title: Practice nurses need to adapt.
abstract: Nurses working in union and community health clinics have pioneered the development of the independent nurse practitioner role. One of those pioneers offers her views on future directions for practice nurses.
authors.affiliation: Newtown Union Health Service, Wellington.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Regan
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D009520:New Zealand; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017009:Professional Autonomy