Full 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 settingsHelps students and new practitioners feel confident performing the skill in any situation.
Contents
Chapter 1Hand-washingUsing hand sanitizerWhen to remove your gloves and whyChapter 2: Aseptic Technique and Specimen Collection - Rose GallagherPrinciples of asepsisCommon steps for the collection of all types of specimenTaking a wound swabCollecting a faeces specimenCollecting a urine specimenCollecting a sputum sampleTaking a nasal swabTaking a throat swabChapter 3: Clinical Measurement - Valerie FoleyCommon steps for all clinical measurementsCounting a respiratory rateMeasuring SPO2Measuring a pulse rateAutomated blood pressure measurementManual blood pressure measurementMeasuring capillary refill timeMeasuring body temperatureBlood glucose monitoringChapter 4: Pain Management - Ann KettyleUndertaking a pain assessmentChapter 5: Skin Integrity - Irene Anderson and Catherine Delves-YatesPrinciples of caring for a patient with a woundPressure related injuries - quick reference guideChapter 6: Safer Handling of People - Dianne SteeleEfficient movement principlesA safe way of working when moving a patientChapter 7: First Aid - Chris Mulryan and Catherine Delves-YatesThe recovery positionABCDE summary actionsManagement of chokingAVPU assessmentChapter 8: Medicines Administration - Carol Hall and Catherine Delves-YatesAdministering medication (oral or topical route)Administering a subcutaneous injectionAdministering an intramuscular injectionChapter 9: Assisting Patients with their Nutritional Needs - Kate Goodhand and Jane EwenCommon steps for all nutrition-related skillsWeighing a patientAssisting a patient to eat and drinkPassing a nasogastric tubeConfirmation of position of a nasogastric tubeMaintaining a nasogastric tubeRemoving a nasogastric tubeCaring for a PEG (pertcutaneous endoscopic gastronomy)Stoma carePeripheral vascular cannula careChapter 10: Assisting Patients with their Elimination Needs - Mairead Collie, David J. Hunter and Valerie FoleyCommon steps for all elimination-related skillsAssessing bowel functionAssisting a patient to use a bedpan, urinal or commodePerforming catheter careEmptying a patient's catheter bagUrinalysisChapter 11: Assisting Patients with their Hygiene Needs - Catherine Delves-YatesCommon steps for all hygiene proceduresBathing a patient in bedShavingTeeth-cleaningAssisting a patient with a wash (out of bed)Trimming nailsWashing a patient's hair in bedChapter 12: Performing Last Offices - Jean ShapcottPerforming last offices
