title: Quality, research and ritual in nursing.
abstract: The purchaser/provider system has brought the dynamic association between quality, volume and cost into clear focus. Any consideration of this tri-partite relationship is incomplete, however, unless the additional dimensions of research and ritual are also included. This article analyses how the monitoring systems now in place offer nurses a unique opportunity to drive for the replacement of ritualised practice by research-based practice.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benton
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Avery
mesh_terms: D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005215:Fasting; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards; D010149:Postoperative Pain; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D011300:Preoperative Care