title: Evaluation in practice.
abstract: If the benefits of professional nursing are to be effectively articulated, the process of evaluation in practice must be fully exploited. Nurses in the Mid-Staffordshire General Hospitals have developed methods to help them evaluate their practice. In this article the principles underpinning these developments are described.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009731:Nursing Audit; D009737:Nursing Records; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care