Oxford handbook of clinical skills in adult nursing / Jacqueline Randle, Frank Coffey, Martyn Bradbury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Randle, Jacqueline.

Contributor:

Coffey, Frank, 1961-

Bradbury, Martyn.

Series:

Oxford medical publications.

Oxford medical publications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Nursing.

Clinical medicine--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Clinical medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (694 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Handbook of clinical skills in adult nursing

Clinical skills in adult nursing

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Increasingly nurses are developing and extending their clinical skills into areas that were once considered only for doctors. With the rise of post-registration clinical skills courses, advanced practitioners, and the new medical assistant roles, it is anticipated that future professional practice will involve more emphasis on clinical skills for nurses.The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Skills in Adult Nursing provides a practical, easily accessible, concise and evidence-based guide to all the essential elements of clinical skills for nursing practice in one portable format. The first section

Contents:

Preface; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Principles; 2 Communication skills; 3 Assessment of the patient; 4 Infection control; 5 Pain management and 'last offices'; 6 Drug administration; 7 Peripheral intravenous access and care; 8 Care of the theatre patient; 9 Emergency and high-dependency care; 10 Respiratory system; 11 Cardiovascular system; 12 Gastrointestinal system; 13 Genito-urinary system; 14 Musculoskeletal system; 15 Wound care; 16 Neurology; 17 Ear-nose-throat system; 18 Ophthalmology; 19 Haematology; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-959794-4

1-283-57938-3

9786613891839

0-19-154937-1

OCLC:

801363621