Welcome to Nursing in Practice Reference

Nursing in Practice Reference is the new product from Nursing in Practice designed to help nurses working in primary and community care make sense of patient presentations. Based on the best-selling book Symptom Sorter, it is written by GPs and adapted by nurses. It covers the vast majority of symptoms seen in primary care to inform different nursing disciplines with a range of responsibilities. Each symptom is organised into common, occasional or rare differentials, with distinguishing features, and symptom management is prompted through suggestions for investigations, top tips and red flags.

This was launched in October 2022, and we will continuously keep all content up to date.

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Abdominal

Click here to view all 14 symptoms related to Abdominal.

Anorectal

Click here to view all 5 symptoms related to Anorectal.

Breast

Click here to view all 4 symptoms related to Breast.

Cerebral

Click here to view all 8 symptoms related to Cerebral.

Chest

Click here to view all 7 symptoms related to Chest.

Ear

Click here to view all 4 symptoms related to Ear.

Eye

Click here to view all 7 symptoms related to Eye.

Face

Click here to view all 4 symptoms related to Face.

General Physical

Click here to view all 21 symptoms related to General Physical.

Genital

Click here to view all 11 symptoms related to Genital.

Hair and Nails

Click here to view all 4 symptoms related to Hair and Nails.

Limbs

Click here to view all 14 symptoms related to Limbs.

Neck

Click here to view all 6 symptoms related to Neck.

Nose

Click here to view all 3 symptoms related to Nose.

Oral

Click here to view all 5 symptoms related to Oral.

Pelvic

Click here to view all 3 symptoms related to Pelvic.

Periods

Click here to view all 4 symptoms related to Periods.

Skin

Click here to view all 9 symptoms related to Skin.

Urinary

Click here to view all 7 symptoms related to Urinary.

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Website disclaimer

Nursing in Practice Reference is based on the best-selling book Symptom Sorter.

The experts behind Nursing in Practice Reference are Marilyn Eveleigh who is Nursing in Practice’s editorial advisor and a primary care nurse in East Sussex, Dr Keith Hopcroft who is the co-author of Symptom Sorter, a GP in Essex and Pulse editorial advisor and Dr Poppy Freeman, a GP in Camden and also a clinical advisor to Pulse.

For use by healthcare professionals only, working within their scope of professional practice. Nursing in Practice Reference is for clinical guidance only and cannot give definitive diagnostic information. Appropriate referrals should be made following individual practices protocols and employer expectations, locally agreed pathways and national guidelines.