Clinical Skills Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series) (Incredibly Easy! Series) - Softcover

Mhairi Hastings Mhairi Hastings; BA; RGN

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1901831051 ISBN 13: 9781901831054

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008

Synopsis

Mapped to the NMC Essential Skills Clusters, Clinical Skills Made Incredibly Easy! presents, clearly and concisely, the essential clinical skills for safe and professional nursing practice. The book begins with fundamental skills covering the patient's hospital stay, specimen collection, aseptic technique and wound care, and medicines management. The text then focuses on procedures related to specific body systems. Each procedure is presented in the same easy-to-follow format. The last section details a range of other skills essential for competent practice. Clinical Skills Made Incredibly Easy! is like having your very own Clinical Skills Tutor with you at home or in the clinical setting. It allows you to prepare for practice and/or practical assessments and to evaluate your learning using the quiz at the end of each topic.

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Review:

Clinical Skills Demonstrator, Univ of West of England, Heather Short -- The idea of what you need to know, getting ready, how you do it, practice points is good

Lecturer, University of Hull, Carol Purcell -- "The light-hearted approach makes the information accessible without being flippant or inaccurate, with the style being more suitable for learners at student nurse level."--Carol Purcell, Lecturer, University of Hull

Clinical skills tutor, Whipps Cross University Hospital Trust and London South Bank University, Mhairi Hastings -- A clearly written and well explained introduction to nursing care for student nurses, including clinical skills procedures recommended by NMC skills clusters.

Synopsis:

Mapped to the NMC Essential Skills Clusters, "Clinical Skills Made Incredibly Easy" presents, clearly and concisely, the essential clinical skills for safe and professional practice. The book begins with fundamental skills covering the patient's hospital stay, specimen collection, aseptic technique and wound care, and medicines management. The text then focuses on procedures related to specific body systems, in which nurses have to demonstrate their competency. Each procedure is presented in the same, easy-to-follow format to aid understanding and learning. The last section details a range of other skills essential for competent practice. "Clinical Procedures Made Incredibly Easy" is like having your very own Clinical Skills Tutor with you at home or in the clinical setting. It allows you to not only prepare for practice and/or practical assessments, but also enables you to evaluate your learning using the assessment quiz at the end of each topic.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1901831051
• ISBN 13: 9781901831054
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384