Informed Practice Nurse (eBook)

Marilyn Edwards is the author of The Informed Practice Nurse, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

The Informed Practice Nurse 1
Contents 9
Contributors 13
Preface 15
Introduction 17
Chapter 1: Ethics 19
Ethics, philosophies and codes of practice 20
Issues of consent 28
Respect for patient autonomy in general practice 36
Summary 42
Chapter 2: Management 49
Organisations 49
Change management 55
Clinical governance in general practice 58
Time Management 66
Summary 74
Chapter 3: Infection Control 79
Introduction 80
Pathology of infection 80
Standard precautions 82
Minor surgery within general practice 87
Waste 91
Protection of staff and patients 91
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) 94
Vaccine storage 96
Healthcare associated infections 97
Infestations 102
Notifiable diseases 107
Summary 108
Appendix 110
Chapter 4: Health Promotion 115
Needs assessment 115
Social class and health needs 121
Practice and community profiles 123
Promoting pre-conception care 125
Infections 131
Genetic disorders 134
Women with diabetes mellitus 135
Prevention and management of osteoporosis 135
Summary 146
Chapter 5: Men’s Health 153
Social issues surrounding men’s health 153
Healthcare services 157
Well men 158
Improving men’s health 161
Testicular cancer 162
Prostate cancer 166
Men who have sex with men 172
Summary 179
Chapter 6: Women’s Health 187
The invisible minority health needs of lesbian women
Premenstrual syndrome 196
Domestic violence (domestic abuse) 208
Summary 217
Chapter 7: Health Needs of Young People 223
Nutritional issues in young people 223
Eating disorders 233
Teenage healthcare 242
Summary 251
Chapter 8: Wound Management in General Practice 257
Types of wound 257
The healing process 258
Wound assessment 263
General assessment of the patient – factors affecting healing 269
Wound cleansing 272
The ideal dressing 273
Dressing types 276
Management of minor traumatic wounds 281
Management of post-operative wounds 283
Management of leg ulcers 283
Nursing management 289
Summary 293
Chapter 9: Moving Practice Nursing Forward 297
Nursing in practice 297
Nurse-led management in clinical care 298
Skill mix 298
Nonmedical prescribing (nurse prescribing) 307
Triage 311
The primary healthcare team 312
Training 312
Reflective practice 314
Clinical supervision 315
Practice based commissioning 316
Nurse partnerships 316
The future 317
Summary 319
Index 325

"This valuable book provides in-depth information for student, novice, and experienced nurses with the goal of helping nurses to develop inquiring minds. As in all of healthcare, nursing practice is constantly changing and requires nurses to be attending to the most recent quality data to ensure that they are providing the most effective and efficient patient care." (Doody's, January 2010)