Nationally recognised as the definitive guide to clinical nursing skills, The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures has provided essential nursing knowledge and up-to-date information on nursing skills and procedures for over 30 years. Now in its 9th edition, this full-colour manual provides the underlying theory and evidence for procedures enabling nurses to gain the confidence they need to become fully informed, skilled practitioners.Written with the qualified nurse in mind, this manual provides up to date, detailed, evidence based guidelines for over 200 procedures related to every aspect of a person s care including key information on equipment, the procedure and post-procedure guidance, along with full colour illustrations and photos.Following extensive market research, this ninth edition: contains the procedures and changes in practice that reflect modern acute nursing care includes thoroughly reviewed and updated evidence underpinning all procedures is organised and structured to represent the needs of a patient along their care pathway integrates risk-management into relevant chapters to ensure it is central to care contains revised procedures following hands-on testing by staff and students at Kingston University is also available as an online edition

Nationally recognised as the definitive guide to clinical nursing skills, The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures has provided essential nursing knowledge and up-to-date information on nursing skills and procedures for over 30 years. Now in its 9th edition, this full-colour manual provides the underlying theory and evidence for procedures enabling nurses to gain the confidence they need to become fully informed, skilled practitioners.Written with the qualified nurse in mind, this manual provides up-to-date, detailed, evidence-based guidelines for over 200 procedures related to every aspect of a person's care including key information on equipment, the procedure and post-procedure guidance, along with full colour illustrations and photos.Following extensive market research, this ninth edition:* contains the procedures and changes in practice that reflect modern acute nursing care* includes thoroughly reviewed and updated evidence underpinning all procedures* is organised and structured to represent the needs of a patient along their care pathway* integrates risk-management into relevant chapters to ensure it is central to care* contains revised procedures following 'hands-on' testing by staff and students at Kingston University* is also available as an online edition

Detailed table of contents viiForeword to the ninth edition xiiiAcknowledgements xivList of contributors xvList of abbreviations xixQuick reference to the procedure guidelines xxiiiHow to use your manual xxvii1 Introduction 1Part One Managing the patient journey 72 Assessment and discharge 93 Infection prevention and control 49Part Two Supporting the patient with human functioning 954 Communication 975 Elimination 1336 Moving and positioning 2077 Nutrition, fl uid balance and blood transfusion 2538 Patient comfort and end-of-life care 3319 Respiratory care 431Part Three Supporting the patient through the diagnostic process 50710 Interpreting diagnostic tests 50911 Observations 595Part Four Supporting the patient through treatment 67312 Medicines management 67513 Perioperative care 78914 Vascular access devices: insertion and management 86115 Wound management 935Index 967