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MacAlister L, Chiam M. Why do nurses agree to take on doctors' roles? BRITISH JOURNAL OF NURSING (MARK ALLEN PUBLISHING) 1995; 4:1238-9. [PMID: 8574099 DOI: 10.12968/bjon.1995.4.21.1238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Nurses are only too aware that nursing practice has to continually evolve, develop and adapt in order to meet the changing demands and expectations of society (clay, 1987). However, the need to be appropriately responsive to societal changes does not mean that nurses must passively comply with each and every call for changes to their role. Constant role re-evaluation should be undertaken to ensure that nurses are able to best serve patient's interests (McGee,1993).
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Smith C. Has the patient's charter improved A&E services? BRITISH JOURNAL OF NURSING (MARK ALLEN PUBLISHING) 1995; 4:1237-8. [PMID: 8574098 DOI: 10.12968/bjon.1995.4.21.1237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Changes in health-care policy over the past 5 years have been profound, touching every corner of health-care delivery. Crinson's (1995) study, Impact of The Patient's Charter on A&E departments: 1 (pages 1280–7 of this issue of BJN) illustrates how some policy changes have affected Accident and Emergency (A&E) services. In order to investigate the effect of organizational and structural changes in the NHS since 1990, Crinson sent questionnaires to senior nurses in 214 major A&E departments in England. The emphasis of his work was the impact of The Patient's Charter on service delivery, but other policy initiatives are also discussed. The results of his survey may come as no surprise to A'E staff, but what this study does is to attempt to convert anecdotal rhetoric into researched fact.
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