In the first of 3 articles, Kim Young & Linda Duggan discuss how community & district nurses can develop their history taking skills when assessing patient/client needs.

Kim Young. MSc, PGCE, RN (Adult), NT, Dip HE Nursing (Adult) is a Lecturer in Adult Nursing & Health Studies

Linda Duggan. MSc, BSc (Hons), Dip HE (District Nursing), RN, DN, NT is a Lecturer in Adult Nursing and Prescribing

Both authors work at the School of Nursing & Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, Truro

Article accepted for publication: November 2009