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The informed practice nurse / editor, Marilyn Edwards.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Wiley Series in Nursing
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nurse practitioners--Great Britain.
- Nurse practitioners.
- Primary care (Medicine)--Great Britain.
- Primary care (Medicine).
- Nursing Care--methods.
- Family Practice.
- Nurse Practitioners.
- Nursing Process.
- United Kingdom.
- Medical Subjects:
- Nursing Care--methods.
- Family Practice.
- Nurse Practitioners.
- Nursing Process.
- United Kingdom.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 319 pages)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken : Wiley, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This level of nurse works largely independently and their work is managed rather than supervised. They are able to demonstrate their duties to less experienced employees and supervise students, and can undertake surveys or audits. They may occasionally participate in research and development, clinical trials or equipment testing. The second edition of The Informed Practice Nurse offers both the new and experienced practice nurse the opportunity to reflect on their current practice. The chapter content is evidence based and accurately referenced, making it an essential text for students on un
- Contents:
- The Informed Practice Nurse; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Ethics; Ethics, philosophies and codes of practice; Issues of consent; Respect for patient autonomy in general practice; Summary; Chapter 2: Management; Organisations; Change management; Clinical governance in general practice; Time Management; Summary; Chapter 3: Infection Control; Introduction; Pathology of infection; Standard precautions; Minor surgery within general practice; Waste; Protection of staff and patients; Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH); Vaccine storage
- Healthcare associated infections; Infestations; Notifiable diseases; Summary; Appendix; Chapter 4: Health Promotion; Needs assessment; Social class and health needs; Practice and community profiles; Promoting pre-conception care; Infections; Genetic disorders; Women with diabetes mellitus; Prevention and management of osteoporosis; Summary; Chapter 5: Men's Health; Social issues surrounding men's health; Healthcare services; Well men; Improving men's health; Testicular cancer; Prostate cancer; Men who have sex with men; Summary; Chapter 6: Women's Health; The invisible minority
- health needs of lesbian women; Premenstrual syndrome; Domestic violence (domestic abuse); Summary; Chapter 7: Health Needs of Young People; Nutritional issues in young people; Eating disorders; Teenage healthcare; Summary; Chapter 8: Wound Management in General Practice; Types of wound; The healing process; Wound assessment; General assessment of the patient - factors affecting healing; Wound cleansing; The ideal dressing; Dressing types; Management of minor traumatic wounds; Management of post-operative wounds; Management of leg ulcers; Nursing management; Summary
- Chapter 9: Moving Practice Nursing Forward; Nursing in practice; Nurse-led management in clinical care; Skill mix; Nonmedical prescribing (nurse prescribing); Triage; The primary healthcare team; Training; Reflective practice; Clinical supervision; Practice based commissioning; Nurse partnerships; The future; Summary; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4175-0235-5
- OCLC:
- 476172759
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