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Essential Clinical Skills in Nursing
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Essential Clinical Skills in Nursing

Second Edition
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December 2026 | 472 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
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Your complete solution for modern clinical skills education

Accompanied by over 25 videos and mapped to the NMC Future Nurse Standards, this innovative textbook will help you to master the essential clinical skills you need as a student and registered nurse.

Taking a holistic and inclusive approach, the book presents both the theory, rationale and ‘how to’ of each procedure, as well as crucial interconnected skills such as anatomy and physiology, clinical reasoning and person-centred practice.

How will the book support my learning?

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  Offers access to more than 25 videos alongside the text, demonstrating clinical skills in practice, from oxygen administration to venepuncture, cannulation and more
·       Draws on over 30 case study scenarios and ‘voices’ from real pre-registration nursing students that bring clinical skills to life
·       Includes over 60 activities, key term definitions and other features to hone your understanding through self-testing, reflection and critical thinking
·       Relevant to students across all four fields of nursing

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Part I Essential Knowledge for Clinical Skills
Libor Hurt
Chapter 1 Evidence-Based Practice and Clinical Skills
Deborah Rowberry, Pete Sewell and Wendy Churchouse
Chapter 2 The Importance of Assessment
Deborah Rowberry
Chapter 3 The Importance of Communication
 
Part II Clinical Skills for Nursing Care
Lee Gauntlett and Peter Sewell
Chapter 4 History Taking and Examinations
Sarah Tait and Louise Giles, with Sarah Kingdom-Mills
Chapter 5 Dignity, Comfort, Rest and Sleep
Nicola Tingle and Nerys Williams, with Sarah Kingdom-Mills
Chapter 6 Hygiene and Skin Integrity
Helen Beckett and Lovely Sajan
Chapter 7 Nutrition and Hydration
Jemma Gustafson and Trudi Petersen
Chapter 8 Bladder and Bowel Health
Jamie Wheeler, Lovely Sajan and James Hart, with Sarah Kingdom-Mills
Chapter 9 Mobility and Safety
Gabby Wilcox
Chapter 10 Respiratory Care
Lisa Duffy and Lee Gauntlett
Chapter 11 Prevent and Manage Infection
Hywel Thomas, Deb McNee, Alison Young, Wendy Mashlan, Julie Hayes and Nicola Dawkins
Chapter 12 End of Life Care
Nicola Henwood
Chapter 13 Medicines Administration

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