Practice development in nursing

A concept analysis of practice development -- Practice development: purpose, methodology, facilitation and evaluation -- Transformational culture: a culture of effectiveness -- Evaluating practice developments -- Research implementation: evidence, context and facilitation - the PARIHS framework -- Helping relationships for practice development: critical companionship -- Including the older person with a dementia in practice development commentary -- Practice development in child health nursing: a personal perspective commentary --

Acute mental health care: transforming cultures, a practice development approach commentary -- Developing a corporate strategy to develop effective and patient-centred care commentary -- From conception to delivery: a journey to a trust-wide strategy to develop a culture of patient centeredness commentary -- Developing and implementing a family health assessment: from project worker to practice developer commentary -- A clear vision of practice development?.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Practice development depends on understanding current research and practice in order to improve healthcare for patients and users. Practice Development in Nursing explores the basis of practice development, its aims, implementation and impact on health care, and goes on to propose a conceptual basis for developing practice. It is aimed at practitioners, managers, and educators as well as those with a primary practice development role, in order to enable them to effectively develop practice.