{"title":"Tools, guidance and key events for general practice nurses","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/pnur.2023.34.1.40","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2023.34.1.40","url":null,"abstract":"The article offers information on practice nursing resources as of January 2023 including guidance for nurses working with long COVID patients, the updated yellow fever certificate requirements, and guidance on helping children swallow tablets.","PeriodicalId":79471,"journal":{"name":"Advanced practice nursing quarterly","volume":"93 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90422804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Uncontrolled asthma in primary care: part 1","authors":"A. Booth","doi":"10.12968/pnur.2023.34.1.21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2023.34.1.21","url":null,"abstract":"Uncontrolled asthma places patients at risk of asthma attack, hospital admission and death. Andrew Booth highlights strategies that may be used in primary care to identify these patients This article will help nurses to identify uncontrolled asthma in a primary care setting, and support the identification of people who may be at risk from asthma attack, hospital admission or death. Guideline-defined asthma control is covered, along with the appropriate tools used to measure asthma control. The difference between asthma severity, asthma control and risk of attack is discussed, with practical advice from national and international asthma guidelines. Strategies and interventions that may be of use in primary care are highlighted, and a look at how research is helping identify new ways of supporting people with uncontrolled asthma.","PeriodicalId":79471,"journal":{"name":"Advanced practice nursing quarterly","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72871355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Insights into what people think: being smart with advice on smoking","authors":"L. Ross","doi":"10.12968/pnur.2022.33.12.490","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2022.33.12.490","url":null,"abstract":"Engaging people who smoke is key to supporting them to quit. Louise Ross looks at the latest insights into the thoughts and feelings of people who smoke and how nurses can use these to encourage quitting attempts General practice nurses are in a prime position to help patients who smoke to think about quitting. New insights into the thoughts, feelings and behaviour of patients who smoke can help general practice nurses tailor their approach. This can lead to better success in engaging patients in a conversation, which can in turn lay the foundations for a radical improvement in their health.","PeriodicalId":79471,"journal":{"name":"Advanced practice nursing quarterly","volume":"144 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77427774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Supporting patients living with obesity in general practice","authors":"H. Mulrooney","doi":"10.12968/pnur.2022.33.12.508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2022.33.12.508","url":null,"abstract":"General practice is ideally suited to support patients with weight management. Hilda Mulrooney outlines some of the barriers facing nurses working in general practice and ways to overcome these Primary care is identified in national guidance as fundamental to supporting patients living with overweight and obesity. Despite this, weight is not routinely recorded and many practitioners are ambivalent about their role in this area. Barriers to addressing excess weight in primary care have been identified by patients and healthcare practitioners. This article outlines some of the barriers identified by both groups. In addition, approaches and resources which may help health professionals overcome barriers are suggested.","PeriodicalId":79471,"journal":{"name":"Advanced practice nursing quarterly","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77064560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Urban planning encouraging detours could be beneficial for older people","authors":"George Winter","doi":"10.12968/pnur.2022.33.12.518","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2022.33.12.518","url":null,"abstract":"George Winter provides an overview of recently published articles that are of interest to practice nurses. Should you wish to look at any of the papers in more detail, a full reference is provided","PeriodicalId":79471,"journal":{"name":"Advanced practice nursing quarterly","volume":"94 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90521363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COPD diagnosis delays: the role of general practice nurses","authors":"Kelly Nickalls","doi":"10.12968/pnur.2022.33.12.516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2022.33.12.516","url":null,"abstract":"A recent report from Asthma + Lung UK has found that a significant number of people are waiting for their COPD diagnosis","PeriodicalId":79471,"journal":{"name":"Advanced practice nursing quarterly","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74878631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Breastfeeding and medication for long-term conditions","authors":"W. Jones","doi":"10.12968/pnur.2022.33.12.495","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2022.33.12.495","url":null,"abstract":"Women taking medication for long-term conditions who are breastfeeding require special consideration. Wendy Jones provides an overview of the key issues when prescribing medication for this group of patients As the number of women with chronic conditions increases, so does the number of women who will be breastfeeding while taking medication. General practice nurses have a key role to play in identifying these patients, as they may not always volunteer this information. When prescribing to breastfeeding women it is important to be aware that some of the drug that she takes is likely to pass to the baby via breastmilk. Prescibers need to be aware of sources they can use to find more information on this topic, so that they can help patients to make informed decisions and keep the mother and baby dyad at the centre of the consultation.","PeriodicalId":79471,"journal":{"name":"Advanced practice nursing quarterly","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73692483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Best practice for medicines management and vaccination","authors":"H. Donovan, David Green, Joanna C. Jenkins","doi":"10.12968/pnur.2022.33.11.465","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2022.33.11.465","url":null,"abstract":"Helen Donovan, David Green and Jo Jenkins detail the legal mechanisms healthcare professionals may use to support vaccine administration This article sets out the requirements for safe vaccine administration under the medicines legislation. The article explains the legal mechanisms available for the authorisation of vaccines to be administered: patient specific directions (PSDs), patient group directions (PGDs), national protocols and written instructions within occupational health services. The authors outlines these medicines mechanisms and when these different mechanisms can be considered for use in vaccination services.","PeriodicalId":79471,"journal":{"name":"Advanced practice nursing quarterly","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82104236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SGLT2 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes: time to flozinate?","authors":"C. Davies","doi":"10.12968/pnur.2022.33.11.452","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2022.33.11.452","url":null,"abstract":"Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have a wide range of benefits in people with insufficiently controlled type 2 diabetes. Claire Davies provides an overview of these drugs to support safe use in primary care Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, sometimes also referred to as ‘gliflozins’ or ‘flozins’, are an established class of medications used for the treatment of insufficiently controlled type 2 diabetes. This article provides a summary of everything nursing staff in primary care need to know about the use of SGLT2 inhibitors for type 2 diabetes to support safe prescribing, monitoring and use.","PeriodicalId":79471,"journal":{"name":"Advanced practice nursing quarterly","volume":"112 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78528852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}