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.