Health bulletin
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A position paper to enhance understanding of:- the range of role developments within nursing in Scotland; the educational and managerial preparation planned and undertaken for the introduction of new nursing roles; the implications of new roles with regard to working practices, career development and organisational issues; the perceived benefits and drawbacks of new roles; the nature of role evaluations; plans for future development. ⋯ New roles for nurses were considered to be beneficial for patients, nurses and the organisation. Protocol usage and educational input into the new roles was variable. Formal evaluation was not well established at the time of the survey.