In recent years, the concept of the expanded role of the nurse has aroused much discussion; some hostile, some favourable, amongst the medical, nursing and administrative professions. This paper explores and documents the vast body of literature covering this area and includes an invaluable bibliography of American and British sources. ...
The King's Fund undertook a survey of the problem of administration of admissions of patients to hospitals, and of possible solutions. It concentrated largely on hospitals that were believed to have already established good practice in this field. A questionnaire was distributed to the 60 general hospitals in the United ...