The Queen's Nursing Institute
The Queen's Nursing Institute works with the public, nurses and decision-makers to make sure that good quality nursing is available at home for everyone when they need it.
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This year, why not enjoy a day out at a National Gardens Scheme garden - you'll be helping fund the QNI too!
Providing vital funding for projects that help improve patient care.
Visit our nursing heritage website, a celebration of District Nursing around the world since 1859.
Practice Nursing
Practice nurses work in a GP surgery as part of a primary healthcare team, which might include doctors, nurses, pharmacists and dietitians. A practice nurse will be involved in almost every aspect of patient care and treatment, undertaking such tasks as:
- treating small injuries
- helping with minor operations done under local anaesthetic
- health screening
- family planning
- running vaccination programmes (e.g. against flu)
- running programmes to help people to stop smoking.
We will shortly be adding a more in-depth case study of a practice nurse's work.
Campaigning for nurses
