Abstract
An emotive issue in nursing literature is the Value for Money Unit’s study ‘The Nursing Skill-Mix in the District Nursing Service’ (NHS Executive 1992). Challenged by a variety of respondents, the study is strongly denounced for its conclusions that higher-grade nurses should utilise their roles as managers of care, leaving lower grade nurses to deliver hands-on care. This paper explores the implications of the study’s conclusions, and considers the contribution nursing could make to the debate about changing professional boundaries.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 302-306 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Community Health Nursing |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |