Clinical skills procedures are a fundamental aspect of nursing care. The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures Student Edition has been specially compiled for pre-registration students to include the essential procedures they need to know. The manual provides the underlying theory and evidence for procedures related to every aspect of a person's care. Procedures are based on the latest research findings and expert clinical advice, to enable student nurses to deliver clinically effective patient-focused care. Compact and portable can be taken anywhere Includes the key evidence-based procedures students need to know Includes multiple-choice questions to help students test their knowledge Clear, user friendly and easy to understand All procedures include the rationale for each action and rate the validity of the supporting evidence Visit royalmarsdenmanual.com to Ask the editor Accompanying Lecturer companion site with Multiple choice questions & Powerpoint slides of all illustrations Accompanying Student companion site with Multiple choice questions

Clinical skills procedures are a fundamental aspect of nursingcare. The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical NursingProcedures Student Edition has been specially compiled forpre-registration students to include the essential procedures theyneed to know. The manual provides the underlying theory andevidence for procedures related to every aspect of a person's care.Procedures are based on the latest research findings and expertclinical advice, to enable student nurses to deliver clinicallyeffective patient-focused care.* Compact and portable -can be taken anywhere* Includes the key evidence-based procedures students need toknow* Includes multiple-choice questions to help students test theirknowledge* Clear, user friendly and easy to understand* All procedures include the rationale for each action and ratethe validity of the supporting evidence* Visit royalmarsdenmanual.com to'Ask theeditor'* Accompanying Lecturer companion site with Multiple choicequestions & Powerpoint slides of all illustrations* Accompanying Student companion site with Multiple choicequestions

Part One Managing the patient journeyChapter 1 The context of nursing 3Chapter 2 Assessment, discharge and end of life care27Chapter 3 Infection prevention and control 93Chapter 4 Risk management 155Part Two Supporting the patient with human functioningChapter 5 Communication 191Chapter 6 Elimination 239Chapter 7 Moving and positioning 321Chapter 8 Nutrition, fl uid balance and blood transfusion371Chapter 9 Patient comfort 461Chapter 10 Respiratory care 539Part Three Supporting the patient through the diagnosticprocessChapter 11 Interpreting diagnostic tests 617Chapter 12 Observations 699Part Four Supporting the patient through treatmentChapter 13 Medicines management 803Chapter 14 Perioperative care 931Chapter 15 Wound management 983Appendices 1021Index 1041