Clinical Pocket Reference for Nurses

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The booklet is suitable for nursing students or even a new qualify nurses especially when doing clinical practice on there placement. Nursing students, mentors, newly qualified nurses and practice educators will find that this resource enables and eases the move into real life practice. The revised layout ensures ease of use with a rapid 'finger-tip' access to essential knowledge in portable durable format.

Although this book does have a nursing focus, it would also be relevant to other healthcare professionals, such as physiotherapists and paramedics - Nursing Standard You may also be interested in. Bernie Garrett, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Paul Ong, MSc, BA (Hons), RGN, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK; Paul Galdas PhD, RN, Senior Lecturer, Department of Health Sciences, University of York,York, UK. A clinical pocket reference provides key information that a nurse will require on placement and in practice, selected by experienced teachers/practitioners, clearly written and presented, drawn from a wide range of different sources, packaged in an easily accessible portable format suitable for pocket or mobile phone. The new practice and proficiency standards required by the NMC from 2018/19 are fully incorporated and updated. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).For the student on clinical placement it provides a valuable aide memoire for recently learnt key information. Biochemistry: biochemistry values, Other useful biochemistry, Blood: composition, measurement and groups, Blood transfusion, Blood gases, Urinalysis. Overall its handy to glance over now and again or take to uni, but not practical for placement due to size (in my opinion). Infection Control: Hand hygiene, Infection classification, Prevention of infection, Isolation (barrier) nursing.

This pocket reference emphasises the unique NA role and recognizes the diverse range of clinical areas in which NAs work across primary, secondary, and tertiary care in England. He holds a PhD in information Science, specializing in education, multimedia and artificial intelligence.

There is more clinical information, including updated reference material and the latest tools, and expanded to include more information on mental health and palliative care nursing. He was the Elizabeth Kenny-McCann Nursing Education Scholar at UBC between 2013-2014, and the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) Pat Griffin Nursing Education Scholar between 2014-15.

This resource contains the essential knowledge the Nursing Associate needs to deliver safe, confident, and person-centred care, across the four nursing fields: adult, children, learning disabilities and mental health. This resource aims to provide a quick and accessible reference guide for students and practitioners of nursing and other healthcare professions to develop the necessary self-awareness, attitudes and skills to enable them safely to deliver fundamental care using a person-centred approach. Acute/emergency care: Adult basic life support, In-hospital resuscitation, Adult advanced life support, AED, Anaphylaxis management, Airway management and choking, Emergency drugs, Mental health first aid. The authors, all experienced teacher/practitioners have looked at latest teaching trends and national objectives, including the new NMC standards, to provide coverage of the widening range of competencies a nurse needs to display in today's healthcare environment. The authors, all experienced teacher/practitioners have looked at latest teaching trends and national drivers, including the new NMC standards to provide coverage of the widening range of competencies a nurse needs to display in today's healthcare environment.Essential knowledge resource for students needing to implement new clinical skills, and an update for practitioners and NQNs.

includes updated content on cardiac monitoring and neurological assessment and references to the latest Resuscitation Council UK Guidelines. Garrett was the recipient of the 2007 at the Spencer Award for Information Technology Innovation and the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia Award of Excellence in Nursing Education in 2000.The third edition includes updated content on cardiac monitoring and neurological assessment and references to the latest Resuscitation Council UK guidelines.