Nursing in Practice
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Nursing in Practice is a bimonthly British print magazine and website aimed at nurses working in primary care. It provides news and comment on clinical and health policy developments, covering topics including cardiac care, dermatology, diabetes, and respiratory care.
The magazine is published by Cogora, previously Campden Health, and is available to all primary care nurses on request.
The magazine also produces a website, which archives its content and produces daily news, comment, polls, surveys, and videos. The website also offers a weekly news bulletin.
In December 2011, Nursing in Practice broke the story that legal costs for negligence cases against nurses have trebled in the past five years. Source
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| Language | English |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Search ArticlesClinical quiz – dysmenorrhoea
Frazao Studio Latino / iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Dysmenorrhoea (painful periods) is a common presentation in primary care and it’s important for nurses to feel confident to take the appropriate steps in assessment and management. Our latest clinical quiz aims to support your knowledge of how to manage dysmenorrhoea appropriately including appropriate treatment and referral.
Bowel incontinence – management in primary care
Thai Liang Lim / iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images In the latest in our eLearning CPD module series, specialist bladder and bowel incontinence nurse Sarah Day provides an overview of the principles and practice of bowel incontinence management in the community. Read the full module on Nursing in Practice 365 today. Bowel or faecal incontinence is the involuntary loss of stool or flatus. It affects an individual’s physical, psychological, and social wellbeing.
Practice dilemma: How can I step up a child’s asthma treatment when licensed MART is not an option?
Phynart Studio / E+ via Getty Images Respiratory consultant nurse and children’s asthma clinical fellow Aleksandra Gawlik-Lipinski explains how to manage this tricky case of a child with poor asthma control who requires a step-up in treatment, but isn’t able to use a dry powder inhaler (DPI) licensed for Maintenance and Reliever Therapy (MART). The dilemma: You are reviewing a 9-year-old girl who was diagnosed with asthma 2 years ago.
Case by case – diagnosing asthma in adults
milorad kravic / iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images In this eLearning CPD module, respiratory specialist nurse Maria Eurton discusses common challenges in diagnosis of asthma in adults, using practical examples to clarify how guidelines can be applied in everyday practice in primary care.
Viral vulvo-vaginal infections and how to recognise and manage them
Tatiana Buzmakova / iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images In the final part of our miniseries on vulval health care, GP and women’s health specialist Dr Louise Clarke discusses presentations of viral vulvo-vaginal infections and how nurses can ensure prompt diagnosis and appropriate care Viral vulvo-vaginal infections are a common presentation in primary care and sexual health settings. They often cause significant anxiety, discomfort and stigma for affected women.
Contraception and HRT prescribing in patients on GLP-1 agonist weight-loss drugs
coldsnowstorm / E+ via Getty Images GP with an interest in women’s health Dr Toni Hazell discusses the challenges use of injectable GLP- 1 agonist weight loss drugs like Mounjaro can create when prescribing contraception or HRT GLP-1 agonists still aren’t widely available on the NHS, so why is this a big issue?
Practice dilemma: How can I support a patient refusing to take their hypertension medication?
Lyndon Stratford / iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Advanced nurse practitioner Callum Metcalfe O’Shea advises how to manage this middle-aged male patient with hypertension who is refusing to take his medication The dilemma: You are seeing a 54-year-old white male patient, who works in construction, for a regular hypertension review.
Bacterial and fungal vulvo-vaginal infections – how to recognise and manage them
Yau Ming Low / iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images In the third part of our miniseries on vulval health, GP with a special interest in women’s health Dr Louise Clarke discusses bacterial and fungal vulvo-vaginal infections and how they should be managed Vulvo-vaginal infections are a common presentation in primary care and can cause significant discomfort, distress and embarrassment for patients.
Updated UK contraceptive safe prescribing guidance - key points for nurses in primary care
Love Employee / iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images GP with an interest in women’s health Dr Toni Hazell explains what nurses need to know about some important updates regarding safe contraceptive prescribing in the UK Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive use (UKMEC) Gold-standard guidance on contraceptive safety in the UK has recently been updated, with some important changes that nurses in primary care should be aware of.1 The guidance is the UK Medical Eligibility...
Managing diabetes in primary care - key points for nurses
vitapix / E+ via Getty Images Continuing our series highlighting recent presentations from Nursing in Practice 365 events, Diabetes specialist nurse Anwen Jones provides an update on some key principles in management of diabetes in primary care Currently an estimated 5.8 million individuals are living with diabetes in the UK, 90% of whom are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes while 8% have Type 1 diabetes and the remaining 2% other, rarer forms of diabetes.