3.6 Managing nursing care in
general practice
Nursing in general practice is a unique environment in which
to work. Nurses need to become familiar with the practice
population in terms of demographic data such as patient age
groups and morbidity data including the burden of chronic
disease. Practice records and systems can provide that
information. Nurses can contribute to comprehensive care
systems such as maintaining disease registers, recall and
reminder systems.
Further information about the local community can be obtained
from the local division and public health unit.
A high level of collaboration with the practice team and other
service providers is essential to the delivery of quality care.
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