title: Care protocols: rigid rules or useful tools?
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health and Community Studies, Bournemouth University.
authors.forename: Jaquelina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hewitt-Taylor
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Melling
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D022143:Family Nursing; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D006113:United Kingdom