TY - SER TI - Control de calidad en los servicios de enfermería SN - 0210-5020 N1 - Este artículo se encuentra disponible en su edición impresa; Bibliografía: p. 58 N2 - Quality control is the basis of effectiveness for any job. But, as Plato asked, who controls the controllers? The control, in other words, must have some bases, a coherence, to be useful. This paper reviews the historical background of the concept of quality in nursing care, its characteristics in what is called the artisanal age and the industrial age; the concept of quality in the industry, and in the areas of health. It also deals with the necessity and control of that quality and describes three methods-structural, process analysis, results analysis-to measure it. Finally, a quality control system is proposed ER -