The student edition of The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures has been the definitive, market-leading textbook of clinical nursing skills for fifteen years. This internationally best-selling title sets the gold standard for nursing care, providing the procedures, rationale, and guidance required by pre-registration students to deliver clinically effective, patient-focused care with expertise and confidence. With over two-hundred detailed procedures which reflect the skills required to meet The Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses (NMC 2019), this comprehensive manual presents the evidence and underlying theory alongside full-colour illustrations and a range of learning activities designed to support student nurses in clinical practice. Loved and trusted by millions, The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures, Student Edition continues to be a truly indispensable textbook for students, and includes coverage of patient assessment and discharge planning, communication, infection prevention and control, perioperative care, wound management, nutrition, diagnostic testing, medicines management, and much more. Learning features in this revised tenth edition include: O Learning outcomes O summarise the focus of the information in each chapter O Learning in practice O asks you to consider issues within your practice environment O Case studies O provide learning around a particular patient scenario O Clinical applications O ask you to consider how you would apply your knowledge to a clinical situation O Stretch activities O challenge you with more nuanced, advanced issues to reflect upon Many of the features in the book are relevant to trainee nursing associates, especially when used in conjunction with supervision from academic and clinical teachers. A companion website to this title is available at www.royalmarsdenmanual.com/student10e
Detailed table of contents Foreword to the tenth edition Preface to the Student edition Preface to the Professional edition Acknowledgements List of contributors Quick reference to the procedure guidelines How to use your manual About the companion website 1 The context of nursing Part One Managing the patient journey 2 Admissions and assessment 3 Discharge care and planning 4 Infection prevention and control Part Two Supporting patients with human functioning 5 Communication, psychological wellbeing and safeguarding 6 Elimination 7 Moving and positioning 8 Nutrition and fluid balance 9 Patient comfort and supporting personal hygiene 10 Pain assessment and management 11 Symptom control and care towards the end of life 12 Respiratory care, CPR and blood transfusion Part Three Supporting patients through the diagnostic process 13 Diagnostic tests 14 Observations Part Four Supporting patients through treatment 15 Medicines optimization: ensuring quality and safety 16 Perioperative care 17 Wound management Part Five Looking after ourselves so we can support patients 18 Self-care and wellbeing Appendix: Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses List of abbreviations Index
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