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Clinical Placements : A Pocket Guide / Kirstie Paterson & Jessica Wallar

By: Paterson, Kirstie [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cheltenham : Lantern Publishing Ltd, 2017Description: xiii, 80 pages : illustrations(black and white and colour)Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781908625458Subject(s): Nursing | Clinical Placement | Communication in Nursing | Pocket GuideDDC classification: 610.7307155
Contents:
Getting there -- 1. Preparing for placement -- 2. Uniform -- 3. Absence policy -- 4. The NMC Code of Conduct -- 5. Person-centred care -- 6. Consent and confidentiality -- 7. Guidance on using social media Settling there -- 8. Induction/first day -- 9. Working with those supervising and assessing your practice -- 10. Common documentation -- 11. Communicating with your colleagues -- 12. Communicating with patients Being there -- 13. Personal safety 13.1 Hand hygiene 13.2 Infection control and sharps policy 13.3 Moving and handling -- 14. Fundamental skills 14.1 Assessment using activities of living 14.2 Drug administration 14.3 Drug calculations 14.4 Observations - National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 14.5 Skin assessment 14.6 Urinalysis -- 15. Basic Life Support (BLS) -- 16. Common medical emergencies 16.1 Anaphylactic reaction 16.2 Falls 16.3 Sepsis 16.4 Stroke -- 17. Common groups of medications -- 18. Pain assessment - pain tools Moving on from there -- 19. Reflection and action planning -- 20. FAQ -- 21. Common terminology -- 22. Quick references -- 23. Further reading.
Summary: A pocket-sized guide designed to help student nurses prepare for clinical placements. Clinical placements are part of every student nurse's learning pathway. This book aims to make placements more enjoyable and less stressful, to help you make the most of your time on the wards.
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Getting there -- 1. Preparing for placement -- 2. Uniform -- 3. Absence policy -- 4. The NMC Code of Conduct -- 5. Person-centred care -- 6. Consent and confidentiality -- 7. Guidance on using social media Settling there -- 8. Induction/first day -- 9. Working with those supervising and assessing your practice -- 10. Common documentation -- 11. Communicating with your colleagues -- 12. Communicating with patients Being there -- 13. Personal safety 13.1 Hand hygiene 13.2 Infection control and sharps policy 13.3 Moving and handling -- 14. Fundamental skills 14.1 Assessment using activities of living 14.2 Drug administration 14.3 Drug calculations 14.4 Observations - National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 14.5 Skin assessment 14.6 Urinalysis -- 15. Basic Life Support (BLS) -- 16. Common medical emergencies 16.1 Anaphylactic reaction 16.2 Falls 16.3 Sepsis 16.4 Stroke -- 17. Common groups of medications -- 18. Pain assessment - pain tools Moving on from there -- 19. Reflection and action planning -- 20. FAQ -- 21. Common terminology -- 22. Quick references -- 23. Further reading.

A pocket-sized guide designed to help student nurses prepare for clinical placements. Clinical placements are part of every student nurse's learning pathway. This book aims to make placements more enjoyable and less stressful, to help you make the most of your time on the wards.

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