الفهرس 
The concept of quality in health care
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Abstract
Background: Amongst the quality initiatives adopted in healthcare, accreditation has increasingly been considered as the preferred method to promote healthcare quality at organizational and service levels. Nurses have key roles to play in the implementation of hospital accreditation process. This study aimed to identify factors affecting implementation of nursing services accreditation standards in Port Said general hospitals. A descriptive exploratory research design was utilized for the current study. A sample of 105 from different categories of nursing staff was included in the study. Data were collected through utilizing awareness about hospital accreditation standards questionnaire and factors affecting the implementation of nursing services accreditation standards questionnaire Results of the study showed that more than one third of studied nursing staff had high awareness score about hospital accreditation while less than half of them had moderate awareness score . In addition nursing staff awareness for such aspects of accreditation (Preparation - Outcomes- Pre-requisites) was generally high. Continuous improvement was the highest factor affecting implementation of nursing services accreditation standards (NSAS) in Port Said general hospitals, while financial incentives was the lowest factor from studied nursing staff point of view. It was concluded that: There was a statistically significant relation between studied nurses’ total awareness about hospital accreditation and their total opinion regarding factors affecting implementation of (NSAS).The current study recommended with establishing systems, protocols, policies and strategy to enhance nursing staff perception about quality and accreditation and ensuring active involvement of all the concerned medical, nursing and administrative staff in the accreditation process.