Clinical Skills for Nurses

Claire Boyd (Practice Development Trainer, North Bristol NHS Trust)

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Wiley-Blackwell
28 July 2022

Nursing & ancillary services

Series: Student Survival Skills

Clinical Skills for Nurses

A handy introduction to the essential practical procedures that nurses need to know

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 (NEWS2). 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.

By: Claire Boyd (Practice Development Trainer North Bristol NHS Trust)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 224mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 482g
ISBN: 9781119871545
ISBN 10: 1119871549
Series: Student Survival Skills
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 28 July 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface vi Introduction vii Acknowledgements x 1 Aseptic Non-Touch Technique and Infection Prevention 1 2 Performing Observations 17 3 ABCDE Assessment 41 4 Continence Care 54 5 Male Urethral Catheterisation 71 6 Female Urethral Catheterisation 102 7 Bowel Care 112 8 Stoma Care 145 9 Tracheostomy Care 157 10 Point-of-Care Training 173 11 Venepuncture 193 12 Peripheral Cannulation 214 13 Intravenous Therapy 228 14 Blood Transfusion 256 15 Basic Life Support 275 16 Performing An Electrocardiogram 288 Answers 309 Appendix 1: News 2 Observation Chart 323 Index 325

Claire Boyd was Practice Development Trainer in the Learning and Research Centre at North Bristol Healthcare Trust. She develops, designs, delivers and evaluates learning programmes, and organises the transition training program for student nurses and support of these nurses in clinical areas.

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Clinical Skills for Nurses

Claire Boyd (Practice Development Trainer, North Bristol NHS Trust)

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