Practice Nurses

01 Jan 13 edition

Personal touch at the practice

Practice nurses perform myriad tasks in doctors' surgeries, one of the most important is to communicate with patients. By <<<Flynn>>> <<<Murphy>>>

03 Apr 12 edition

A need to be specific about general practice

With practice nurses doing a wider range of work in general practice their duties and responsibilities have to be clearly defined. By Eamon Merrick, Christine Duffield, Richard Baldwin and Margaret Fry.

06 Sep 11 edition

In need of some advice

Strategies need to be developed to improve the delivery of nutrition advice in general practices, according to a recent study. By Annie May.

Lightening the load with team work

Collaborative care for the management of depression, heart disease and diabetes brings positive results. By Annie May.

03 Aug 11 edition

Coaching for change

A pilot program in Queensland has enabled practice nurses to provide lifestyle advice to their patients in addition to providing general medical care, writes Jeff Li.

Preparing for an epidemic

While the prevalence of diabetes has been steadily increasing, practice nurses and GPs have had limited access to useful and informative education resources, writes Annie May.

Practice nurses will only flourish with teamwork: study

Researchers find that the team culture and organisational structure of a general practice has a great influence on nurse activities.

Gender matters

With practice nurses an integral part of delivering health information within general practice, a new program will ensure they are equipped to deal with men’s health issues, writes Annie May.

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