Establishing a minor illness nurse in a busy general practice
| Autor: | G N Marsh, M L Dawes |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Letter Interprofessional Relations education Episode of Care Minor (academic) Workload Sitting Practice nurse Patient satisfaction Nursing Medicine Humans Nurse Practitioners Referral and Consultation General Environmental Science business.industry Public health General Engineering General Medicine England Patient Satisfaction General practice Acute Disease Self care Workforce General Earth and Planetary Sciences Feasibility Studies business Family Practice Nurse-Patient Relations |
| Zdroj: | BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 310(6982) |
| ISSN: | 0959-8138 |
| Popis: | Objective: To study the feasibility of a practice nurse caring for patients with minor illnesses. Design: Nurse given training in dealing with patients with minor illnesses. Patients requesting a same day appointment were offered a nurse consultation. Setting: Group practice in Stockton on Tees. Main outcome measures: Number of consultations which required a doctor contact, treatment, and rate of reconsultation. Results: Of 696 consultations in six months, 602 (86%) required no doctor contact. 549 (79%) patients did not reconsult about that episode of illness, and 343 (50%) patients were given advice on self care only. Conclusion: Trained nurses could diagnose and treat a large proportion of patients currently consulting general practitioners about minor illness provided that the nurse has immediate access to a doctor. Key messages Key messages A nurse was trained to deal with such patients by sitting in on the duty doctor9s surgery The nurse managed 86% of patients without contact with the doctor; half required a prescrip- tion signing Half of patients required only advice on self care, and 79% did not reconsult Practice nurses could successfully manage many patients requesting same day appoint- ments with their general practitioner |
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