Oxford handbook of clinical skills in adult nursing / Jacqueline Randle, Frank Coffey, Martyn Bradbury.

Author
Randle, Jacqueline [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Description
1 online resource (694 p.)

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Series
Oxford medical publications. [More in this series]
Summary note
Increasingly nurses are developing and extending their clinical skills into areas that were once considered only for doctors. With the rise of post-registration clinical skills courses, advanced practitioners, and the new medical assistant roles, it is anticipated that future professional practice will involve more emphasis on clinical skills for nurses.The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Skills in Adult Nursing provides a practical, easily accessible, concise and evidence-based guide to all the essential elements of clinical skills for nursing practice in one portable format. The first section
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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language note
English
Contents
Preface; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Principles; 2 Communication skills; 3 Assessment of the patient; 4 Infection control; 5 Pain management and 'last offices'; 6 Drug administration; 7 Peripheral intravenous access and care; 8 Care of the theatre patient; 9 Emergency and high-dependency care; 10 Respiratory system; 11 Cardiovascular system; 12 Gastrointestinal system; 13 Genito-urinary system; 14 Musculoskeletal system; 15 Wound care; 16 Neurology; 17 Ear-nose-throat system; 18 Ophthalmology; 19 Haematology; Index;
Other title(s)
  • Handbook of clinical skills in adult nursing
  • Clinical skills in adult nursing
ISBN
  • 0-19-959794-4
  • 1-283-57938-3
  • 9786613891839
  • 0-19-154937-1
OCLC
801363621
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