TY - BOOK AU - Bloomfield, Jacquelinse TI - Clinical nursing skills - an Australian perspective SN - 1316620212 PY - 2017/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Nursing KW - Nursing Skills N1 - The Australian healthcare context; Clinical skills and nursing care; An introduction to evidence-based practice in nursing; Interpersonal communication skills; Patient assessment; Infection prevention and control; Personal hygiene; Elimination; Nutrition; Medication administration; Promoting comfort; Mental health; Respiratory skills; Perioperative care; Blood transfusion; Wound management; Care of the deteriorating and unconscious patient; Essential paediatric and neonatal skills; Care of the elderly; Care of the patient with chronic disease N2 - Clinical Nursing Skills provides students with a strong, industry-focused foundation in nursing across various clinical settings. It includes the essential theory as well as relevant practical examples, which illustrate the skills required to prepare students for the workplace and help them achieve clinical competence. Each chapter is written by leading academics and based on the registered nurse standards for practice ER -