title: Development of the link-nurse role in clinical settings.
abstract: The link-nurse scheme appears to be one way of narrowing the gap between theory and practice. This paper examines the concept, role, history and evolution of link nurses and, based on the author's personal experience of direct involvement in such a scheme, attempts to identify some of its advantages and drawbacks.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Charalambous
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology