Increasingly nurses are developing and extending their
clinical skills into areas that were once considered only for doctors. With the
rise of post-registration clinical skills courses, advanced practitioners, and
the new medical assistant roles, it is anticipated that future professional
practice will involve more emphasis on clinical skills for nurses.
The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Skills in Adult
Nursing provides a practical, easily accessible, concise and evidence-based
guide to all the essential elements of clinical skills for nursing practice in
one portable format. The first section deals with the principles underlying
patient assessment, and professional issues relating to clinical skills in
order to help practitioners perform procedures safely and competently.
This is
followed by chapters on generic skills such as communication, hygiene and
comfort, infection control, intravenous access, and care of the theatre
patient. There are separate sections on drug administration and emergency and
high dependency care. The book then takes a systems-based approach to the care
of patients covering the key concepts which underpin all good nursing practice,
including the social and psychological aspects of nursing. Information is
included on how to relate the principles of clinical skills to different groups
such as the elderly and the mentally ill, which will have relevance to
practitioners whether in a hospital or community setting.
A unique and comprehensive guide to clinical
skills in nursing, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Skills in Adult Nursing will
help nurses and other health care workers to perform clinical skills safely and
competently.
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