Primary nursing in perspective

Part 1 Preparation for primary nursing: primary nursing - a second look, Steven Ersser and Elizabeth Tutton; introducing and managing change - the move to primary nursing, Christopher Johns; educational preparation for primary nursing, Mary Fitzgerald; accountability and legal issues in primary nursing, Julie Goulding and John Hunt. Part 2 Primary nursing in practice in the United Kingdom: primary nursing in a surgical unit, Chris Allsop; a change for the better - primary nursing in a medical ward, Sue Chilton; primary nursing in a unit for the young disabled, Jan Dewing; primary nursing in a continuing care unit, Catherine Miller; meeting the needs of people with acquired immune deficiency syndrome, Ann Taylor; close enough to touch - primary nursing in a psychiatric unit, Chris Hart; consensus - a basis for introducing primary nursing into an acute repiratory ward, Angela Heslop and Shelagh Sparrow. Part 3 The implications of primary nursing: implications for the patient, Steven Ersser and Elizabeth Tutton; implications for the nurse, Jan Dewing; managerial implications of primary nursing, Heather Jane Sears and Shirley Williams; power and communication issues in primary nursing, Richard McMahon; educational implications of primary nursing, Sarah Burns; primary nursing in perspective, Steven Ersser and Elizabeth Tutton.

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The purpose of this book is threefold. The contributors describe the nature of primary nursing and the preparation necessary for its introduction, including the effects of change, repercussions at different levels of the organization, how to plan the change, accountability and legal issues. They discuss how primary nursing operates in various fields and finally, they explore the significance of primary nursing for nursing practice as a whole, including patient welfare, management and the education of nurses.