Journal of clinical nursing
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To challenge statements made about 'Careful Nursing' as a 'distinctive system' of nursing established by the Irish Sisters of Mercy, prior to Florence Nightingale, and which is said to have influenced her. ⋯ Nightingale's insistence on respect for patients and high ethical standards remains relevant to practice no less so as specific practices change with advances in medical knowledge and practice.
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To report on the development of a framework of narrative practice, in residential care settings for older people. ⋯ The framework outlines an approach that provides staff with a template on how to provide person-centred care in a narrative way.