Description
Book SynopsisThis pocket-sized book provides step-by-step instructions on how to carry outadvancedclinical skills such as medicine administration, giving transfusions, catheterisation, and other key skills across both acute and community settings. It is ideal forsecond and third year students and has been updatedforthe2018 NMC standards, including themost up-to-date evidencebase for the procedures.
Each section features:
- Handy checklists detailing the essential equipment and things to consider before starting.
- Helpful tips and advice on what to watch out for and the relevant action to take for each skill.
- Care setting considerationsexploring patient requirements depending on where care is being given.
- Clear instructions guiding you step by step through each procedure.
Whether you are revising, practicing, or preparing for a clinical placement, this book will become a trusted companion and daily reference that will help to de
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction and General Considerations - Wendy Wright and Fiona Everett Chapter 2: Basic Airway Management - Sophie Newcombe Chapter 3: Advanced Airway Management - Kamal Dhindsa Chapter 4: Lung Sounds - Kamal Dhindsa Chapter 5: Oxygen Therapy - Karen Elliott Chapter 6: Nebulisers - Karen Elliott Chapter 6: Venepuncture - Winnie McGarry and Caroline MacCallum Chapter 7: Peripheral IV Cannulation - Winnie McGarry and Caroline MacCallum Chapter 8: Intravenous Fluids - Meghan Bateson and Lizanne Hamilton-Smith Chapter 9: Blood Transfusion - Sally Richardson and Karen Elliott Chapter 10: Central Venous Access Devices - Kamal Dhindsa Chapter 11: ECG - Meghan Bateson and Lizanne Hamilton-Smith Chapter 12: Resuscitation - Emily Marron and Sophie Newcombe Chapter 13: Neurological Examination - Winnie McGarry and Caroline MacCallum Chapter 14: Medicines Administration - Winnie McGarry and Caroline MacCallum Chapter 15: Bowel Sounds - Winnie McGarry and Caroline MacCallum Chapter 16: Gastric Aspiration - Sue McGrouther and Julie Orr Chapter 17: Enteral Feeding - Mark Molesworth and Moira Dale Chapter 18: Removal of Sutures and Staples - Francina Hyatt Chapter 19: Urinary Catheterisation - Fiona Lundie and Debbie McCraw Chapter 20: Urinalysis Interpretation - Fiona Lundie and Debbie McGraw Chapter 21: Sepsis - Lizanne Hamilton-Smith and Meghan Bateson
