nurse
Responsibility
- patient consultations within surgeries or health centres
- carrying out physical examinations, investigatory procedures and cervical smear and pregnancy tests
- diagnosing and treating illnesses and ailments
Show more +10 - providing advice about contraception and fitting contraceptive devices
- treating wounds
- applying and removing dressings
- providing emergency first aid and treatment
- giving advice, education and information about health conditions and ailments, stopping smoking and losing weight
- taking patient samples, swabs and specimens, and checking pulses, temperatures and blood pressures
- administering immunisations, vaccinations and infant injections
- running well woman and man clinics and clinics for specific ailments such as diabetes and asthma
- liaising with other health care professionals, practice nurses, GPs and/or hospitals
- writing records and keeping patients’ notes up to date
Requirements
- the NHS health careers website has more information about these roles
- some degree courses cover two of these fields, and are known as 'dual field' degrees
- good health and fitness
Show more +17 - flexible and adaptable
- most Nursing degree courses provide a mix of formal teaching and practical experience
- excellent teamwork skills
- you will need to be a qualified and registered adult, child, mental health or learning disability nurse to work in general practice, and will also need to take on further training and education for the role after qualifying
- verbal and written communication skills
- you apply for full-time undergraduate nursing degrees through UCAS
- however, you could start working towards a career as a general practice nurse without going to university straight away, by working as a healthcare assistant or assistant practitioner, and develop your skills before starting your nursing degree
- well organised
- ability to take initiative
- resilience
- you can find out more about accelerated nursing courses for graduates from UCAS and the NHS health careers website
- stamina
- you will need to check directly with institutions to find out if your degree course is acceptable for entry
- critical thinking and decision making
- nursing degree apprenticeships are now offered by a small number of NHS organisations
- offering advice
- application criteria vary but you are likely to need at least 2 A levels or equivalent qualifications, plus a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C including English, maths and a science
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