Clinical Skills for Healthcare Assistants

Outlines the fundamental and core skills integral to clinical practice. This book looks at fundamental skills applicable to staff, such as accountability, communication and record keeping. It explores core clinical skills for example respiratory care, pulse, blood glucose management, catheter care, and fluid balance.

List of contents

Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
SECTION ONE: FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS.
1. Accountability issues and role development.
2. Communication in healthcare.
3. Psychological Care.
4. Documentation and Record Keeping.
SECTION TWO: CORE CLINICAL SKILLS.
5. Pulse.
6. Blood Pressure Monitoring.
7. Thermometry.
8. Pulse Oximetry.
9. Respiratory Care.
10. Urinalysis and Faecal Occult Blood.
11. Urinary catheterisation and catheter care.
12. Venepuncture.
13. Blood Glucose Monitoring.
14. Fluid balance and intravenous (IV) management.
SECTION THREE: COMPLEX CLINICAL SKILLS.
15. Medication.
16. Peripheral intravenous (IV) cannulation.
17. Recording a 12 Lead ECG (electrocardiogram).
Glossary.
References.
Index.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Ingram, Paula Ingram, Paula Lavery Ingram, INGRAM PAULA LAVERY IRENE, Irene Lavery
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.06.2009
• EAN: 9780470510711
• ISBN: 978-0-470-51071-1
• No. of pages: 304
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Nursing