Developing healthcare skills through simulation / edited by Matthew Aldridge & Stephen Wanless.
Material type: TextPublisher: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Description: xii, 300 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1446201244
- 9781446201244
- 1446201252
- 9781446201251
- Developing health care skills through simulation
- 610.11 23
- R837.S55 D38 2012
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Book | North Campus North Campus Main Collection | 610.11 DEV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A507614B |
Browsing North Campus shelves, Shelving location: North Campus Main Collection Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
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 care: 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.
This text covers all the essential clinical and managerial skills taught in simulation labs. It's step-by-step format is laid out clearly and accessibly, with ready-made activities for students and lecturers.
Machine converted from AACR2 source record.
There are no comments on this title.