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Evaluating the introduction of primary nursing: the use of a care plan audit
Author(s) -
WEBB CHRISTINE,
PONTIN DAVID
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2702.1997.tb00333.x
Subject(s) - audit , nursing , primary nursing , action plan , primary care , documentation , medicine , nursing care , nursing process , nursing care plan , nurse education , family medicine , business , management , accounting , computer science , economics , programming language
Summary• A care plan audit was carried out as part of an action research project involving the introduction of primary nursing. • The audit tool was based on the Roper, Logan and Tierney Activities of Living model and the nursing process. • The audit showed that few changes in documentation had taken place as a result of the introduction of primary nursing. • The volume of communications had increased but much of this was not documented on care plans. • Other positive changes as a result of introducing primary nursing were found, and both patients and nurses were aware of these.