An ageing population and increases in morbidity and mortality secondary to chronic disease present challenges for healthcare systems (World Health Organization, 2018a, 2018b). To prevent chronic conditions including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and some cancers, general practice nurses (GPNs) have a key role in communicating lifestyle risk reduction (James, Halcomb, Desborough, & McInnes, 2019). Internationally, while there is variability in how roles are enacted, GPNs in countries such as Australia, New Zealand,