title: The effect of care planning on quality of patient care.
abstract: Nursing care plans can be seen as a means of ensuring holistic care. This study investigated the view of nurses and support workers on the care plan as a tool to enhance quality care and how their views were reflected in practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine for Elderly People, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Healthcare NHS Trust.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Webster
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000592:standards*; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires