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Accreditation & Standards

Contact Information

Accreditations & Standards
1161 21st Avenue South
A-1223 Medical Center North
Nashville, TN 37232

(615) 322-1117
(615) 343-3398 (fax)

Email:
Paige.Conatser@Vanderbilt.Edu

Accreditation and Standards Resources

Accreditation Organizations

The Joint Commission (home page)

Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (CAMH)
National Patient Safety Goals
Quality Report on VUMC
Universal Protocol

Interpretive Guidelines
EMTALA

Leapfrog
Magnet (ANCC)
Tennessee Department of Health

Practice & Standards

Identification of Correct Patient (Universal Protocol)
Medical Staff Bylaws
Medical Staff Policies & Procedures
Medical Staff Rules and Regulations
Nursing Staff By Laws
Occurrence Reporting: Patient and Visito rs
Patient Rights
VUMC Faculty Manual
VUMC Standards of Conduct

ANA - American Nurses' Association

Code of Ethics
Bill of Rights

Tennessee Board of Nursing

Rules and Regulations for RNs (pdf)
Rules and Requlations for LPNs (pdf)

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