Breaking down barriers, driving up standards. The role of the ward sister and charge nurse (26th February 2009)
Ward sisters and charge nurses have many roles, but their responsibility is clear – to oversee patient care on a ward. This Royal College of Nursing report looks at how the role is working across different types of hospital trusts in England, including mental health, children and adult wards. The importance of the ward sister and charge nurse role applies universally, and where the role is supervisory, patient care benefits. The RCN worked with focus groups of charge nurses and ward sisters across England and the findings were validated by further groups of ward sisters and nurse directors. The report findings highlight that work urgently needs to done to strengthen and support the role for the delivery of high-quality nursing.
Report
Ward sisters and charge nurses have many roles, but their responsibility is clear – to oversee patient care on a ward. This Royal College of Nursing report looks at how the role is working across different types of hospital trusts in England, including mental health, children and adult wards. The importance of the ward sister and charge nurse role applies universally, and where the role is supervisory, patient care benefits. The RCN worked with focus groups of charge nurses and ward sisters across England and the findings were validated by further groups of ward sisters and nurse directors. The report findings highlight that work urgently needs to done to strengthen and support the role for the delivery of high-quality nursing.
Report
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