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Nurse preceptorship in a high secure unit

01 March 2007

Mental Health Practice

General

Preceptorship in nursing has been with us for some time. In the early 1980s it was described as an ‘individual teaching and learning method, in which each student is...

How to turn innovations into everyday practice

29 October 2011

Mental Health Practice

Feature

This article discusses a practice development project launched to improve the quality of care on nine adult acute inpatient wards at an NHS mental health trust....

Implementing a best practice statement in nutrition for frail older people: part 2

01 March 2005

Nursing Older People

Care

The demonstration site for the best practice statement in nutrition for physically frail older people was a 40-bed community hospital that provides care for older...

Strategies to explore innovation in nursing practice

08 November 2006

Nursing Standard

Learning zone continuing professional development

This article examines different types of innovation and explores how they can be applied to health care. It provides information on strategies that can be used by...

The qualities and skills of practice developers

28 August 2002

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Aim To explore and describe the activities and approaches that constitute practice development by providing an insight into the qualities and skills exhibited by...

Strategies to explore innovation in nursing practice

08 November 2006

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article examines different types of innovation and explores how they can be applied to health care. It provides information on strategies that can be used by...

Action planning: making change happen in clinical practice

09 May 2007

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article describes how the authors helped practitioners to develop their action planning skills in conjunction with a practice development strategy in an acute...

Practice development in community nursing: opportunities and challenges

30 March 2011

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Practice development has evolved as an activity in health care that is committed to supporting evidence-based practice, person-centred care and quality care. This...

Improving care planning in oncology nursing practice

22 June 2011

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article describes a practice development project undertaken in an acute oncology unit in a large teaching hospital in Scotland. The project was designed to...

Introducing intentional rounding: a pilot project

09 October 2013

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Aim To report on the introduction of intentional rounding in an NHS trust. Method A two-stage pilot project with participatory methods underpinned by core practice...