Fundamental Nursing Skills 1st Edition by Penny Hilton ISBN 1861564163 9781861564160

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ISBN 10: 1861564163

ISBN 13: 9781861564160 

Author: Penny Hilton 

Providing forward-thinking approaches and ideas for nurses of all categories, this reference has been written primarily in response to increasing concerns regarding the perceived lack of ability in both students and newly qualified nurses to perform clinical skills.

By outlining the elements of essential nursing procedure in a readily accessible format, including rationale for recommended actions and promoting evidence-based practice, this text encourages the reader to keep a record of achievement in relation to clinical skill competence.

The selection of skills included is based on extensive consultation with experienced clinicians, students, clients and teachers of nursing. Each procedure has been carefully researched to provide a contemporary foundation for practice. The text also contains a rapid reference section of common terminology, conversion tables, laboratory results and other useful information.

Table of contents:

Acknowledgements
Preface
Contributors
Introduction

Chapter 1 Breathing

• Introduction

• Common terminology

• Assessing an individual’s ability to breathe

• Monitoring respiratory rate

• Monitoring peak flow

• Maintenance of an airway

• Monitoring expectorant

• Disposal of sputum/oral secretions

• Obtaining a sputum specimen

• Administration of oxygen

• Artificial respiration (rescue breathing)

• References and further reading

Chapter 2 Mobilizing

• Introduction

• Common terminology

• Assessing an individual’s ability to mobilize

• Moving and handling

• Care of an individual who is falling

• Care of an individual who has fallen

• References and further reading

Chapter 3 Personal cleansing and dressing

• Introduction

• Common terminology

• The skin

• Assessing an individual’s ability to cleanse and dress

• Making a bed or cot

• Changing linen on an occupied bed or cot

• Disposal of linen

• Assisting individuals with bathing

• Assisting individuals with oral hygiene

• Assisting individuals with eye care

• Facial shaving

• Hair care

• Assisting individuals to dress

• References and further reading

Chapter 4 Maintaining a safe environment

• Introduction

• Common terminology

• Personal safety

• Principles of health and safety at work

• Universal precautions

• Principles of asepsis

• Monitoring a client’s pulse

• Monitoring blood pressure

• Responding in the event of a cardiopulmonary arrest

• Administration of medicines

• Responding in the event of a fire

• Assessing an individual’s ability to maintain a safe environment

• References and further reading

Chapter 5 Eating and drinking

• Introduction

• Common terminology

• Assessing an individual’s nutritional status

• Assessing an individual’s hydration status

• Assisting clients in selecting appropriate meals/fluids

• Monitoring nutritional status

• Monitoring fluid intake

• Assisting with eating and drinking

• Feeding dependent clients and clients with potential swallowing difficulties

• Providing first aid to a client who is choking

• References and further reading

Chapter 6 Communicating

• Introduction

• Common terminology

• Assessing the communication needs of clients

• Responding to telephone calls

• Communicating with clients

• Managing violence and aggression

• Record keeping

• References and further reading

Chapter 7 Dying

• Introduction

• Common terminology

• Assessing the dying client

• Communicating with dying clients and their relatives

• Signs of approaching death

• Confirming death

• Accounting for valuables

• Last Offices

• References and further reading

Chapter 8 Eliminating

• Introduction

• Common terminology

• Assessing the individual’s ability to eliminate

• Assisting clients to use toileting facilities

• Applying/changing a nappy

• Care of an indwelling urinary catheter

• Monitoring urinary output

• Monitoring bowel actions

• Monitoring vomitus

• References and further reading

Chapter 9 Maintaining body temperature

• Introduction

• Common terminology

• Normal body temperature

• Methods of temperature measurement

• Assessing an individual’s ability to maintain body temperature

• Monitoring temperature

• Recording and documenting body temperature

• Strategies to raise or lower body temperature

• References and further reading

Chapter 10 Expressing sexuality

• Introduction

• Common terminology

• Assessing an individual’s ability to express sexuality

• Maintaining privacy and dignity

• Assisting individuals to express sexuality

• References and further reading

Chapter 11 Working and playing

• Introduction

• Common terminology

• Assessing an individual’s ability to work and play

• Assisting individuals to select appropriate work activities

• Assisting individuals to select appropriate recreational activities

• References and further reading

Chapter 12 Sleeping

• Introduction

• Common terminology

• Assessing an individual’s needs in relation to sleep and rest

• Monitoring an individual’s sleep and rest patterns

• Assisting individuals to achieve a balance between activity and rest

• References and further reading

Appendix I Rapid reference aids

• Introduction

• NMC Code of Professional Conduct

• Guide to interpreting common medical and surgical terminology

• Glossary of medical and surgical terms

• Common medical and nursing abbreviations

• Common prescribing abbreviations

• Conversion tables

• Child development chart

• Body mass index

• Laboratory values

• Calculating infusion (drip) rates

• Calculating medications

Appendix II Record of achievement

• Guidelines on the use of this record of achievement

• Skills related to the activity of breathing

• Skills related to the activity of mobility

• Skills related to the activity of personal cleansing and dressing

• Skills related to the activity of maintaining a safe environment

• Skills related to the activity of eating and drinking

• Skills related to the activity of communicating

• Skills related to the activity of dying

• Skills related to the activity of eliminating

• Skills related to the activity of maintaining body temperature

• Skills related to the activity of expressing sexuality

• Skills related to the activity of working and playing

• Skills related to the activity of sleep and rest

• Additional skills

Index

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