Developing healthcare skills through simulation edited by Matthew Aldridge and Stephen Wanless
Material type: TextPublication details: Los Angeles ; London SAGE 2012Edition: Description: xii, 300 p ill 25 cmISBN:- 9781446201251
- 610.73071
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4 Week Loan | University Hospital Waterford | University Hospital Waterford | Open Shelves | 610.73071 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 035231 |
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction: background to the importance of essential nursing skills -- Defining and exploring clinical skills and simulation-based education -- Patient assessment: the ABCDE approach to patient assessment and early warning scoring systems -- Observations: blood pressure, pulse/heart rate, temperature and neurological assessment -- Pain assessment -- Acting in emergencies: BLS and summoning assistance -- Personal hygiene: bed bath and oral care -- Elimination: urinalysis, bowel care and catheter care -- Nutrition: feeding a patient, fluid balance and nasogastric feeding -- Infection prevention: aseptic non-touch technique, hand washing, disposal of sharps and disposal of waste -- Medicines management: injection technique: S/C and IM drug calculations, oral drug administration and storage of medicines -- Respiratory careL O² therapy, pulse oximetry and inhaled medication -- Dealing with mental health emergencies -- Principles of patient handling -- Managing conflict in healthcare -- Drug administration errors -- Interview techniques -- Breaking bad news/dealing with difficult conservations -- Incident reporting -- Discharge planning -- Documentation.
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