By
Ann Richards, BA(HONS), MSC, RGN, DIPN(LON), RNT, Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing & Paramedic Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
Sharon Edwards, MSc DIPN(LON) PGCEA RGN
, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Society and Health, Buckinghamshire New University, Uxbridge, UK
Description
The new edition of this highly popular book is an indispensable guide to daily procedures and problems for nurses starting work on the
ward or returning to practice. It provides guidance in a variety of areas including: how to organise your job and yourself; how to assess
patients; clinical information on a wide range of conditions; important principles, procedures and investigations; how to administer
drugs safely; and what to do in an emergency. As well as information on how to do the job, the importance of communication and nursing
care issues is emphasised. Background information is also given on underlying legal, health and safety issues.
Included in series
A Nurse's Survival Guide
Audience:
Nurses - student; newly qualified; bank nurses; nurses returning to practice
