Aims To synthesize evidence and knowledge from published research about nurses'
experiences of nurse‐patient relationships with adult patients in general, acute inpatient …

This article examines field studies of nursing work published in the English language
between 1993 and 2003 as the first step towards an empirically based reformulation of the …

Nursing is typically understood, and understands itself, as a care-giving occupation. It is
through its relationships with patients–whether these are absent, present, good, bad or …

Delivery of interdisciplinary integrated care is central to contemporary health policy.
Hospitals worldwide are therefore attempting to move away from a functional organisation of …

abstract We examined the discursive processes through which a new professional role
identity for registered nurses was legitimized by analysing introductory textbooks over time …

This article reports on research that examines newly qualified UK nurses' experiences of
implementing their ideals and values in contemporary nursing practice. Findings are …

Our study provides an analysis of role transition, examining how macro-level influences and
micro-level practice interact in framing role transition, with a focus upon professional identity …

This study aimed to ascertain whether nursing students' perceptions of caring behaviours as
part of nursing practice change over a three-year, pre-registration, undergraduate nursing …

There has been a fundamental change in health care pedagogy to address the demands
and challenges posed by the present generation of millennial students. There is also a …

The importance of translating knowledge across occupational boundaries is frequently
identified as a means of generating innovation and improving performance. The creation of …