Care Skills for Nurses

Survive care skills training with this essential guide for all student nurses. Providing words of wisdom and advice from real–life student nurses, Care Skills for Nurses is an easy–to–read, quick–reference guide to all the key care skills you need to know – boosting your confidence and competence both in the clinical skills lab and on your clinical placements. SPECIAL FEATURES Developed by students for students Clear, straightforward and jargon–free Ties in with the NMC standards for pre–registration education and the Essential Skills Clusters Examples and questions based on real–life nursing and healthcare situations Available in a range of digital formats

PREFACE vii INTRODUCTION ix ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xi 1 CARE AND COMPASSION IN NURSING 1 2 BASIC INFECTION CONTROL AND ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE 7 3 PERFORMING PERSONAL CARE 23 4 CONTINENCE CARE 35 5 PRESSURE ULCER CARE 49 6 PATIENT SAFETY 63 7 STOMA CARE 81 8 PERI–OPERATIVE CARE 93 9 ANAPHYLAXIS 105 10 ECG RECORDING 125 11 NUTRITION AND HYDRATION CARE 139 12 WOUND CARE 153 ANSWERS TO ACTIVITIES, QUESTIONS AND TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE 167 APPENDIX 1: THE COMPONENTS OF MEDICAL WORDS AND TERMS 175 APPENDIX 2: WEIGHT CONVERSION CHARTS 189 INDEX 191

Claire Boyd is a Practice Development Trainer at North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK.