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Clinical Nursing Skills
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bowen, Christy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nursing--Textbooks.
- Nursing.
- Medicine--Textbooks.
- Medicine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] OpenStax [2024]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Clinical Nursing Skills is designed to equip nursing students with the practical knowledge and hands-on skills necessary to provide comprehensive patient care. The material emphasizes the application of clinical judgment in a variety of settings, ensuring that students are prepared to deliver high-quality care across different patient populations and clinical scenarios. The content utilizes concepts promoting the development of clinical judgment by building upon the systematic model developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). Clinical Nursing Skills provides detailed instructions on basic procedures such as hygiene, mobility, vital signs assessment, medication administration, and wound care. It also guides students through more complex skills, including intravenous therapy, catheterization, tracheostomy care, and emergency interventions. By integrating the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model, the material helps students recognize, analyze, prioritize, create, act, and evaluate outcomes in various clinical situations, fostering critical thinking and clinical decision making. By studying Clinical Nursing Skills, students will gain the confidence and competence needed to perform essential nursing tasks, make informed clinical decisions, and provide compassionate, patient-centered care, which will prepare students for success in their clinical rotations and future professional practice.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Unit 1 Concepts of Comprehensive Clinical Care
- Chapter 1 The Role of the Nurse in Comprehensive Care
- Chapter 2 The Evolution of the Nurse's Role
- Chapter 3 Patient Communication and Interviewing
- Chapter 4 Obtaining a Complete Health History
- Chapter 5 Cultural Competence and Assessment
- Chapter 6 Infection Prevention Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting
- Unit 2 General Assessment and Special Considerations
- Chapter 7 Hygiene
- Chapter 8 Wound and Burn Assessment and Care
- Chapter 9 Activity Assessment and Management
- Chapter 10 Specimen Collection and Lab Testing
- Unit 3 Medication Management
- Chapter 11 Principles of Medication Administration
- Chapter 12 Medication Administration Procedures
- Chapter 13 Intravenous Administration
- Chapter 14 Miscellaneous Medication Administration
- Unit 4 Health Assessment and Promotion
- Chapter 15 General Survey, Anthropometric Measurement, and Vital Signs
- Chapter 16 Pain Assessment
- Chapter 17 Nutrition Assessment
- Chapter 18 Oxygenation and Perfusion
- Chapter 19 Fluids, Electrolytes, and Elimination
- Chapter 20 Psychosocial Assessment
- Chapter 21 Assessment of the Integumentary System
- Chapter 22 Assessment of the Head and Neck
- Chapter 23 Assessment of the Thorax, Lungs, Breast, and Lymphatic System
- Chapter 24 Assessment of the Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular System
- Chapter 25 Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System
- Chapter 26 Assessment of the Neurological System
- Chapter 27 Assessment of the Abdomen
- Chapter 28 Clinical Judgment and Critical Thinking
- Appendix A Adult Lab Values
- Answer Key
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on print resource
- ISBN:
- 9781961584501
- 1961584506
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