International models of accreditation and certification for hospitals with a focus on nursing: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quality assurance in hospitals is essential for ensuring patient safety, quality of care and efficiency. The nursing profession is a key contributor to healthcare quality, yet, a comprehensive overview and comparison of the role and scope of nursing as part of accreditation and certification schemes has been lacking. The aim was to identify if and to what extent international accreditation or certification schemes focus on nursing, and to compare their conceptual models and outcome indicators.

Methods

A scoping review was conducted. A search strategy was developed together with a librarian and carried out in January 2024 in Medline, CINAHL, Web of Science Core Collection, Cochrane Reviews and Google Scholar. Additionally, authoritative websites of accreditation/ce

SUBMITTER: Gurisch C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11559163 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature