Common use of Standards Committee Clause in Contracts

Standards Committee. The Standards Committee shall be supported by both Nursing and Management and shall meet monthly. Meeting times shall be mutually agreed to by both parties. The Standards Committee shall consist of not less than fifty percent (50%) staff nurses and may be appointed or selected by the Association's local unit. A good faith effort shall be made to represent all shifts, all units, and all full and part-time nurses in the composition of this committee. Nursing administration shall be represented by no less than two (2) members, one of whom shall be the Administrative Director of Nursing. Organizational aspects of the committee shall be determined by the Committee. Agendas will be prepared and minutes kept of all meetings, copies of which shall be made available to the Local Unit Chairperson and the Employer. The function of the Standards Committee shall be to develop structure standards (policies), process standards (procedures and protocols), and outcome standards (patient care plans) to assure safe, effective, appropriate patient care.

Standards Committee. The Standards Committee shall be supported by both Nursing and Management and shall meet monthly. Meeting times shall be mutually agreed to by both parties. The Standards Committee shall consist of not less than fifty percent (50%) staff nurses and may be appointed or selected by the Association's Union’s local unit. A good faith effort shall be made to represent all shifts, all units, and all full and part-time nurses in the composition of this committee. Nursing administration shall be represented by no less than two (2) members, one of whom shall be the Administrative Director of Nursing. Organizational aspects of the committee shall be determined by the Committee. Agendas will be prepared and minutes kept of all meetings, copies of which shall be made available to the Local Unit Chairperson and the Employer. The function of the Standards Committee shall be to develop structure standards (policies), process standards (procedures and protocols), and outcome standards (patient care plans) to assure safe, effective, appropriate patient care.