| Abstract: | Summary - ? This paper explores the relationship between organization of care and nurses' health education practice at ward level and is based on data from a larger 2-year Department of Health-funded study examining the health education and health promotion role of the nurse in acute-ward settings.
- ? Concepts such as continuity of care, autonomy, accountability and responsibility are examined in terms of their association with organization of care and primary nursing in particular.
- ? Other factors closely associated with organization of care such as ward democracy and the empowerment of nurses, are also discussed in relation to ward-based health education practice.
- ? Data analysis reveals that the way in which care is organized on the ward may have a direct influence on the type, quality and consistency of health education advice given to patients.
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