Nurse Led Change and Development in Clinical Practice
Автор:Loretta Bellman Год: 2002 Издание:John Wiley and Sons, Ltd Страниц: 208 ISBN: 186156337, 186156337X, 186156337X How may nurses be enabled to contribute to, develop and advance their practices when working in bureaucratic and hierarchical health care settings? Corporate recognition and support for nurse-led change and development is gradually increasing. However, "top down" change is still frequently imposed without due regard for the wisdom of practitioners. Nurses should explore the theory and practice of change, identify changes to enhance the quality of patient care, and systematically put these into practice. As a result, they will be better equipped to cope with the implementation of national and local policy initiatives, which include shared clinical governance and evidence-based nursing practice, both of which are described in this text. This book documents how nurses attempt to undertake change and development in clinical practice through the use of the exploratory, creative, innovative and empowering process of critical action research. The text illustrates the evolution...
