| Early pregnancy assessment; a role for the gynaecology nurse-practitioner. | |
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PMID: 15512414 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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Recent improvements in the investigation of bleeding and pain in early pregnancy has led to simplified clinical guidelines. These in turn have created the opportunity for nurse-led early pregnancy assessment. We arranged for a gynaecology nurse-practitioner with experience to undergo additional training in early pregnancy care. She then took over the daily running of the Early pregnancy assessment centre (EPAC). A review of 200 consecutive cases showed that the nurse followed the guidelines extremely closely in terms of categorisation of patients, referral to the medical team for further investigation and selection of women who required anti-Rh(D) immunoglobulin. In addition, in the first 6 months of the clinic no cases of ectopic pregnancy were overlooked by the nurse-practitioner. Sixty-one per cent of the women attending the clinic did not need to see a doctor. |
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Authors:
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R Fox; R Savage; T Evans; L Moore |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Volume: 19 ISSN: 0144-3615 ISO Abbreviation: J Obstet Gynaecol Publication Date: 1999 Nov |
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Created Date: 2004-10-29 Completed Date: 2005-04-26 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8309140 Medline TA: J Obstet Gynaecol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 615-6 Citation Subset: - |
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Directorate of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Paediatrics, Taunton & Sommersey Hospital, UK. |
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