (ICU) reported the lowest mean score in relation to the total implementation of nursing care standard. Statistically significant difference among nurses in all items except for items of critical care unit (CCU) and item of infection control. Also, the result revealed that there was no significant statistically difference in total and all items of nursing care standard. The 72.5% of studied nurses were moderately implemented standards of quality management system. Conclusion; the study findings revealed that there more than two third of studied nurses are moderately implemented standards of quality management system. Recommendation; planning workshops for manager and staff nurses about quality management system to be effectively communicated to them, Continuous follow up and supervision for staff nurses to firmly implementation of standards of quality management system and, In-service training and education programs about applying infection controls measures should be conducted to staff nurses. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Evaluation; Quality- Management; System- Critical area | ||||
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