Essential Skills for Primary Care Nurses

The School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University Sheffield offers a range of study days and lengthier programmes which aim to enable nurses to acquire the essential knowledge, skills and confidence required of their role.

Study days and half days can be accessed individually as required and will be of interest to new practice nurses, practice nurses looking to develop their skills or for those considering a move to general practice nursing.

It is anticipated that community nurses may also find these days beneficial.

Click on the study day for further information.

Essential Skills:
An Introduction to Contraception in Primary Care (study day)
An Introduction to Health Promotion
An Introduction to Nursing in Primary Care
Chronic Kidney Disease in primary care
Coronary Heart Disease Update
Heart Failure for Primary Care (study day)
Hypertension
Infection Control
Ear Care
Introduction to vaccination and immunisation
Travel Health
Wound Care

See Also:
Current trends in diabetes management
Dementia Awareness
Diabetes and footcare
Introduction to diabetes
Overview of diabetes complications

If you are a new practice nurse you may be interested in the following:
Work-based Preceptorship and Induction Programme	NEW!! A programme of supported workplace learning for nurses new to general practice.

Other courses which may be of interest:
Diabetes Programmes
Foundations in Renal Nursing
Tissue Viability Programme
Nurse/Midwifery/Independant/Supplementary Prescribing Course
MMedsci Advancing Practice

Further Information
	If you are uncertain about which study day might be appropriate for you, if you need help putting together a programme of study, or if you are a practice manager looking to develop a new practice nurse then please get in touch for a discussion. Contact Debbie Limb on 0114 222 2050 or email d.c.limb@sheffield.ac.uk