Higher level practice in community nursing: part 1
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Higher level practice in community nursing: part 1

Janet M Macdonald Freelance speaker/lecturer

Part one of this article describes the development of the nurse practitioner role in the UK. Part two reports on a research study examining whether or not community nurse practitioners were able to achieve a ‘higher level of practice’ as envisaged by the United Kingdom Central Council and will be published in next week’s Nursing Standard.

Nursing Standard. 20, 9, 49-51. doi: 10.7748/ns2005.11.20.9.49.c3999

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peter.macdonald@virgin.net

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