Abstract
Practice nursing is one of nursing’s newer branches and as such it is still very much in its formative stage. Roles, functions and delineation of responsibilities are still being explored and developed. The speed of growth has shaken the foundations of practice nursing and altered the course of its development. The whole remit of the practice nurse has changed since 1989 and it will continue to change as the implications of policy initiatives come into operation in general practice. It is not only the changes that have occurred in primary health care that influence practice nurses but also developments in nursing. These changes will involve all groups of community nurses in an evaluation of their respective roles. It will be necessary to realign and reshape traditional modes of practice to meet the changing trends in health care and the different demands that they impose on nurses.
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Smith, M. (1994). Practice nursing: profession or occupation?. In: Luft, S., Smith, M. (eds) Nursing in General Practice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3089-7_8
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