“…The provision or facilitation of the dehvery of nursing care through advanced behaviours of research, mentonng, leadership, collaboraUon, and direct patient care with outcomes of scholarship and student learning (Campbell 1993) of mdividuals and famihes The pnmary purposes of such a centre would be to fecihtate student learmng, provide opportumbes for faculty to practise directly with clients, and to provide advanced pracbce nursing services to the commumty Nursmg services would be provided within the parameters of counsellmg, referral, educabon, mformabon and health assessments A number of nurse-managed centres are m operabon today In May 1994 the Comox Valley Nursmg Centre Demonstrabon Project opened, sponsored by the Registered Nurses Association of Bnbsh Columbia (RNABC) and financed by a grant from the Bnbsh Columbia Provincial Ministry of Health The centre meets the new health care policy framework for Bnbsh Columbia, while meebng the identified needs of the community…”