Christine Makin

Registered Nurse (RN)

Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)

Liability Reports: Short Form / Screening Reports

Liability Reports: Court Compliant

Reports for Coroners

Nephrology

Renal

Dialysis

General Practice

Care Homes (Residential & Nursing)

Acute Medicine

Accident and Emergency

Frailty

Falls

Pressure Ulcers

Chronic Disease

Prescribing

Venepuncture (1995)
Intravenous medication administration (1995)
ENB 136 Renal Nursing (1996)
ENB 998 Teaching and Assessing (1996)
BSc (Hons) Health Studies (2001)
Leading and Empowering (2002)
Cannulation (2002)
Clinical Examination (2007)
Non-Medical Prescribing (2007)
Diagnostic Reasoning (2008)
MSc Healthcare Practice (2013)

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Royal College of Nursing (RCN)

I have over three decades experience as a Registered Nurse spanning a wide variety of nursing specialties. I am a qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner and autonomously manage episodes of care. I have experience in secondary and primary care.
I have extensive experience in hospital, community and primary care settings within specialties including general practice, renal, nephrology, acute medicine, dialysis, end of life care. I have a Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice and an independent prescribing qualification.

I am an experienced registered nurse and advanced nurse practitioner with vast experience across hospital and primary care settings.

I am skilled in complex care assessments, identifying needs and implementing individualised plans of care to meet patient need. I am passionate about promoting high quality patient care and continuing professional development.

A comparison of stress triggers and coping mechanisms between Renal Nurses and Nephrologists on a busy renal unit - Nursing Times
The Development of a Haemodialysis Central Venous Catheter Care Bundle to Reduce Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) - Journal of Renal Nursing
Stress and coping strategies in renal staff - Nursing Times, 05.03.14