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Developing practice through networking.

M Walsh
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Exhorted to provide evidence-based practice, be accountable practitioners, provide a value for money service and to expand the nursing role, nurses can be forgiven for wondering just how they can meet these laudable targets while coping with all the other stresses that are part and parcel of life in today's NHS This article reports on a network which offers appropriate support.

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Clinical CompetenceEducation, Nursing, ContinuingHumansInterprofessional RelationsNursingProfessional PracticeSocial SupportUnited KingdomJournal Article

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M Walsh. 1997-06-25. Developing practice through networking.. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.11.40.33.s55

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