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UPDATED AND EXPANDED FOR 2022 and beyond. This clinical pocket reference provides key information that a nurse will require on placement and in practice, selected by experienced teachers/practitioners, clearly written and presented, drawn from a wide range of different sources, packaged in an easily accessible portable format suitable for pocket or mobile devices. Nursing students, assessors, practice educators and preceptees will find that this resource enables the move into real life practice, supporting safe, confident, patient centred nursing. The fourth edition has now been thoroughly updated and extended. New material includes new Mental Capacity Act overview and guidelines, updated infection control (including donning and doffing PPE) and End of Life care sections, and latest Resuscitation Guidelines. This edition is built around the new pre-registration nursing education standards released by the NMC (Nursing & Midwifery Council) in early 2019, allowing it to support all nursing practitioners throughout their years of practice. The authors, all experienced teacher/practitioners have looked at latest teaching trends and national objectives, including the new NMC standards, to provide coverage of the widening range of competencies a nurse needs to display in today's healthcare environment. This resource provides rapid access to key information that a nurse will need to provide effective holistic care of the adult patient. For the student on clinical placement it provides a valuable aide memoire for recently learnt key information. For the newly qualified nurse it assists review, reflection, and revalidation.

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Essential new resource providing rapid access to core knowledge supporting all those working in acute mental health settings with people who are acutely ill or distressed. Enables delivery of ethical, competent and compassionate care. Especially valuable for Registered Nurses, Nursing Associates, community nurses, paramedics and students.

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The NMC "Future Nurse" guidelines have extended the breadth and depth of the knowledge and skills required to become a UK registered nurse. At the same time a new Test of Competence (ToC) comes into use for non-EU overseas nurses wishing to work in the UK. The requirements for the ToC have been modified to match the "Future Nurse" standards. This much-praised resource for candidates for UK registration, both international nurses and those returning to practice, has been updated to meet these latest developments. Three experienced nurses and educators take the prospective candidate through an understanding of the work of a nurse in the NHS today; how the registration process works; and the basic principles and knowledge candidates will be assessed on in the OSCE. In addition, the authors provide information on taking care of an essential resource: yourself. Key new elements to meet changes in NMC guidelines and the ToC include: Preparing for the APIE stations of the OSCE; Key behaviours: communication and empathy, team working, delegation, accountability; Understanding the environment of the NHS; Essential nursing skills assessment; Fully referenced throughout to texts and websites enabling reading around each topic and further learning;

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