Description This little book is an ideal clinical skills reference for nursing students and junior health care practitioners. Its easy to navigate design and step-by-step approach allows for information to be accessed quickly to help students review skills while on placement and prepare for their OSCE exams.
Essential equipment tick lists helps ensure students know what they need to perform clinical skills.
All fields of nursing are covered with tips throughout to help students support every patient group.
Introduces different approaches to performing clinical skills in community and acute settings
Helps students and new practitioners feel confident performing the skill in any situation.
Table of Contents
Infection Prevention and Control
Aseptic Technique and Specimen Collection
Clinical Measurement
Pain Management
Skin Integrity
Safer Handling of People
Emergency Care
Medicines Administration
Assisting Patients with their Nutritional Needs
Assisting Patients with their Elimination Needs
Assisting Patients with their Hygiene Needs
Performing last offices
Catherine Delves-Yates - University of East Anglia, UK Fiona Everett - University of the West of Scotland, UK Wendy Wright - University of the West of Scotland, UK