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Essential Clinical Skills in Nursing


Essential Clinical Skills in Nursing

Paperback by Rowberry, Deborah; Gauntlett, Lee; Hurt, Libor

Essential Clinical Skills in Nursing

£30.99

ISBN:
9781529771022
Publication Date:
28 Mar 2023
Language:
English
Publisher:
Sage Publications Ltd
Pages:
472 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 13 - 15 May 2024
Essential Clinical Skills in Nursing

Description

Your complete solution for modern clinical skills education Accompanied by over 25 videos and written by an experienced team of nursing educators and practitioners, this innovative textbook will support your clinical skills training across all years of your degree. Taking a holistic and inclusive approach, the book presents both the theory, rationale and 'how to' of each procedure, as well as crucial interconnected skills such as communication, clinical reasoning and person-centred practice. Written in clear, straightforward language and mapped to the NMC Future Nurse Standards, the book delivers a complete solution for mastering the essential clinical skills you need as a student and registered nurse. How will the book support my learning? · Offers access to more than 25 videos alongside the text, demonstrating clinical skills in practice, from oxygen administration to venepuncture, cannulation and more · Structured around the 2018 NMC standards procedures annexe providing full curriculum coverage · Draws on over 30 case study scenarios and 'voices' from real pre-registration nursing students that bring clinical skills to life · Includes over 60 activities, key term definitions and other features to hone your understanding through self-testing, reflection and critical thinking · Relevant to students across all four fields of nursing

Contents

Part I Essential Knowledge for Clinical Skills Chapter 1 Evidence-Based Practice and Clinical Skills - Libor Hurt Chapter 2 The Importance of Assessment - Deborah Rowberry, Pete Sewell and Wendy Churchouse Chapter 3 The Importance of Communication - Deborah Rowberry Part II Clinical Skills for Nursing Care Chapter 4 History Taking and Examinations - Lee Gauntlett and Peter Sewell Chapter 5 Dignity, Comfort, Rest and Sleep - Sarah Tait and Louise Giles, with Sarah Kingdom-Mills Chapter 6 Hygiene and Skin Integrity - Nicola Tingle and Nerys Williams, with Sarah Kingdom-Mills Chapter 7 Nutrition and Hydration - Helen Beckett and Lovely Sajan Chapter 8 Bladder and Bowel Health - Jemma Gustafson and Trudi Petersen Chapter 9 Mobility and Safety - Jamie Wheeler and Lovely Sajan, with Sarah Kingdom-Mills Chapter 10 Respiratory Care - Gabby Wilcox Chapter 11 Prevent and Manage Infection - Lisa Duffy, Lee Gauntlett and Libor Hurt Chapter 12 End of Life Care - Hywel Thomas, Deb McNee, Alison Young, Wendy Mashlan, Julie Hayes and Nicola Dawkins Chapter 13 Medicines Administration - Nicola Henwood

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