Clinical skills for nurses / Claire Boyd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boyd, Claire, author.

Series:

Student survival skills series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing.

Nursing Care--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Nursing Care--methods.

Physical Description:

x, 330 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 22 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2022.

Summary:

"Clinical Skills for Nurses is designed to help student nurses understand the practice of common clinical skills and procedures in various healthcare environments, from the acute hospital ward to the community setting. Written by a highly experienced nurse and Practice Development Trainer, this pocket-sized guide covers 16 clinical skills in an accessible, step-by-step format. Numerous activities and exercises build your confidence and competence, whilst end-of-chapter questions test your understanding of intravenous therapy, tracheotomy care, bowel care, early patient assessment and response, basic life support, and more. Now in its second edition, Clinical Skills for Nurses provides new and updated material throughout, including information about the PUREWICK female external catheter, constipation, moisture lesions, Aseptic Non-Touch Technique (ANTT), and the National Early Warning Score (NEWS). This edition also includes more 'Test Your Knowledge' questions, new links to internet resources, and coverage of four additional clinical skills: stoma care, continence care, anaphylaxis, and performing an electrocardiogram (ECG). Reflects the current NMC standards for pre-registration education and the Essential Skills Clusters Provides the underpinning knowledge of how each clinical skill should be performed Features valuable tips, hints, and advice from real-life student nurses Includes numerous examples drawn from a variety of real-world nursing and healthcare scenarios Contains a wealth of learning tools, including glossary boxes, key points, learning outcomes, illustrations, tables, and graphs Developed by nursing students for nursing students, Clinical Skills for Nurses, Second Edition is a must-have guide for all student nurses as well as newly qualified or more experienced nurses looking to refresh their knowledge of clinical skills"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Aseptic Non-Touch Technique and Infection Prevention

2. Performing Observations

3. Abcde Assessment

4. Continence Care

5. Male Urethral Catheterisation

6. Female Urethral Catheterisation

7. Bowel Care

8. Stoma Care

9. Tracheostomy Care

10. Point-of-Care Training

11. Venepuncture

12. Peripheral Cannulation

13. Intravenous Therapy

14. Blood Transfusion

15. Basic Life Support

16. Performing an Electrocardiogram.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Boyd, Claire Clinical skills for nurses

ISBN:

9781119871545

1119871549

OCLC:

1328009330

Publisher Number:

99992328868