Fundamentals of care: is competence being eroded?
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Fundamentals of care: is competence being eroded?

Erin Dean Health journalist

Nurses voice concerns about routine care being missed, with suggestions it is a consequence of greater role specialisation or the ongoing staffing crisis

Such has been the focus on the fundamentals of nursing care in recent years, these now sit at the top of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code.

Nursing Standard. 38, 11, 51-53. doi: 10.7748/ns.38.11.51.s16

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