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Case management in community care: concepts, practices and implications for nursing
Author(s) -
Bergen Ann
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1992.tb02045.x
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , limiting , focus (optics) , nursing , conceptual framework , community nursing , sociology , nursing practice , public relations , management science , psychology , knowledge management , engineering ethics , medicine , political science , computer science , social science , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , artificial intelligence , optics
Case management has recently become a prominent issue in British community policy and practice, but one which, at the same time, has been subjected to a variety of interpretations For this reason, it is considered useful to analyse it in terms of a framework embracing conceptual and operational components rather than within the more limiting confines of conventional definitions A review, within this framework, of initial research projects suggests case management to be a viable mode of community care, with generally favourable outcomes It also suggests a potentially significant role for community nurses as case managers, although several issues need to be considered when implementing these practices Finally, a number of questions emerge which should be the focus of future research in the area