Table of Contents

TOPIC

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I. Defining Standards
Characteristics of Standards
Purposes of Nursing Care Standards
Classification of Standards
Legal Significance of Standards

II. Quality Assurance

Approaches for a Quality Assurance Programme
Models of Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance Process
Frameworks for Quality Assurance
Nursing Audit

III. Infection Control.

Infection Control Programme
Infection Control Practices
Environmental Management Practices
Care of Health Care Workers
Infection Control Precautions for Selected Situations

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IV. PATIENTS RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Rights of Patients
Societal Rights of Patients
The Obligations of Patients

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V. Providers Needs 97
Trainings
Licensure
Information to update with technology
Infrastructure
Equipment and Supplies
Guidance-Staffing Guidance, Staffing Decisions
Encouragement/Feedback/Self-Expression
VI. PHILIPPINE INTEGRATED DISEASE......................................
SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE
Disease Surveillance
Goal
Objectives
Scope

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Conceptual Framework
Priority Diseases, Syndromes and Conditions
Targeted for Surveillance
VII. TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN....................................
NURSING CARE
Concept of Quality in Health Care
ISO Standards
Risk Assessment and Hazard Surveillance
Disaster Preparedness
Safety Issues
Clinical Pathway and Guidelines for the
10 Conditions as Contained in the HTA Forum

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VIII. PHILHEALTH. 187

History
Vision
Mission
Agencys Mandate and Functions
VIII. LAWS GOVERNING LICENSING, 193
ACCREDITATION AND NURSING
PRACTICE
Laws Governing the Hospitals License to Operate
Laws Governing the Hospitals Accreditation
Laws Governing Nursing Practice
IX. BIBLIOGRAPHY..... 195