Professional issues in primary care nursing / edited by Carol Lynn Cox, Marie C. Hill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The historical development of practice nursing and walk-in-centre nursing -- Practice nursing : the unique nature of practice nursing -- Walk-in-centre nursing : the unique nature of walk-in-centre practice -- The context of practice nursing and walk-in-centre nursing : domains of practice and competencies setting the scene -- Critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning in clinical decision making -- Health education and health promotion -- Working with individual patients and groups : creating and strengthening relationships -- Confidentiality, privacy, and dignity : ethical, legal, and cultural issues -- Anticipatory guidance : national service frameworks -- The creation of an environment for effective learning -- Clinical supervision : reflective practice; learning through experience -- Use of theory and research to inform practice -- Collaboration and working with the multidisciplinary team and agencies -- Leadership and organisational decision making : the nurse's role in implementing policy and practice -- The implications of the new gms contract -- Art and science of providing quality nursing care in general practice and walk-in-centre settings -- Meeting the cultural and spiritual needs of patients in general practice and walk-in-centre settings -- Cultural diversity within the general practice and walk-in-centre settings.

This resource enables the reader to get to grips with the professional issues that affect practice in primary care. It is structured around the RCN domains of practice and considers a wide variety of issues such as health promotion, reflective practice and leadership.