This cover image is based on the Health Review entitled Principais causas da resistência das mulheres na prevenção do câncer do colo de útero: revisão integrativa by Dra. Sara Elainny Soares Paiva and colleagues. In this article the authors highlighted the need to audit nursing services and define the concepts of auditing, hospital accreditation and indicators, in addition to presenting the main quality and performance indicators that can be applied to nursing services.