Managing approaches to nursing care delivery

![CDATA[Nursing is a dynamic profession, delivered in a wide variety of settings and in a range of models and regulatory frameworks where the roles, scope and function of nursing practice are driven by the social, political and economic contexts in which the care is delivered. For example, in countries such as the United States, there is a greater emphasis on independent nursing practice, whereas in other countries (such as Australia), there is less of an emphasis on these roles because of the later introduction of advanced practice roles, as well as opposition from some sectors in introducing these roles. It is only in recent years in Australia that the nurse practitioner role has been included in healthcare delivery models. Encouraging a range of policy changes has enabled the enactment of the nurse practitioner role. In recent times, funding and policy changes have seen the rapid development of the nursing role in Australian general practice. This represents an exciting time for the nursing role in primary care.]]