title: Exploring the value of clinical nursing practice: the practitioner's perspective.
abstract: This paper describes a preliminary study which attempted to explore the value of nursing practice from the viewpoint of practitioners. The objective was to further knowledge and develop insights into nursing practice, identifying concepts central to therapeutic care. Integral to the study was the development of a model for reflective practice.
authors.affiliation: Royal Liverpool University Hospital, England.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Waterworth
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D012380:Role; D013850:Thinking