Which organization developed standards for nursing practice that became the basis for quality assurance programs?
a. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH)
b. The American Nurses Association (ANA)
c. The Hospitals Association
d. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
ANS: B
During the 1960s, the ANA started a division of nursing practice to develop standards for nursing practice, which became the basis for quality assurance programs. The ANA also developed a process to evaluate the quality of patient care.
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