title: Who needs nursing philosophies?
abstract: Nursing philosophies are often viewed as a time-consuming chore, which will simply gather dust once written. Properly used, however, they can not only ensure the quality of patient care, but can be used as a tool to aid recruitment and monitor resourcing.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mawdsley
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009739:Nursing Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010560:Personnel Selection; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D000078329:Workforce; D014956:Writing