Clinical Nursing Skills – Age 19 (Bachelor's)
Grade Equivalents
| 🇺🇸 United States | College Sophomore |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | University Year 2 |
| 🇮🇳 India | B.A./B.Sc. Year 2 |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | University Year 2 |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | University Year 2 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | University Year 2 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | University Year 2 |
About This Textbook
This textbook is designed to equip nursing students with the practical knowledge and hands-on skills necessary to provide comprehensive patient care. It emphasizes the application of clinical judgment in a variety of settings, ensuring that students are prepared to deliver high-quality care across different patient populations and clinical scenarios. Covering a wide range of clinical skills, including fundamental nursing procedures, advanced technical skills, and critical thinking techniques, the book provides step-by-step instructions and evidence-based guidelines to help students master the competencies required for effective nursing practice.
Table of Contents
Concepts of Comprehensive Clinical Care (The Role of the Nurse in Comprehensive Care — The Evolution of the Nurse's Role Introduction — Patient Communication and Interviewing — Obtaining a Complete Health History — Cultural Competence and Assessment — Infection Prevention Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting) — General Assessment and Special Considerations (Hygiene — Wound and Burn Assessment and Care — Activity Assessment and Management — Specimen Collection and Lab Testing) — Medication Management (Principles of Medication Administration — Medication Administration Procedures — Intravenous Administration — Miscellaneous Medication Administration) — Health Assessment and Promotion (General Survey, Anthropometric Measurement, and Vital Signs — Pain Assessment — Nutrition Assessment — Oxygenation and Perfusion — Fluids, Electrolytes, and Elimination — Psychosocial Assessment — Assessment of the Integumentary System — Assessment of the Head and Neck — Assessment of the Thorax, Lungs, Breast, and Lymphatic System — Assessment of the Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular System — Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System — Assessment of the Neurological System — Assessment of the Abdomen — Clinical Judgment and Critical Thinking)