‘Understanding a patient’s holistic needs can help them to feel empowered’
“You shouldn’t be a practice nurse, you’ll de-skill”, “You need experience in a hospital first”. These are some of the comments I received when I had a placement in a general practice setting.
But they are far from the truth. If anything, general practice placements reinforce the significance of practice nursing in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.
Nurses in general practice have a diverse range of responsibilities, including performing health assessments, screenings, administering vaccinations and immunisations, providing wound care, managing long-term conditions, health promotion and education, and co-ordinating care plans for patients with complex needs.
They also have a pivotal role to play in educating patients on se