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Fiona Black RGN, Dip DN and Judith Hughes BSc (Nursing), RGN, Dip HV, are General Practice Nurses, Bangholm Medical Centre, Edinburgh.

This article is the first in our 1997 series on the Scope of Professional Practice.

Continuing Education articles are run in conjunction with the Royal College of Nursing Institute to help you maintain and develop your practice and can be used to meet your UKCC requirements for professional updating. All you have to do is read through the article, follow the instructions in the Time Out boxes, then answer the assessment questions that follow. Fill in the answer sheet and return it to the Freepost address with your fee or free assessment voucher.