title: A day in the life of a children's nurse.
abstract: Practice development posts have evolved in the past decade since the demise of the Clinical Nurse Manager role. The Practice Development Adviser supports and facilitates clinical practice innovations with the aim of improving the quality of patient-focused care. Clinicians are encouraged to utilise ward-based clinical developments as an integral part of a course leading to academic qualifications. This article shares examples of clinical practice developments facilitated for a group, an individual clinician and on-going innovations.
authors.affiliation: Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital NHS Trust, Calow.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013192:Staff Development; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom