Nurse-Led Clinics

Belinda Linden joins our guidelines team

richard — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:58:06 +0000

Happy New Year to everyone involved in nurse-led clinics world-wide. We’re pleased that Belinda Linden, a highly experienced nurse and nursing journalist, has joined the team to keep the clinical guidelines pages up to date. Please do let us know if we’re slipping or you’d like anything added that you’ve found particularly useful in practice and would like share.
http://www.nurseledclinics.com/practice-guidelines/

Australia’s first nurse-led walk-in centre

richard — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:54:45 +0000

In our latest video we meet Chris Helms, a Nurse Practitioner in Australia’s first nurse-led walk-in centre in Canberra. Chris discusses the service and its significance to Nurse Practitioners, Australia and the profession as a whole.

http://www.nurseledclinics.com/2012/10/australias-first-nurse-led-walk-in-centre/

Australia’s first nurse-led walk-in centre

support — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:29:12 +0000

We recently met Chris Helms, Nurse Practitioner at Australia’s first nurse-led walk-in centre. This opened in Canberra in 2010. Chris discusses what happens in the walk-in centre, his role and the significance of the service to nursing and healthcare both in Australia and beyond.

See also Chris in action in the clinic on Youtube.

Overcoming the challenges of setting up a nurse-led clinic

richard — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:38:02 +0000

Review: Setting up a nurse-led clinic
Duffin C
Primary Health Care, 2012, 22(7): 8-9.
A short paper reviewing a conference on setting up nurse-led clinics where the various speakers from academia and practice offer their tips.

5th Annual Conference on Nurse-Led Clinics: London in November 2012.

richard — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:29:45 +0000

To remind all colleagues that the 5^th annual UK conference on Nurse-led Clinics is being held in London on 20^th November 2012. NurseLedClinics.com will be there and a link for the programme is below.
http://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/nurse_clinics_2012

Cochrane review: No proved benefit in drug treatment for patients with mild hypertension

richard — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:46:51 +0000

If you’re treating mild hypertensive patients in your clinic our blog reports on this new review and links to the implications for practice.
http://www.nurseledclinics.com/2012/08/cochrane-review-no-proved-benefit-in-drug-treatment-for-patients-with-mild-hypertension/

Cochrane review: No proved benefit in drug treatment for patients with mild hypertension.

richard — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:40:40 +0000

A new Cochrane systematic review has assessed the effects of antihypertensive drug therapy on mortality and morbidity in adults with mild hypertension (systolic blood pressure (BP) 140-159 mmHg and/or diastolic BP 90-99 mmHg) and without cardiovascular disease. The researchers concluded that ’antihypertensive drugs used in the treatment of adults (primary prevention) with mild hypertension (systolic BP 140-159 mmHg and/or diastolic BP 90-99 mmHg) have not been shown to reduce mortality or morbidity in Randomised Controlled Trials.’ Details here. The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has considered implications for practice here.

Our all new ECG/EKG workshop is better than ever..

richard — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:21:30 +0000

Many of you will know that our 12-lead ECG/EKG workshop proved a big hit on our Youtube channel with over 51,000 hits. We have now built on this success with a new 3 session workshop plus self-test examples for effective practice in clinic. It’s straight to the point and I know will be of great value. We have taken the decision to charge a small fee for the entire workshop as we need to cover our running costs for the website as it develops. Do have a look at the homepage if you have a moment. Also, next week in London is the International Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice conference. I’ll be there (London is a little quieter now) and looking forward to meeting colleagues from around the world if you’re attending.
http://www.nurseledclinics.com/the-step-by-step-12-lead-ecg-ekg-workshop/

Richard

The contraception nurse-led clinic – challenging case studies.

richard — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:45:40 +0000

We’re pleased to welcome Su Everett, Nurse Practitioner and Senior Lecturer at Middlesex University, England. Su runs a contraception nurse-led clinic and discusses the key areas in a female consultation and presents two challenging case studies from her clinic.

http://www.nurseledclinics.com/2012/07/female-contraception-two-challenging-case-studies-from-clinic/

Female contraception: two challenging case studies from clinic

support — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 09:47:43 +0000

Senior Nurse Practitioner and Independent Prescriber Su Everett works in a sexual health clinic in South London, England. Su presents two challenging case studies involving female patients and highlights key areas to consider in a contraception consultation.

Learning points:
Case study 1:
A young woman requests further provision of the ‘combined pill’. She has had this form of contraception for some years now, but describes signs of focal migraine. Su highlights the risk of stroke, but the patient says she is aware of this and it is ‘her risk’. Su discusses how she problem-solved this scenario.

Conducting a contraception consultation for the ‘combined pill’.
Identifying patients at higher risk of thromboembolism/stroke (inlcuding consideration of focal migrane).
Discussing risk with the patient.

Case study 2:
A young lady with acne come to the contraception clinic. Su discusses appropriate contraception with benefit to the skin and highlights the risks associated with such drugs.

The most appropriate contraception for women with acne.
Choosing the right drug with benefits to the skin but low risk of other adverse events.

Su Everett is the author of the ‘Handbook of Contraception and Reproductive Sexual Health.’ The third edition is due out next year.

Further reading.

Su recommends accessing The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare website which offers both clinical guidance and for UK colleagues – the UK Medical Eligibility Criteria (2009). Go to www.fsrh.org

Finally, take a look at our recommended great value books on Sexual Health. Click here for the UK and here for the rest of the world. Remember, where ever you are in the world, your credit/debit card will convert to your local currency.