
Clinical Nursing Practices
Guidelines for Evidence-Based Practice
- 426 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Clinical Nursing Practices
Guidelines for Evidence-Based Practice
About this book
The new edition of Clinical Nursing Practices reflects the many changes in nurse education and practice. A team of clinical and education experts has updated the core practices contained within this text, while to ensure continuity the previous editors have acted as consultants in the development of this edition.
To reflect the continuing evolution of nursing and nursing practice, this new 6 th edition emphasizes the importance of evidence-based practice, values-based care, person centred care, health and social care integration and interprofessional education.
To encourage reflective practice, self-assessment questions remain at the end of each chapter for some of the practices. Where appropriate, certain practices are evidenced mainly by National Guidelines and Standards such as Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, Infection Control and Blood Transfusion; consequently, the presentation of the skill or procedure reflects this.
The updated text addresses the wider issues which impact on everyday nursing and healthcare practice and is specially written to meet the needs of nurses today. The core philosophy of book, however, remains the same: to encourage its readers to deliver the highest quality care to each individual patient, safely and effectively.
- Simple and straightforward step-by-step account of the key clinical procedures with clear learning outcomes.
- For nurses learning procedures for the first time, for newly qualified nurses needing to check their knowledge or for nurses returning to work needing an update or refresher.
- Equips readers to deliver high quality, safe and effective care to patients.
- References the new NMC standards of proficiency
- Updates to all chapters and skills
- New Action-Rationale format – clearly shows the reasons for performing each procedure.
- 25 new illustrations
- New editor team
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Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Preface to the Sixth Edition
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction to Contemporary Nursing Practice
- 2 Administration of Medicines
- 3 Blood Gases and Profiles
- 4 Blood Glucose Monitoring
- 5 Pulse and Blood Pressure
- 6 Blood Transfusion
- 7 Body Temperature
- 8 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Anaphylaxis
- 9 Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
- 10 Care After Death
- 11 Catheterization
- 12 Chest Auscultation
- 13 Chest Drainage
- 14 Diagnostic Investigations
- 15 Electrocardiogram Set-up and Recording
- 16 Enemas and Suppositories
- 17 Eye Care and Administration of Eyedrops
- 18 First Aid
- 19 Fundamental Care
- 20 Infection Prevention and Management
- 21 Integrity of the Skin
- 22 Intravenous Therapy
- 23 Lumbar Puncture
- 24 Mental State Assessment
- 25 Neurological Assessment and Seizure Management
- 26 Nutrition
- 27 Oral Hygiene
- 28 Oxygen Therapy and Humidification of Gases
- 29 Patient Admission, Transfer and Discharge
- 30 Preoperative Nursing Care
- 31 Postoperative Nursing Care
- 32 Pulse Oximetry
- 33 Recognizing and Responding to Signs of Abuse
- 34 Rectal Examination and Removal of Faeces (Digital)
- 35 Respiration, Including Nebulizers and Inhalers
- 36 Stoma Care
- 37 The Patient With Impaired Consciousness
- 38 Tracheostomy Care
- 39 Venepuncture
- 40 Wound Care
- Index