This report provides a companion to the publication published in 1994 entitled `The development of a nursing-led in-patient service' by the same authors. The introduction of nurse led beds on Byron Ward Nursing Development Unit, King's Healthcare is described. The earlier volume provides an overview of the work undertaken in ...
This report describes the purpose, development and outcomes of the Primary Nursing Network over a four year period, from 1988 when the idea first emerged to 1992 when the original remit was enlarged to incorporate other aspects of practice development and network became known as the Nursing Developments Network. Information ...
As the interest in nurse led initiatives increases, it is critical that those who are exploring ways forward share their experiences. This early account of Byron Ward Nursing Development Unit at King's Healthcare, London, describes the rationale behind the move to introduce nurse led beds in a busy acute general ...
This report describes a two year study of the introduction of primary nursing in one of three matched elderly care wards in Mid Staffordshire health authority in order to improve the quality of care given to each patient and patient-staff relationships.
Primary nursing is a delivery system designed: to allocate 24-hour responsibility for each patient's care to one individual nurse; and to assign this nurse the actual provision of her patient's physical care whenever possible. The primary nurse leaves information and instructions for her patient's care when she is off duty, ...
The purpose of this book is offer an introduction to primary nursing for nurses who are interested in the subject. It offers an overview of the background to primary nursing. It raises some of the implications for practitioners in terms of responsibility and accountability, as well as some practical ideas ...