Clinical Skills

Originally from County Durham, Robin began his academic career at Royal Holloway College, University of London in 1984, graduating in 1987 with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Physiology and Zoology. On graduation, Robin began his nursing career at the South Lothian College of Nursing and Midwifery in Edinburgh, eventually qualifying as a Registered General Nurse. On qualification Robin worked as a Staff Nurse at the Royal Free Hospital in London in several specialties including ENT, orthopaedic/trauma and general surgery before moving to St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington in 1994 to specialise in vascular surgery. In 1997 Robin became a Nurse Practitioner within the St Mary’s group of hospitals and commenced his teaching qualification at Thames Valley University – graduating with a master’s degree in Learning and Teaching in Healthcare in 2002, by which time he was working as a full time lecturer at TVU. In 2003 Robin moved to the University of Central Lancashire, in Preston, where he is currently the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Allied Health and Wellbeing.Joanne attended Bolton and Salford School of Nursing and qualified as a mental health nurse in 1995. Joanne worked in a range of mental health specialisms culminating in posts as a clinical leader and ward manager in acute services. Joanne continued her studies post qualification and gained a bachelor’s degree in nursing studies and then master’s degrees in Community and Healthcare Ethics and Healthcare Law along with a postgraduate certificate in teaching. Joanne began her academic career in 2002 lecturing at the University of Salford, then later joined the University of Central Lancashire working as Pre-registration nursing education manager and then Deputy Head of the School of Health Sciences. Joanne is currently the Associate Head of the School of Health Sciences (PGT) at the University of Liverpool.

‘This book is brilliant in so many ways… the step-by-step instructions were so useful and have really helped me to consolidate my learning. I will be recommending it to fellow students.’Adult nursing student, University of East Anglia

• 1. Introduction2. Interpersonal skills3. Infection control4. Nursing assessment5. Observations6. Early warning scores – the detection of deterioration7. Personal care8. Specimen collection9. Skin integrity, assessment and pressure area care10. Moving and handling11. Nutrition and fluid management12. Bowel care, suppositories and enemas13. Legal, ethical and professional aspects of medicines management14. Administration and optimisation of medicines15. Pain management16. Catheterisation17. Airway management and life support18. Pre- and post-operative care19. Venepuncture and cannulation20. Blood transfusion21. Transferring and discharging people22. Caring for the dying personGlossary; Index