made an important contribution to understanding practice development and its core components. Now fully updated to take into account the many developments in the field, the second edition continues to fill an important gap in the market for an accessible, practical text on what remains a key issue for all members of the healthcare team globally.
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“Everyone who has a passion for the development of nursing practice, and who wants further insights and tools and techniques to use. The book does lends itself to staff who are able to influence and implement change e.g. ward sister, deputy ward sister, clinical nurse specialist’s, district nurses and health visitors.” (Nursing Times, 9 July 2014)
“This is a wonderful book that will inform the continuing evolution of healthcare. It is current and evidence-based, and is a source of pertinent information for all members of the healthcare team. The second edition is necessary to remain current.” (Doody’s, 28 February 2014)
“Now available in a second edition, this updated guide offers a valuable insight into what practice development is, what it is not, its core components, the underpinning theory and the practice development journey.” (Nursing Standard, 16 July 2013)
Table of Contents
Contributors vii
Preface x
Acknowledgements xiii
1 Introduction 1
Brendan McCormack, Kim Manley and Angie Titchen
2 Learning to be a Practice Developer 18
Kate Sanders, Jo Odell and Jonathan Webster
3 What is Practice Development and What are the Starting Points? 45
Kim Manley, Angie Titchen and Brendan McCormack
4 Approaches to Practice Development 66
Theresa Shaw
5 A Case Study of Practice Development ‘The Practice Development Journey’ 88
Brendan McCormack and Jan Dewing
6 Getting Going with Facilitation Skills in Practice Development 109
Angie Titchen, Jan Dewing and Kim Manley
7 How You Might Use PARIHS to Deliver Safe and Effective Care 130
Jo Rycroft-Malone
8 Working Towards a Culture of Effectiveness in theWorkplace 146
Kim Manley, Annette Solman and Carrie Jackson
9 Evaluation Approaches for Practice Development: Contemporary Perspectives 169
Sally Hardy, Val Wilson and Tanya McCance
10 Outcome Evaluation in the Development of Person-Centred Practice 190
Brendan McCormack, Tanya McCance and Jill Maben
11 Practice Development as Radical Gardening: Enabling Creativity and Innovation 212
Angie Titchen and Ann McMahon
12 Building Capacity for Transformation through Practice Development: Two Case Studies in NHS Trusts, England 233
Jan Dewing, Jill Down and IrenaAnna Frei
13 The Use of Action Hypotheses to Demonstrate Practice Development Strategies in Action 252
Kim Manley, Randal Parlour and Joan Yalden
14 The Contextual Web of Practice Development 275
Brendan McCormack, Angie Titchen and Kim Manley
Index 295
