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Advance Nursing Practice 2018
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Journal of Nursing and Health Studies
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he presentation aims to outline the role of the fertility nurse specialist and fertility support staff/healthcare assistants. In the UK,
the fertility nurse plays a critical role in the fertility treatment journey that a patient may undergo. Fertility services are provided in a
number of centres including gynaecology clinics in larger hospitals, small satellite fertility centres and large private fertility clinics. The
presentation will cover the following: the fertility nurses role in pre-conception care, focusing on the patient at the start of their journeys,
senior fertility practitioners leading nurse led services, including managing specialist programmes such as surrogacy and preimplimta-
tion genetic diagnosis (PGD), fertility nurse sonographers, advanced fertility nurse practitioners performing procedures including egg
collections, fertility nurses supporting the patient throughout their journey, fertility nurses providing basic counselling, named nursing
for fertility patients, feedback from patients on the nursing care that they have received, the importance of the fertility nurse being part
of themulti-disciplinary team in the decisionmaking andmanagement of fertility patients, fertility nurses taking on extended roles such
ad management and quality and compliance, the role of the fertility healthcare assistant/support worker (non-qualified members of
the team, fertility nurse specialist leading small satellite fertility clinics/centres, continuing professional development (CPD) for fertility
nurses, outlining the annual training and courses available. The Royal College of Nursing Fertility Nurses Forum supports the education
and career development of all fertility nurses and fertility healthcare assistants within the UK. As a steering committee member of this
forum, I have recently co-authored a publication that aims to provide a framework for all fertility nurses and healthcare assistants for
competency and career development. This framework covers all areas of fertility nursing from junior levels to advanced practitioners
Francesca.Steyn@crgh.co.ukThe role of the fertility nurse specialist
A F Steyn
CRGH, RCN Fertility Nurses Forum UK
J Nurs Health Stud 2018, Volume: 3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2825-C3-009