The evolution of practice

This paper describes the development, role and functions of a nursing clinical practice group. In the first section, the transition of the clinical practice group from a low-key, management-led and reactive group, to one which is clinically led, high-profile and proactive, influencing and shaping nursing decisions within the unit in which it operates is described. In the second, the focus is on the approach of the clinical practice group to issues surrounding the Scope of Professional Practice using this to illustrate the group's proactive nature and its potential for bringing about and supporting change in practice.