SFEBES2014 Nurse Session The journey of endocrine nursing research: from evidence based practice to independent research (4 abstracts)
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK.
Oxford dictionaries define audit as a systematic review or assessment of something.
In their 2002 publication NICE1 stated that Clinical audit is a quality improvement process that seeks to improve patient care and outcomes. Aspects of the structure, processes, and outcomes of care are selected and systematically evaluated against explicit criteria. Where indicated, changes are implemented at an individual, team, or service level and further monitoring is used to confirm improvement in healthcare delivery.
This presentation will use a practical example of an endocrinology audit to demonstrate the process. The aim is to motivate endocrine nurses to undertake their own clinical audits, which will help them evaluate and develop their roles/services.
Reference: 1. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Principles of Best Practice in Clinical Audit, 2002.