International practice development in nursing and healthcare / edited by Kim Manley, Brendan McCormack, Val Wilson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Person-centred systems and processes / Brendan McCormack, Kim Manley and Ken Walsh -- The ever-changing discourse of practice development: can we all keep afloat? / Lucienne Hoogwerf, Donna Frost and Tanya McCance -- A methodological walk in the forest: critical creativity and human flourishing / Angie Titchen and Brendan McCormack -- Evidence use and evidence generation in practice development / Tracey Bucknall, Bridie Kent, and Kim Manley -- Learning: the heart of practice development / Charlotte L. Clarke and Val Wilson -- An exploration of practice development evaluation: unearthing praxis / Val Wilson, Sally Hardy,and Bob Brown -- Enabling practice development: delving into the concept of facilitation from a practitioner perspective / Theresa Shaw ... [et al.] -- Being culturally sensitive in development work / Cheryle Moss and Jane Chittenden -- Person-centred outcomes and cultural change / Brendan McCormack ... [et al.] --

Changing the culture and context of practice: evaluating the journey towards family-centred care / Val Wilson and Raelene Walsh -- Becoming a facilitator: the journey / Jacqueline Clarke, Helen O'Neal, and Shirley Burke -- Leadership support / Annette Solman and Mary FitzGerald -- Becoming and being active learners and creating active learning workplaces: the value of active learning in practice development / Jan Dewing -- Evidence use in practice development / Rob McSherry and Karen Cox -- Using practice development approaches in the development of a managed clinical network / Liz Henderson and Sandra McKillop -- Accrediting practice development activity: an approach for achieving person-centred and evidence-based care / Kim Manley ... [et al.] -- The future contribution of practice development in a changing healthcare context / Kim Manley ... [et al.].

Practice development acknowledges the interplay between the development of knowledge and skills, enablement strategies, facilitation and a systematic, rigorous and continuous process of emancipatory change in order to achieve evidence-based, person-centred care. This book on the subject is for developers and nurses.