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Clinical Skills Made Incredibly Easy! UK edition Hastings

Clinical Skills Made Incredibly Easy! UK edition By Hastings

Clinical Skills Made Incredibly Easy! UK edition by Hastings


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Presents the essential clinical skills for safe and professional nursing practice. This book begins with fundamental skills covering the patient's hospital stay, specimen collection, aseptic technique and wound care, and medicines management. It then focuses on procedures related to specific body systems.

Clinical Skills Made Incredibly Easy! UK edition Summary

Clinical Skills Made Incredibly Easy! UK edition by Hastings

Mapped to the NMC Essential Skills Clusters, Clinical Skills Made Incredibly Easy! presents, clearly and concisely, the essential clinical skills for safe and professional nursing practice. The book begins with fundamental skills covering the patient's hospital stay, specimen collection, aseptic technique and wound care, and medicines management. The text then focuses on procedures related to specific body systems. Each procedure is presented in the same easy-to-follow format. The last section details a range of other skills essential for competent practice. Clinical Skills Made Incredibly Easy! is like having your very own Clinical Skills Tutor with you at home or in the clinical setting. It allows you to prepare for practice and/or practical assessments and to evaluate your learning using the quiz at the end of each topic.

Clinical Skills Made Incredibly Easy! UK edition Reviews

Lecturer, University of Hull, Carol Purcell -- "The light-hearted approach makes the information accessible without being flippant or inaccurate, with the style being more suitable for learners at student nurse level."-Carol Purcell, Lecturer, University of Hull Clinical Skills Demonstrator, Univ of West of England, Heather Short -- The idea of what you need to know, getting ready, how you do it, practice points is good Clinical skills tutor, Whipps Cross University Hospital Trust and London South Bank University, Mhairi Hastings -- A clearly written and well explained introduction to nursing care for student nurses, including clinical skills procedures recommended by NMC skills clusters.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Fundamental procedures Responsibilities and accountability Infection control procedures Patient assessment Emergency situations Care of the dying patient Personal hygiene Self-assessment quiz Related Essential Skills Clusters Chapter 2 Specimen collection Documentation Urine specimen Stool collection Swabs Sputum CBGs Self-assessment quiz Related Essential Skills Clusters Chapter 3 Aseptic technique and wound care Aseptic technique Wound assessment Wound care and dressings Documentation of wound care Self-assessment quiz Related Essential Skills Clusters Chapter 4 Medicines management Overview Oral medications administration Topical medications administration Inhaled therapies PR PV Injections Fluid therapy Self-assessment quiz Related Essential Skills Clusters Chapter 5 Nutrition Basic nutrition Nutritional support Technical procedures Self-assessment quiz Related Essential Skills Clusters Chapter 6 Elimination Chapter 7 Enhanced skills (post-registration) Chapter 8 Preparing for clinical procedures - supporting role

Additional information

GOR010457588
9781901831054
1901831051
Clinical Skills Made Incredibly Easy! UK edition by Hastings
Used - Like New
Paperback
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
2008-08-01
376
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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