Minor Illness and Beyond Handbook

Taylor & Francis

This book outlines the origins and development of the advanced nurse practitioner role, and provides a practical guide to setting up a minor illness clinic. It offers recommendations on patient history taking and summarizes the multitude of conditions likely to present in the minor illness clinic. > This book outlines the origins and development of the advanced nurse practitioner role, and provides a practical guide to setting up a minor illness clinic. It offers recommendations on patient history taking and summarizes the multitude of conditions likely to present in the minor illness clinic. > 1. Nurse practitioners and advanced nurse practitioners 2. Setting up a minor illness clinic 3. History taking: General aspects 4. Respiratory 5. Cardiology 6. Gastrointestinal 7. Gynaecology 8. Ear, nose and throat (ENT) 9. Eyes 10. Skin 11. Neurology 12. Musculoskeletal 13. Blood disorders 14. The elderly: Common infections 15. Understanding blood results 16. Choosing the right antibiog