Practice Nurse Handbook 4th Edition

Contributors......Page 9
Preface to the Fourth Edition......Page 11
Acknowledgement......Page 13
The National Health Service......Page 15
Teamwork......Page 20
Historical background......Page 29
Nurse employment in general practice......Page 32
Networking for support......Page 35
Practice nurse education......Page 36
Identifying good practice......Page 38
Information about patients......Page 44
Protocols, guidelines and clinical pathways......Page 49
Policies and procedures......Page 50
Meetings......Page 52
Public involvement......Page 53
4 Management of the Nurses' Rooms......Page 55
Health and safety......Page 56
Control of infection......Page 59
Training in emergency procedures......Page 65
Injections......Page 69
Wound healing......Page 70
Eye treatments......Page 77
Ear care......Page 78
Assisting with minor surgery......Page 81
6 Diagnostic and Screening Tests......Page 88
Laboratory tests......Page 90
Investigations and tests within the practice......Page 98
7 Emergency Situations......Page 108
Management of other emergency situations......Page 114
Respiratory problems......Page 119
Haemorrhage......Page 121
Pain......Page 123
Trauma and minor injuries......Page 124
Stings and bites......Page 126
Eye problems......Page 127
Emergency midwifery......Page 129
8 Common Medical Conditions......Page 132
Upper respiratory tract infections......Page 134
Ear conditions......Page 135
Headache......Page 136
Gastrointestinal disorders......Page 137
Urinary problems......Page 140
Vaginal discharge......Page 142
Infectious diseases......Page 143
Human parasites......Page 146
Other skin conditions......Page 147
9 Health Promotion......Page 154
Health promotion in general practice......Page 158
Dietary advice and monitoring......Page 164
Child health surveillance......Page 173
Safety......Page 176
Child abuse......Page 177
Childhood and adult immunisation......Page 178
Adult immunisation......Page 183
11 Travel Health......Page 190
Advice for travellers......Page 191
Immunisation for travellers......Page 199
12 Sexual Health......Page 206
Family planning......Page 208
Termination of pregnancy......Page 218
Sexually transmitted diseases......Page 219
Menstruation......Page 224
Cervical cytology......Page 226
Breast awareness......Page 228
Pre-conceptual care......Page 229
Pregnancy......Page 230
Hysterectomy......Page 232
The menopause......Page 233
Osteoporosis......Page 236
Bladder problems......Page 237
Morbidity and mortality......Page 242
Male patients in general practice......Page 245
Well-man checks......Page 246
Testicular cancer......Page 247
Prostate disease......Page 248
Erectile dysfunction......Page 252
The historical background to the development of mental health services......Page 258
Mental health care in general practice......Page 260
Self-awareness in the caring professions......Page 272
16 Supporting Patients with Chronic Diseases......Page 275
Asthma......Page 276
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease......Page 282
Diabetes mellitus......Page 285
Hypertension......Page 293
Coronary heart disease......Page 297
The value of nurse-run clinics......Page 300
Appendices......Page 303
Index......Page 308