Essential Nursing Skills

Essential Nursing Skills by Maggie Nicol, published by Mosby in 1999, is a comprehensive guide designed to assist nursing professionals in mastering essential procedures. This edition spans 257 pages and is presented in English. The book employs a body systems framework, detailing common nursing skills in a step-by-step format that includes necessary equipment, procedural guidelines, and rationales for each step.
Readers will find that the guide enhances their understanding through clinical photographs and line drawings, which illustrate the procedures effectively. Each skill is accompanied by Points for Practice, providing practical guidance and key references to support learning. The use of two-color illustrations and a special icon for the body systems framework further clarifies concepts, making this resource a valuable tool for those in the nursing field.
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This portable guide details in a step-by-step fashion how to carry out common nursing skills. The book adopts a body systems framework with each procedure described in a logical format, starting with the equipment needed for the procedure, step-by-step guidelines for carrying out the procedure including the rationale for the various steps, and ends with a short reference list. Each skill is illustrated, where applicable, with clinical photographs or line drawings to further enhance the understanding of the procedure.
* Includes two-colour illustrations which enhance the text and clarify concepts. * Features body systems framework easily identified with the use of a special icon. * Includes step-by-step guidelines for each procedure to clearly illustrate clinical procedures. * Provides key references. * Includes Points for Practice for each skill to give practical guidance, clearly identified with a unique icon.
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