Abstract
An examination of the literature surrounding primary nursing has shown that the term 'primary nursing' is used to mean different things by different authors. This results in a confusing situation where 'primary nursing' is considered by some to mean both a mode of organizing care delivery and a philosophy of nursing. In this paper I argue for a clear separation between the terms which refer to the set of ideas underpinning nursing and descriptions of modes of care. A case is made for using the term 'human centred nursing' to refer to nursing beliefs and 'primary nursing' to refer to the mode of nursing care delivery.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 584-591 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Advanced Nursing |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Human-centred nursing
- Mode of care
- Philosophy of nursing
- Primary nursing