Nursing Skills in Safety and Protection / Edition 1

by Sheila Cunningham, Tina Moore

Overview

People should be cared for in a safe environment that is protected from internal and external harm. This quick reference guide covers vital practical skills for nurses including:

• Emergency management and resuscitation
• The safe and accurate administration of medicines
• Infection control
• The anatomy and physiology of skin and temperature regulation
• Personal care
• Wound care.

This competency-based text covers relevant key concepts, anatomy and physiology, lifespan matters, assessment and nursing skills. To support your learning, it also includes learning outcomes, concept map summaries, activities, questions and scenarios with sample answers, and critical reflection thinking points.

Quick and easy to reference, this short, clinically focused guide is ideal for use on placements or for revision. It is suitable for pre-registration nurses, students on the nursing associate programme and newly qualified nurses.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138479418
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/12/2019
Series:	Skills in Nursing Practice
Pages:	76
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Sheila Cunningham is an Associate Professor in Adult Nursing at Middlesex University, UK. She has a breadth of experience teaching nurses both pre- and post-registration and she supports mentors supporting students in practice. She is also a Middlesex University Teaching Fellow and holds a Principal Fellowship at the Higher Education Academy. She is currently programme leader for the BSc European nursing.

Tina Moore is a Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Middlesex University, UK. She teaches nursing assessment, clinical skills and acute care interventions for both pre-qualifying and post-qualifying nurses. Her interests are in simulated learning approaches and Objective Structured Clinical examination (OSCE) as a teaching and assessment method. She has authored a number of books and articles. She is also a Middlesex University Teaching Fellow.

Table of Contents

1. Emergency care and management 2. Medicines 3. Infection control 4. Skin and wounds

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Viki Hedderick, DEd, MSN, BSN (Edinboro University of Pennsylvania)
Description: This is a guide to common nursing practice skills, according to the "future nurse proficiencies" as defined by the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council. The use of concept maps streamlines the information in this practical guide.
Purpose: The purpose is to integrate nursing theory and clinical skill competency in a user-friendly, quick pocket guide. This information-rich resource delivers as it hones in on the key principles of practice related to emergency care and management, medication administration, infection control, and skin and wound care.
Audience: This compact reference appeals to a broad audience of nursing students as well as professional nurses seeking a refresher on the priority elements of practice. The authors demonstrate a breadth and depth of knowledge in their compilation of the book.
Features: This book is competency-based and utilizes colorful concept maps that offer a wealth of basic information on selected topics. The end of each chapter includes four to six questions and answers to emphasize key points and assess knowledge.
Assessment: This small book packs a powerful punch. Comparable sources might include flashcard-style models. However, this book is unique in the way it links practice skills with standards of nursing proficiency, as well as how it offers brief Q&A knowledge assessments to help readers determine if additional review or resources are necessary.

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