title: Practice nursing: the pitfalls and the potential.
abstract: A survey by the Queen's Nursing Institute has confirmed that practice nursing is facing major pressures, with one third of practice nurses due to retire by 2020, patchy access to training and widespread discrepancies in pay. But there is also cause for optimism, as new initiatives aim to ensure practice nurses are better supported and rewarded.
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pearce
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000639:trends; D009743:Nursing, Practical / Q000191:economics; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000639:trends; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom