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Should nursing development units be accredited? 1997

J Greenwood

Western Sydney Area Health Service/University of Western Sydney, Nepean, NSW.

Nursing development units (NDUs) are defined, and their achievements described, in this article. The advantages and disadvantages of accreditation for nursing development units are discussed and models of accreditation outlined. It is argued that the advantages of accreditation include protection for NDUs against changes in health policy and management. Disadvantages of the accreditation process include the enormous pressure placed on NDU leaders; these stressors are identified. Strategies implemented in South Western Sydney and Western Sydney in 1996 to reduce NDU leadership stress are described.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007857	Leadership	The function of directing or controlling the actions or attitudes of an individual or group with more or less willing acquiescence of the followers.	Influentials
D009517	New South Wales	A state in southeastern Australia. Its capital is Sydney. It was discovered by Captain Cook in 1770 and first settled at Botany Bay by marines and convicts in 1788. It was named by Captain Cook who thought its coastline resembled that of South Wales. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p840 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p377)
D009718	Nurse Administrators	Nurses professionally qualified in administration.	Nurse Executives,Nurse Managers,Administrator, Nurse,Administrators, Nurse,Executive, Nurse,Executives, Nurse,Manager, Nurse,Managers, Nurse,Nurse Administrator,Nurse Executive,Nurse Manager
D002055	Burnout, Professional	An excessive stress reaction to one's occupational or professional environment. It may be characterized by feelings of emotional and physical exhaustion, coupled with a sense of frustration and failure.	Career Burnout,Occupational Burnout,Burnout, Career,Burnout, Occupational,Professional Burnout
D006757	Hospital Units	Those areas of the hospital organization not considered departments which provide specialized patient care. They include various hospital special care wards.	Hospital Unit,Unit, Hospital,Units, Hospital
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000068	Accreditation	Certification as complying with a standard set by non-governmental organizations, applied for by institutions, programs, and facilities on a voluntary basis.	Accreditations
D015400	Clinical Nursing Research	Research carried out by nurses in the clinical setting and designed to provide information that will help improve patient care. Other professional staff may also participate in the research.	Clinical Practice Nursing Research,Nursing Research, Clinical,Research, Clinical Nursing,Clinical Research, Nursing,Nursing Clinical Research,Research, Nursing Clinical
D016294	Models, Nursing	Theoretical models simulating behavior or activities in nursing, including nursing care, management and economics, theory, assessment, research, and education. Some examples of these models include Orem Self-Care Model, Roy Adaptation Model, and Rogers Life Process Model.	Nursing Models,Model, Nursing,Nursing Model,Orem Self-Care Model,Model, Orem Self-Care,Models, Orem Self-Care,Orem Self Care Model,Orem Self-Care Models,Self-Care Model, Orem,Self-Care Models, Orem