Clinical Skills in Children’s Nursing
£29.90
Clinical Skills in Children’s Nursing is designed for children’s and general nursing students in second year onwards to facilitate the transition from closely supervised beginners, to qualified professionals. By clearly explaining essential principles, evidence and special considerations, this text helps students to build up their confidence, not just in performing skills, but also in decision-making in readiness for registration and beyond.
Step-by-step guides to performing core and advanced procedures are presented in tables for easy comprehension and revision, illustrated by photographs and drawings. Each skill draws on the available evidence base, which is updated regularly on the accompanying Online Resource Centre.
Uniquely, this text develops students’ critical thinking skills and ability to deliver child centred care by providing clear links to anatomical, physiological and child development milestones as well as regular nursing alerts which help prevent readers from making common mistakes.
Clearly reflecting the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Essential Skills Clusters for registration and beyond, Clinical Skills in Children’s Nursing is designed to support student nurses develop into competent practitioners. Supported by a dedicated Online Resource Centre with up-to-date evidence, realistic scenarios, and a wealth of other tools.
On the Online Resource Centre:
For registered lecturers and mentors:
– Figures from the book, ready to download and use in teaching material
For students:
– Evidence, guidelines and protocols, reviewed and updated every 6 months
– Video demonstration of key skills
– Over 40 interactive scenarios
– Active web links provide a gateway to the articles cited in the book
– Flashcard glossary to help learn key terms
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Additional information
| Publisher | Illustrated edition (25 Jun. 2010), Oxford University Press |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 488 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0199559031 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0199559039 |
| Dimensions | 26.42 x 2.29 x 19.3 cm |
by sue
Very pleased with the purchase of this book, it was in great condition and well worth what I paid for it. Delivered quickly and service good.
by clembleton
Every rationale is included in every clinical action so you know why even the most complicated measures are done. It provides an anatomical background too and includes safety aspects to consider. I highly recommend this to every child health student nurse as a must have book!
by virginia ungurean
This book is really useful for all my assignments and in the day by day life! I will recomend this book! !Honestly!
by Jonathan J. Spencer
Fantastic book, really informative and very helpful. Each procedure has a very detailed step by step guide to the care of children, which is illustrated with in depth pictures and diagrams. I would highly recommend that anyone taking the Children’s Nursing course should buy this book!
by joanne
Great book and would definitely recommend for child branch nursing students. Really clear and easy to read with step to step guide on how to do procedures.
by Danie
As previous books have said, this is a fantastic book! Easy to read, can be used time and time again. As a second year student, I Couldn’t have purchased a better book for paediatric nursing!
by Sharm
Every nurses must have! I’m a student nurse and words cannot describe how much this book has helped me with my essays. It also has so many references in it you can have a look at and use too!. Would recommend to buy as soon as you start nursing school! Thank!
by Amazon Customer
Love it!