The Ever-Changing Discourse of Practice Development: Can We All Keep Afloat?

International Practice Development in Nursing and Healthcare

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 42-58

  Hoogwerf, Lucienne ^a   Frost, Donna ^b   Mccance, Tanya ^c  

^a FONTYS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b WZH Nieuw Berkendael   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common discourse captured by 'PD' and improving care; Complex language underpinning and practice development (PD); Dreyfus and Dreyfus model; Ever changing discourse of practice development; Freedom of discourse; Learning within organisations; PD and change practice based on common understandings; PD project skilled facilitation and guided critical reflection; People with PD knowledge and skills; unsafe environment in Windmill Care

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953065523     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444319491.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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