Clinical Nursing Skills at a Glance

Clinical Nursing Skills at a Glance

Fordham-Clarke, Carol; Curr, Sarah

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

03/2022

192

Mole

Inglês

9781119035909

15 a 20 dias

492

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List of contributors viii

Acknowledgement ix

About the companion website x

Part 1: 1 Introduction: the setup of this book and how to use it 2

Part 2: Principles of skills 3

2 Care planning and the nursing process 4

3 Communication - fundamentals 6

4 Record keeping 8

5 Communication - de- escalation 10

6 Communication - difficult conversations 12

7 Informed consent 14

8 Privacy and dignity 16

Part 3: Mandatory skills 19

9 Moving and handling 20

10 Moving and handling: turning in bed, transfers, and hoisting 22

11 Basic life support 24

12 The choking patient; the recovery position 26

13 Infection control 28

14 Medicine management 30

15 Injection technique 32

16 National early warning score (NEWS) track and trigger system 36

Part 4: Neurological skills 39

17 Assessing level of consciousness 40

18 Assessing pupil reaction and limb strength 44

19 Assessing cognition 46

20 Pain assessment 48

21 Neurovascular assessment 50

22 Assessing and managing seizures 52

Part 5 Respiratory skills 55

23 Assessing and managing the airway 56

24 Respiratory assessment 58

25 Monitoring oxygen saturations 60

26 Arterial blood gas analysis 62

27 Chest auscultation 64

28 Peak expiratory flow rate 66

29 Administering oxygen 68

30 Nebulisers and inhalers 70

31 Tracheostomy care 72

32 Chest drain management 74

Part 6: Cardiovascular skills 77

33 Taking a pulse 78

34 Blood pressure 80

35 Temperature assessment 82

36 Non- invasive circulatory assessment 84

37 Central venous pressure monitoring 86

38 Electrocardiogram 88

Part 7: Gastrointestinal skills 91

39 Nutritional screening 92

40 Supporting eating and drinking 94

41 Nasogastric tube insertion 96

42 Enteral feeding 98

43 Management of diarrhoea 100

44 Management of constipation 102

45 Administration of suppositories and enemas 104

46 Stoma care 106

Part 8: Genitourinary skills 109

47 Urinalysis 110

48 Continence assessment 112

49 Urinary catheterisation 114

50 Catheter care 116

51 Catheter removal 118

Part 9: Musculoskeletal skills 121

52 Assessing tone and ability to mobilise 122

53 Venous thromboembolism assessment and risk reduction 124

54 Anti- embolic stockings 126

55 Musculoskeletal minor injuries: assessment and treatment 128

56 Falls - prevention, assessment and management 130

57 Stabilisation: neck collar 132

58 Care of the patient with spinal cord injuries - log roll 134

Part 10: Integumentary skills 137

59 Personal hygiene 138

60 Personal hygiene - mouth and hair care 140

61 Pressure ulcer - prevention and management 142

62 Venous ulcer assessment 144

63 Wound dressing using aseptic non- touch technique (ANTT) 146

64 Burns management 148

65 Care after death 150

66 Management of surgical drains 152

67 Suture and staple removal 154

Part 11: Endocrine skills 157

68 Capillary blood glucose monitoring 158

Part 12: Circulatory Skills 161

69 Venepuncture 162

70 Cannulation 164

71 Intravenous fluid therapy 166

72 Fluid balance monitoring 170

73 Blood transfusions 172

Index 174
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