title: A patient survey of nursing practice philosophy in 2001 and 2005.
abstract: The nursing philosophy group at St Bartholomew School of Nursing and the London NHS Trust came together to review the existing nursing philosophy, which had been in place since 1996. A new philosophy was circulated in June 2000 and it was viewed as essential that this document be reviewed regularly in response to patient needs. A patient survey was produced to assess patients' understanding of the philosophy and how it related to their inpatient stay. It was an important management tool, which enabled the development of patient-centred nursing based on real patient experience. The philosophy was updated in 2003 and the patient survey has since been repeated in 2005. Results have been delivered back to the Trust's Nursing Policy Board and action plans have been agreed based on the results of the survey in 2005 within the Trust's shared governance framework.
authors.affiliation: St Bartholomew School of Nursing, London.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Noble
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Freed
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003142:Communication; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D008131:London; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D016134:Organizational Policy; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires