Clinical Nursing Skills (OpenStax)
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Clinical Nursing Skills is designed to equip nursing students with the practical knowledge and hands-on skills necessary to provide comprehensive patient care. The material emphasizes the application of clinical judgment in a variety of settings, ensuring that students are prepared to deliver high-quality care across different patient populations and clinical scenarios. The content utilizes concepts promoting the development of clinical judgment by building upon the systematic model developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
Clinical Nursing Skills provides detailed instructions on basic procedures such as hygiene, mobility, vital signs assessment, medication administration, and wound care. It also guides students through more complex skills, including intravenous therapy, catheterization, tracheostomy care, and emergency interventions. By integrating the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model, the material helps students recognize, analyze, prioritize, create, act, and evaluate outcomes in various clinical situations, fostering critical thinking and clinical decision making. By studying Clinical Nursing Skills, students will gain the confidence and competence needed to perform essential nursing tasks, make informed clinical decisions, and provide compassionate, patient-centered care, which will prepare students for success in their clinical rotations and future professional practice.
Front Matter
1: The Role of the Nurse in Comprehensive Care
2: The Evolution of the Nurse's Role
3: Patient Communication and Interviewing
4: Obtaining a Complete Health History
5: Cultural Competence and Assessment
6: Infection Prevention Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting
7: Hygiene
8: Wound and Burn Assessment and Care
9: Activity Assessment and Management
10: Specimen Collection and Lab Testing
11: Principles of Medication Administration
12: Medication Administration Procedures
13: Intravenous Administration
14: Miscellaneous Medication Administration
15: General Survey, Anthropometric Measurement, and Vital Signs
16: Pain Assessment
17: Nutrition Assessment
18: Oxygenation and Perfusion
19: Fluids, Electrolytes, and Elimination
20: Psychosocial Assessment
21: Assessment of the Integumentary System
22: Assessment of the Head and Neck
23: Assessment of the Thorax, Lungs, Breast, and Lymphatic System
24: Assessment of the Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular System
25: Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System
26: Assessment of the Neurological System
27: Assessment of the Abdomen
28: Clinical Judgment and Critical Thinking
29: Appendix A- Adult Lab Values
30: Answer Key
Back Matter
Thumbnail: A patient having a consultation. (Pexels License; Antoni Shkraba via Pexels)