Skills in Clinical Nursing

The 2nd edition of Skills in Clinical Nursing provides a primary Australian resource, preparing undergraduate nursing students to become skills-competent nurses, as well as providing practicing nurses with a highly relevant reference. The text acts as a visual manual, helping students learn to link theory to practice, developing their clinical skills and underpinning industry requirements.

New to this edition

Inclusion of a wound dressing section - when to use or change the dressing type.
Fluid (and electrolyte) assessment (assess for hypovolaemia or hypervolaemic) is added to Unit 3.
Gastrointestinal tract section is expanded to show that there is differentiation between venipuncture and cannulation.
Section 2.6 ‘Using a lifting device’ has been updated in accordance to local policies and guidelines to reflect industry standards.
Updated to include the latest research.
Health history is added to Unit 7.
Nutritional assessment is added to Unit 11.

The new edition has been updated to address the latest research as well as emerging needs of clinical nursing students in the Australian context.

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