District Nursing Manual of Clinical Procedures
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District Nursing Manual of Clinical Procedures

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District Nursing Manual of Clinical Procedures

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About This Book

"This manual, the first of its kind focused on district nursing, provides the means to build competence and confidence in nurses new to the community, or developing their skills. The comprehensive and evidence-based content provides essential information for competence in key areas of district nursing."
— From the Foreword, by Rosemary Cook CBE, Hon D Lett, MSc, PG Dip, RGN Director, The Queen's Nursing Institute

Clinical skills are a fundamental aspect of district nursing care. The District Nursing Manual of Clinical Procedures is a practical, evidence-based manual of clinical skills which reflects the unique challenges of district nursing care within the patient's home. It provides a comprehensive resource for all district nurses, community nurses, students and healthcare professionals involved in the district nursing team, enabling them to practice competently and confidently and deliver clinically effective, person-centred care.

The District Nursing Manual of Clinical Procedures addresses the complexity of district nursing care and encompasses key aspects of clinical practice, includingdecision making in areasthat district and community nurses often struggle with or find difficult when they are on their own in a patient's home. It utilises the latest clinical research and expert clinical knowledge to address these challenges, and to provide the underlying theory and evidence for district nursing care.

Key features

  • Evidence-based manual of practical clinical skills in district nursing care
  • Clear, user-friendly and easy to understand
  • Contains recommendations for expert care within a patient's own home
  • Addresses key concerns of district and community nurses working on their own within a patient's home
  • Encompasses key aspects of district nursing care
  • Placed in the context of person-centred care
  • All procedures include the rationale for each action - 'why' as well as 'how'

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Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2012
ISBN
9781444361193
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Nursing

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contributors
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. 1 Assessment and communication (general principles)
  8. 2 Blood glucose monitoring for people with diabetes mellitus
  9. 3 Bowel management
  10. 4 Discharge planning
  11. 5 Ear irrigation
  12. 6 Infection prevention and control
  13. 7 Intravenous therapy and central vascular access devices
  14. 8 Medicines management
  15. 9 Moving and handling
  16. 10 Nutritional support
  17. 11 Personal hygiene
  18. 12 Syringe driver/pump management and symptom control in palliative care
  19. 13 Urinary catheterisation and management
  20. 14 Venepuncture
  21. 15 Wound management
  22. Index