title: [A nurse in a healthcare center in Guinea].
abstract: For the last two years, Christine Damoisy has been working as a nurse in a rural healthcare centre in Guinea. Responsible for the management of the centre, helped by two assistant translators, she offers consultations, makes diagnoses with remote doctors, prescribes medication, guides patients, cares for wounds and gives advice. In this article she describes her practice.
authors.affiliation: Mission catholique de Segueyah, BP 2016, Conakry, Guinée. Electronic address: ch.damoisy@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Damoisy
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing; D005602:France; D016701:Guinea; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D019035:Rural Health Services; D014195:Travel
keywords: Guinea; Guinée; centre de soins; healthcare centre; infirmière: zone rurale; nurse; rural area