Marian Traynor

Nurses! Test Yourself in Clinical Skills

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"This well presented and pragmatic book ... is an effective tool to assist with revision of clinical skills. It allows students to test their knowledge in a variety of standalone topics, such as risk assessment and medication management. I believe nursing students will find it a very valuable resource."
Linzi McIlroy, Senior Professional Development Officer, Royal College of Nursing, Northern Ireland, UK
Looking for a quick and effective way to revise and test your knowledge?
Part of the Nurses! Test Yourself series, this handy reference book is the essential self-test resource for nurses studying clinical skills and preparing for exams.
The book contains more than 300 test questions and 50 glossary terms including:

Labelling test questions
True or false questions
Multiple choice questions
Fill in the blank questions Skills covered include:

Infection control
Respiratory skills
Cardiovascular skills
Neuro assessment skills
Early warning scores (observations)
Drug administration
Fluid and nutritional skills
Elimination skills
Diabetes mellitus skills
Risk assessment Full answers and explanations are given within each chapter so the book can be used both for self-testing and for moreconstructive revision including preparation for OSCEs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Higher Education / Open University Press
• New
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 294g
• ISBN-13: 9780335244836
• ISBN-10: 0335244831
• Artikelnr.: 35118875

Autorenporträt

Marian Traynor is Assistant Director of Education at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Queen's University Belfast, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

About the Authors
Using this Book
Guide to Useful Resources
Directional Terms
Common Prefixes, Suffixes and Roots
Chapter 1: Infection Control
Chapter 2: Risk Assessment - Moving and handling
Chapter 3: Administration of Medicines
Chapter 4: Nutrition and Fluid Balance
Chapter 5: Elimination Skills
Chapter 6: Respiratory Skills
Chapter 7: Cardiovascular Skills
Chapter 8: Neurological Assessment Skills
Chapter 9: Diabetes Mellitus Skills
Chapter 10: Psychological Early Warning Systems
Glossary