title: The named nurse in perspective.
abstract: This is the first of three articles that concentrate on the implications of the named nurse initiative for nursing practice. The way the initiative has been put into practice in Sheffield Health Authority will be described next week, followed by Steve Wright's analysis of the value of wearing name badges. To set the scene, Royal College of Nursing General Secretary Christine Hancock takes a wider look at the concept of the named nurse and relates it to systems of organising nursing that are in general use.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hancock
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009746:Nursing, Team; D011321:Primary Nursing; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom