Publication Year: 2008
Edition: 1st
Authors/Editor: Manley, Kim
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 978-1-40-515676-9
Practice development is a key concept in developing effective nursing care which is firmly embedded in health service modernisation agendas, clinical governance strategies, team and cultural developments and in quality improvements that directly impact on patient care in the UK and internationally. Practice development acknowledges the interplay between the development of knowledge and skills, enablement strategies, facilitation and a systematic, rigorous and continuous processes of emancipatory change in order to achieve evidence-based, person-centred care.
This book is an essential resource for all practice developers and for nurses with a remit for facilitating innovation and change in practice.
International Practice Development in Nursing and Healthcare