title: The effectiveness of nursing: a review.
abstract: This paper describes the findings of a literature review of the effectiveness of nursing. Three journals were selected in which this type of study was most likely to be published. A diversity of attempts to measure nursing effectiveness with various types of patient was found. Generally, however, there was a lack of rigour in study design and sample sizes were too small to be able to draw conclusions. No studies were found which undertook a cost-effectiveness analysis of nursing interventions. Suggestions for the way forward in measuring nursing effectiveness are given, together with questions to be addressed by nursing research.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bond
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000379:methods; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012107:Research Design