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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