Evaluating fundamentals of care: The development of a unit-level quality measurement and improvement programme.
Jenny M ParrJeanette BellJane Koziol-McLainPublished in: Journal of clinical nursing (2018)
Delivering fundamentals of care is described by nurses as getting ?back to basics'. Patient and family feedback supports the centrality of fundamentals of care to their hospital experience. Implementing a unit-level fundamentals of care quality measurement and improvement programme clarifies expected standards of care, highlights the contribution of fundamentals of care to quality and provides a mechanism for ongoing improvements.