Description
This course is aimed at nurses working in general practice
Week 1
Setting Up and Running Nurse Clinics
- Which clinics to run?
- Charging for clinics
- Standardisation of the clinics
- Client compliance
- How to increase client numbers
- Making recommendations
- Marketing and publicity
- Building confidence
- Reflective practice
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- Understand the consulting nurse’s pivotal role in practice
- Appreciate the varying types of clinics nurses can offer
- Learn how to increase numbers coming into clinics, and increase recommendations to the clinics
- Understand how to increase client compliance in clinics
- Know various ways to market and advertise the clinics on offer
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Nicola = 65 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes
Week 2
Consulting Skills
- Communication in clinics
- Consultation skills
- Content of your clinic
- Keeping to time
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- Understand the process of consulting
- Understand the importance of communication, the customer journey and improving outcomes
- Understand the importance of protocols for clinic content and the running of these clinics
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Nicola = 65 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes
Week 3
Lifestage Clinics
- Puppy and kitten clinics
- Senior clinics
- Other lifestage clinics
- What to include
- Timings of clinics
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- Timings of clinics and how these will improve client education and binding to the practice
- Understand the content for these clinics and what to discuss with clients at this time
- Understand the elements of preventative healthcare
- Understand the importance of nutritional assessments in all of the nurse clinics
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Nicola = 60 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Written task (senior clinics) = 60 minutes
- Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes
Week 4
Obesity and Mobility Clinics
- Content of mobility and obesity clinics
- Nutritional requirements for obesity
- Client motivation
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- Understand the content to include for each of these clinics
- Calculate feeding amounts, what treats (if any) we can feed and exercise regimes
- Understand how environmental adaptations can improve QOL for our pets with mobility issues
- Understand the role of supplements in these cases
- Discuss methods of how to motivate clients
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Nicola = 60 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes
The course will be fully tutored by Nicola Lakeman, and will consist of 10 hours of CPD given in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case studies, forum discussions and quizzes. This course is tutored for 4 weeks, followed by a two week extension of untutored ‘catch up’ time, before the course officially ends.
All delegates will then have unlimited lifetime access to the learning material for future reference
Jack R –
Okay and had some good advice/tips, but more basic than advertised
Rated: Introduction level
(Qualified RVN in general practice <5 years - UK)
Sarah W –
I felt this course was informative and benefical to me as a someone who is ‘new’ to nurse clinics. It highlighted many important factors and ‘layouts’ of a successful clinic and key componants which I will endevour to use going forward.
Rated: Introduction / Intermediate level
(Newly qualified (<2 years) - UK)
Freya T-H –
Really good course! Full of useful information that can be put into practice straight away.
Rated: Intermediate level
(Qualified RVN in general practice <5 years - UK)
Amy B –
Enjoyed it, I’ve never done nurse clinics, so certain aspects such as the obesity clinics section, I did struggle with but have learnt new things.
Rated: Intermediate level
(Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)
Roelisha de V –
Very well planned out and learned a lot.
Rated: Introduction level
(Qualified RVN in general practice <5 years - UK)
Hannah H –
A great course, a good refresher before embarking on setting up chronic condition clinics in practice
Rated: Introduction level
(Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)
Sophie A –
Good informative course
Rated: Intermediate level
(Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)