Quality of care: a comparison of perceptions of health professionals in clinical areas in the United Kingdom and the United States.

作者: Hugh P. McKenna , Sinead Keeney , Lynne Currie , Gill Harvey , Elizabeth West

DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200610000-00012

关键词: Health careMedicineDelphiPerceptionQuality of careQuality (business)Nominal groupNominal group techniqueNursingHealth professionals

摘要: A tool was developed, using the nominal group and Delphi techniques, to explore healthcare staff's perceptions of quality hospital care provided in United Kingdom compared with a from States. Similarities were identified many core areas; however, there several differences between UK US tools. This article identifies process findings discusses possible reasons for similarities

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