Nursing models and contemporary nursing 2: can they raise standards of care?

This two part series explores the value of nursing models and suggests that nurses should reconsider their use. It outlines that the fundamental concepts, beliefs, and values about nursing in these models have relevance to current policy debates about the future of nursing. The first article gave an overview of what nursing models are, how, and why they were developed, and some of the main criticisms made of them. This second article examines their relevance to contemporary practice with particular reference to recent policy initiatives designed to modernise nursing and to raise standards of care.

Nursing models and contemporary nursing 1: their development, uses and limitations.

This two part series explores the value of nursing models and considers whether the fundamental concepts, beliefs and values about nursing in these models are relevant to current policy. This first article provides. an overview of nursing models; how and why they were developed; and some criticisms. The second article will examine the models in the context of contemporary nursing practice.

A comparative review of clinical governance arrangements in the UK.

This article provides a comparative review of the interpretation and implementation of clinical governance frameworks within the four home countries of the UK--England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Clinical governance has become one of most significant and important concepts in modern health care. The article considers the policy background and the many definitions of clinical governance, but specifically compares the various strategic and operational approaches to delivery of clinical governance in different parts of the UK. It is suggested that these variations in approach, by each of the four UK countries, can lead to confusion for healthcare professionals in trying to understand, implement and monitor elements of clinical governance in practice.