{"product_id":"the-nursing-associates-handbook-of-clinical-skills-isbn-9781119642305","title":"The Nursing Associate's Handbook of Clinical Skills","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Nursing Associate’s Handbook of Clinical Skills\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nursing Associate’s Handbook of Clinical Skills\u003c\/i\u003e provides evidence-based guidance for those undertaking the newly developed Nursing Associate (NA) role that bridges the gap between the Health Care Assistant (HCA) and the Registered Nurse (RN). Structured around the latest Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Proficiencies, this invaluable handbook helps the prospective Nursing Associates develop the skills and core competencies required to succeed in a broad range of healthcare contexts—covering more than 90 procedures, and communication and relationship management skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis timely resource features contributions from a team of experienced clinicians and academics, addressing clinical procedures on topics including skin integrity, nutrition and hydration, mobility and safety, respiratory care, managing infection, administering medicine, and end of life care. Clear, accessible chapters contain a wealth of effective learning tools, including self-assessment tests, review questions, links to electronic resources, supporting evidence, and more. This must-have textbook:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelps trainee Nursing Associates to develop and refine their skills, and demonstrate proficiency in offering care and support\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflects current NMC annexes, providing practical guidance on a diverse range of communication skills, strategies and procedures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers the central elements of Nursing Associate care provision, including delivery, monitoring, and reviewing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes colour illustrations, photographs, tables, charts, graphs, and algorithms designed to develop skills and demonstrate the links between theory and practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresenting the principles of care essential for meeting the needs of patients in dynamic health and social care environments, \u003ci\u003eThe Nursing Associate’s Handbook of Clinical Skills\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable guide for trainee Nursing Associates, as well as for health and social care assistants and those returning to practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnexe A\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunication and relationship management skills\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Theories and models of communication\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Approaches to effective communication\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Interpersonal skills and therapeutic relationship skills\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Working in a team\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Listening actively\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Information gathering\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Escalating concerns\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Written communication\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Addressing compliments and complaints\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnexe B\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcedures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnit 1 Procedures to enable effective monitoring of a person’s condition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Vital signs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Venepuncture\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 ECG recording\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Blood glucose assessment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Specimen collection\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Recognising and escalating signs of all forms abuse\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Recognising and escalating signs of self-harm and\/or suicidal ideation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Basic mental health first aid\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Basic first aid\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnit 2 Procedures for provision of person-centred nursing care\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Pain\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Promoting comfort in bed\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Maintaining privacy and dignity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Promoting sleep\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnit 3 Provide care and support with hygiene and the maintenance of skin integrity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Re-assessment of skin\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Supporting a person’s skin integrity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Reassessment of hygiene status supporting a person’s hygiene needs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Providing oral and dental care\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Providing eye care\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Providing nail care\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Monitoring of wounds and providing wound care\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnit 4 Provide support with nutrition and hydration\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Using nutritional assessment tools\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Assisting people with feeding and drinking\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Fluid balance\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnit 5 Provide support with maintaining bladder and bowel health\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Observing and monitoring urinary and bowel continence \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Recognising bladder and bowel patterns\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Care and management of people with urinary catheters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Assisting with toileting and choosing and using appropriate continence products\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnit 6 Provide support with mobility and safety\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Risk assessment tools associated with mobility and falls\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Using a range of moving and handling techniques, aids and equipment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnit 7 Provide support with respiratory care\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Managing the administration of oxygen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Measuring respiratory status\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Using nasal and oral suctioning techniques\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Managing inhalation, humidifier and nebulizer devices\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnit 8 Preventing and managing infection\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Recognising and responding rapidly to potential infection risk\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Using aseptic non-touch technique\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Using appropriate Personal Protective Equipment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Implementing isolation procedures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Using hand hygiene techniques\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 Decontaminating equipment and the environment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 Safely handling waste, laundry and sharps\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnit 9 Meeting needs for care and support at the end of life\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 Recognising responding to the needs of those at the end of their lives\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51 Review of care of those people and their families at the end of their lives\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 Providing care for the deceased\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnit 10 Procedural competencies for administering medicine safely\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53 Reviewing a person’s ability to administer their own medicines\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 Undertaking accurate drug calculations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 Accountability in ensuring the safe administration of medicine\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56 Administering medicines\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57 Managing the effectiveness of symptom relief medications\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 Recognising and responding to adverse effects of medications\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59 Storage, transportation and disposal of medicinal products\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Peate, OBE FRCN\u003c\/b\u003e is Principal, School of Health Studies, Gibraltar; Visiting Professor of Nursing, St George’s University of London and Kingston University London; Visiting Professor, Northumbria University; Visiting Senior Clinical Fellow, University of Hertfordshire, and Editor-in-Chief of the \u003ci\u003eBritish Journal of Nursing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nursing Associate’s Handbook of Clinical Skills\u003c\/i\u003e provides evidence-based guidance for those undertaking the newly developed Nursing Associate (NA) role that bridges the gap between the Health Care Assistant (HCA) and the Registered 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Structured around the latest Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Proficiencies, this invaluable handbook helps the prospective Nursing Associates develop the skills and core competencies required to succeed in a broad range of healthcare contexts—covering more than 90 procedures, and communication and relationship management skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis timely resource features contributions from a team of experienced clinicians and academics, addressing clinical procedures on topics including skin integrity, nutrition and hydration, mobility and safety, respiratory care, managing infection, administering medicine, and end of life care. Clear, accessible chapters contain a wealth of effective learning tools, including self-assessment tests, review questions, links to electronic resources, supporting evidence, and more. 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