Essential Nursing Skills

Clinical skills for caring

Janet Hunter author Maggie Nicol author Elaine Cole author Patricia Cronin author Karen Rawlings-Anderson author Carol Bavin author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Elsevier Health Sciences

Published:3rd Aug '12

Should be back in stock very soon

Essential Nursing Skills cover

This book serves as a practical guide for nursing students, detailing over 130 essential skills with step-by-step instructions and illustrations.

As a nursing student, you acquire a wealth of theoretical knowledge and research, but the challenge lies in translating that knowledge into practical skills. Essential Nursing Skills addresses this critical gap by guiding you through over 130 essential clinical skills. The book provides a clear, step-by-step approach, detailing the necessary actions and their proper sequence, ensuring you feel confident in your practice. Each skill is thoroughly explained, making it easier for you to understand and apply what you've learned in real-world settings.

The design of Essential Nursing Skills is both attractive and practical, making it a handy resource to carry with you. The book features clear illustrations and full-color photographs that enhance comprehension and provide visual support for each procedure. It is specifically tailored for nursing students and professionals across various fields, ensuring that you have a comprehensive guide to the skills you will encounter in your practice.

In addition to detailed skill descriptions, the book includes 'Points for Practice' sections that encourage reflection and deeper understanding. Furthermore, it offers a comprehensive list of normal values for commonly used blood tests and skills for assessing deteriorating patients and caring for those undergoing surgery. With references for further reading, Essential Nursing Skills is an invaluable tool for anyone in the nursing profession, reflecting current national guidelines and practices.

"This book covers the majority of clinical skills encountered in primary and secondary care settings.The level of detail is ideal for a student nurse from year one of training through to a newly qualified nurse. It is both colourful and informative. All subjects are well-researched and evidence-based. This is a good teaching resource for mentors to have access to when mentoring student nurses. Its layout with points for practice and comprehensive reading lists allow the reader to undertake independent study beyond that of just being able to perform the skill." Nursing Times, February 2013 "THIS IS a comprehensive little handbook aimed at nursing students, but would serve also as a reminder for those who mentor students as well a newly registered staff nurses. It is well structured and the points for practice, with their contemporaneous evidence base and reflections on clinical improvements, are the real 'golden nuggets'...All in all, a great handbook that helps to translate theory into clinical practice. It can be carriedaround and 'dipped' into as and when required. I recommend it as a must for nursing students" Nursing Management, June 2013

ISBN: 9780723436942

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 360g

432 pages

4th edition