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nursing audit

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nursing audit,
a review of the patient record designed to identify, examine, or verify the performance of certain specified aspects of nursing care by using established criteria. A concurrent nursing audit is performed during ongoing nursing care. A retrospective nursing audit is performed after discharge from the care facility, using the patient's record. Often a nursing audit and a medical audit are performed collaboratively, resulting in a joint audit.

audit [aw´dit]
systematic review and evaluation of records and other data to determine the quality of the services or products provided in a given situation.
nursing audit see nursing audit.


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