| Description |
xiv, 679 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
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Oxford medical publications |
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Oxford medical publications.
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| Contents |
Principles -- Communication skills -- Assessment of the patient -- Infection control -- Pain management and last offices -- Drug administration -- Peripheral intravenous access and care -- Care of the theatre patient -- Emergency and high dependency care -- Respiratory system -- Cardiovascular system -- Gastrointestinal system -- Genito-urinary system -- Musculoskeletal system -- Wound care -- Neurological system -- Ear, nose, throat system -- Ophthalmology -- Haematology |
| Summary |
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 de |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Original version xiv, 679 p. : ill. ; 19 cm |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Clinical competence.
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Clinical medicine -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Nursing.
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Nursing Care.
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Adult.
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Adult.
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Clinical Medicine.
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Nursing Care.
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Nursing.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbook.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Bradbury, Martyn.
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Coffey, Frank, 1961-
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Randle, Jacqueline.
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Ovid Technologies, Inc.
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| LC no. |
2008051907 |
| ISBN |
9780199211043 (alk. paper) |
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