General practice nursing : foundational principles / edited by Deborah Duncan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Duncan, Deborah, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cumbria : M&K Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

The General Practice Nurse's role has changed enormously over the past few decades. This helpful book gives an up-to-date overview of the GPN's responsibilities, providing relevant information about clinical skills and knowledge, health promotion and screening, and the management and assessment of long-term conditions most commonly presented in primary care. The book is edited by Deborah Duncan, a nurse educator and GPN, and includes contributions from other nurses who are experienced in their fields. It contains a wealth of references and resources, enabling the reader to gain more detailed knowledge of each topic. There are also reader's activities (designed to reinforce the content) scattered throughout the text.Aimed at nurses in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, who want to work in primary care, this will be a vital resource for those who are new to General Practice Nursing as well as those returning to it after a long gap.

Contents:

Cover

Prelims

Contents

List of figures

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1 - The role of the GPN: Political, professional and economic drivers

Chapter 2 - Consultation skills

Chapter 3 - Public health and an introduction to health screening

Chapter 4 - Cervical cytology

Chapter 5 - Women's health

Chapter 6 - Men's health

Chapter 7 - Immunisation

Chapter 8 - Travel health

Chapter 9 - Ear care

Chapter 10 - Wound care

Chapter 11 - General principles of long-term conditions

Chapter 12 - Diabetes

Chapter 13 - Respiratory conditions

Chapter 14 - Chronic kidney disease

Chapter 15 - Coronary heart disease

Chapter 16 - Cancer as a long-term condition

Chapter 17 - Dementia

Chapter 18 - Mental illness as a long-term condition

Chapter 19 - Conclusion

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781910451717

1910451711