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Clinical Skills for Nurses

ISBN: 978-1-118-44876-2

April 2013

Wiley-Blackwell

224 pages

Description

Specifically designed for student nurses, Clinical Skills for Nurses provides a handy, portable introduction to both the knowledge and practical procedures that first year nursing students require. Giving you the knowledge behind the skill, this book will boost your confidence and competence for your clinical placements and time in the clinical skills lab.

 

Clinical Skills for Nurses covers the skills and procedures used most frequently in clinical practice, and includes Point of Care training; blood transfusion and tracheotomy care; continence and bowel care; and early patient assessment and response. This book uniquely incorporates words of wisdom and advice from real-life student nurses; in other words: developed by students, for students!

Special features:

  • Tips, advice and words of wisdom from real-life students included throughout
  • Pocket sized for portability on your clinical placement
  • Clear, straightforward, and jargon-free
  • Ties in with the NMC standards for pre-registration education and the Essential Skills Clusters
  • Examples and questions based on real life nursing & healthcare examples
About the Author

Claire Boyd is 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 programme for student nurses and support of these nurses in clinical areas.

Features
  • A concise, pocket-sized companion to the subject of clinical skills, aimed at student nurses
  • Incorporates 16 clinical skills used most frequently in the clinical area
  • Visual in style, with illustrations and photographs used throughout
  • Part of an exciting new series for student nurses (Student Survival Skills)
  • Perfect for use in the classroom, or on clinical placements
  • Developed by students for students: tips, advice and words of wisdom from real-life students throughout the book
  • An essential topic for all pre-registration nursing students
  • Ties in with the NMC standards for pre-registration education and the Essential Skills Clusters
  • Interactive, with student activities throughout