Clinical Nursing Skills: Basic to Advanced Skills

By Sandra F. Smith

Book Overview

This comprehensive set of nursing skills and procedures can be used across the nursing curriculum. It also serves as a good procedure manual for hospitals and medical clinics.

The most complete, up-to-date, and useful guide to performing current, evidence-based, clinical nursing skills

Current with both the National Council Test Plan for RN and the NCLEX(R), Clinical Nursing Skills: Basic to Advanced Skills teaches more than 550 nursing skills, from basic to complex. For each skill, students learn how to assess clients, formulate nursing diagnoses, perform procedures according to safe and accepted protocols, evaluate outcomes, and document pertinent data. Organized around the nursing process, the text helps readers understand the overall theory and rationales for each skill and technique. Coverage of evidence-based care, cultural/religious considerations, nursing management, and community-based nursing is provided throughout. Extensive case studies, critical-thinking features, NCLEX-style review questions, and new QSEN activities give students practice applying their knowledge and clinical reasoning. Easily adaptable to any conceptual curriculum model, Clinical Nursing Skills is the definitive resource for best practice nursing standards, guidelines, and competencies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0134087925
• ISBN13: 9780134087924
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Pearson Education
• Length: 1456 Pages
• Weight: 5.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 8.4" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Clinical Nursing Skills Basic to Advanced

The book is very good, step by step instructions with pictures on performing very simple skills to performing very advanced skills. There wasn't a lot of information on trach suctioning though.

Better than many other skills books

This is an excellent book! I have other skills books but find I prefer this one hands down. Many times I find myself reading this when I'll say to myself "wow, that is a very important concept or clinical alert regarding this skill but other books did not clue me in on it." Also, the photos are excellent and it is a very well organized and comprehensive book. I don't think you'll be sorry for the investment because it is so helpful whether you are just learning or are already practicing.

Very satisfied.

I ordered a book from them on Thursday and Received the book Saturday morning. The packaging was great and I would definitely order more books from them. Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Great Resource and Worth the Money

This volume presents skills from very basic to very complex which will be used in a variety of clinical settings. This volume is probably not something a novice would snap up because of the price, but it a reference that every practicing nurse would want on the shelf - novice or expert. The pictures include current equipment. The steps of the procedure are detailed and include safety tips and equipment needed. Good idea for the student's special Christmas present or the nurses' station.

Pictures are informative and all around great book

I really enjoy reading this book and looking at the pictures of procedures being done on patients. I am entering an LPN program soon and I feel that this book will be a great asset to me during my studies and throughout my career. Much recommended to anyone interesting in the nursing profession.