A recording scheme to systematically into the categorise predetermined described work categories and themes The themes with subcategories mal/informal/executive were: leadership (for tools); nurs- ing practice (assessment/planning nursing action/evaluation); tion (patient/next of kin /content/ educational meth and research and development. Quotes and statements that expressed the categories were merged under each theme. Any doubts about which gory a statement best belonged to were discussed in the research group until consensus was reached. results are presented und each