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The role of the practice nurse in primary health care: managing and supervising the practice nurse resource
Author(s) -
Atkin K.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2834.1996.01965.x
Subject(s) - nursing , welsh , project commissioning , context (archaeology) , practice nurse , nursing management , medicine , community health , nursing practice , publishing , primary care , family medicine , political science , public health , paleontology , philosophy , linguistics , law , biology
This paper, by drawing on material from a qualitative study funded by the Department of Health and Welsh Office, examines the supervision and management of the practice nurse in general practice. In doing so it explores the perspectives of practice nurses, the GPs who employ them, representatives from FHSAs, those responsible for commissioning community nursing services, and managers of community nursing provider units. Within this context the paper explores the nature of the supervisory relationship between GP and practice nurse, and the wider role of the FHSA, commissioners of community nursing services and managers of community nursing provider units.