Extending the range of primary nursing.
One of the key achievements of the primary nursing system was to put the patient at the forefront of care and raise the status of clinical nursing. The values associated with primary nursing, however, need to be adopted by the whole organisation. The author highlights what actions need to be taken to maintain the momentum of primary nursing and urges the introduction of case management.
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D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D011321:Primary Nursing