Guide to practice or 'load of rubbish'? The influence of care plans on nursing practice in five clinical areas in Northern Ireland

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 380-387

  Mason, Carolyn ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Northern Ireland; Nursing care plans; Participant observation; Qualitative research; Record keeping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE PLANNING;

EID: 0033071849     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.00899.x     Document Type: Article

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