Developing healthcare skills through simulation. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Developing health care skills through simulation
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Matthew Aldridge & Stephen Wanless.
• Other Names: Aldridge, Matthew; Wanless, Stephen
• Contents: Introduction: background to the importance of essential nursing skills -- Defining and exploring clinical skills and simulation-based education -- Patient assessment: the ABCDE approach to patient assessment and early warning scoring systems -- Observations: blood pressure, pulse/heart rate, temperature and neurological assessment -- Pain assessment -- Acting in emergencies: BLS and summoning assistance -- Personal hygiene: bed bath and oral care -- Elimination: urinalysis, bowel care and catheter care -- Nutrition: feeding a patient, fluid balance and nasogastric feeding -- Infection prevention: aseptic non-touch technique, hand washing, disposal of sharps and disposal of waste -- Medicines management: injection technique: S/C and IM drug calculations, oral drug administration and storage of medicines -- Respiratory careL O² therapy, pulse oximetry and inhaled medication -- Dealing with mental health emergencies -- Principles of patient handling -- Managing conflict in healthcare -- Drug administration errors -- Interview techniques -- Breaking bad news/dealing with difficult conservations -- Incident reporting -- Discharge planning -- Documentation.
• Publisher Details: London : SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (304 pages)
• Subjects: 610.11; Medicine -- Study and teaching -- Simulation methods; Education, Medical -- methods; Patient Simulation; Computer-Assisted Instruction; Computer Simulation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781446292136; 1446292134
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.