General Practice Nursing: foundational principles

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 include: The role of the GPN: Political, professional and economic drivers Consultation skills Public health and an introduction to health screening Cervical cytology Women s health Men s health Immunisation Travel health Ear care Wound care General principles of long-term conditions Diabetes Respiratory conditions Chronic kidney disease Coronary heart disease Cancer as a long-term condition Dementia Mental illness as a long-term condition