Abstract
This article describes continuous quality improvement (CQI) approaches as practiced by nurses in the oncology service at Dokuz Eylul University Hospital in Turkey. In this paper, following steps in our CQI program are outlined below; (1) Setting strategic priorities for quality assessment and improvement in nursing care of cancer patients. (2) Identifying the nursing care activities performed in the oncology wards. (3) Selecting important aspects of care for ongoing monitoring. (4) Selecting the performance measures for important aspects of care to cancer patients. (5) Establishing a mechanism for evaluation of cancer patient care. (6) Designing and establishing a data collection methodology. (7) Evaluating the aspect of Nursing Care (8) Determining and implementing the actions to improve nursing care of cancer patients. (9) Assessing the effectiveness of action. (10) Communicating results to relevant groups.
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