Skills in Clinical Nursing - Softcover

Berman, Audrey T.; Snyder, Shirlee; Jackson, Christina

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9780135128374: Skills in Clinical Nursing

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0135128374 ISBN 13: 9780135128374

Publisher: Pearson, 2008

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Completely revised and updated to reflect significant changes in practice Skills in Clinical Nursing 6e, provides current information in a clear, concise format and continues to be a definitive source for clinical nursing skills. Progressing from the simple to the complex, each chapter places techniques in perspective to client anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology. Applying the nursing process to each technique, it illustrates a detailed step-by-step implementation while providing a thorough overview of the rationale and purpose.

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Providing current information in a clear, concise format, the Sixth edition of Skills in Clinical Nursing continues to be a definitive source for the most important clinical nursing skills (including all common variations). Each chapter contains concise introductory material, placing skills in perspective to client anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology, and provides an overview of the rationale and purpose of the skills. The presentation of each skill follows the steps of the nursing process.

NEW! Chapters

on Assisting with Mechanical Ventilation, Orthopedic Care, and End-of-Life Care.
NEW! Skills such as Assisting with a Sitz Bath, Performing Surgical Hand Sepsis, and Performing Postmortem Care.
UNIQUE! Emphasis on Holistic Care to encompass the body-mind-spirit of every client encounter.
UNIQUE! What If .... Concept maps help nurses visualize the steps of skills and unexpected outcomes of skills.
NEW! Client Teaching Considerations, and Culturally Competent Care features to assist nurses in providing a positive client encounter.
NEW! Clinical Alerts, Clinical Manifestations, and Practice Guidelines to remind nurses of client safety issues, signs and symptoms, and clinical do’s and don’ts.
NEW! End of chapter NCLEX� review questions help students review chapter material and prepares them to answer NCLEX� questions effectively. Alternate style NCLEX� questions are included.
NEW! Sample Documentation for specific skills to act as a model for nurses. Delegation is highlighted as part of the Planning phase of each skill to help the nurse make critical judgments about what to delegate.
Expanded! Focus on Clinical Reasoning aids nurses in making appropriate clinical judgments and decisions through clinical cases.
Companion CD! Every book includes a CD-ROM with Skill Checklists and NCLEX� review questions for every chapter.