Books by Margaret Perry

MARGARET PERRY Advanced Nurse Practitioner Linkway Medical Practice West Bromwich, West Midlands Margaret Perry completed her registered general nurse training in 1984 and moved very quickly into general practice as a practice nurse, having already been married and had her fi rst child. Her second daughter was born in 1988 and she continued to work in general practice where she began to enhance her knowledge with further training in various areas of nursing. She completed a Nurse Practitioner Diploma in 1998 and a BSc (Hons) in 2000. In 2001, she took a position as a trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner and completed her Master's degree in 2004. As nurses completing this course were advised to develop more in- depth skills in a particular area, she worked for three years as a community respiratory nurse dealing with patients with chronic lung diseases. In 2007, she returned to general practice where she is now employed full- time in an advanced role which involves minor illness clinics and chronic disease management. During her time in general practice she has had several articles published on a range of topics which fuelled her interest in writing this book, which, it is hoped, will be a source of information and learning for other nurses expanding their roles.