Developing healthcare skills through simulation
By: edited by Matthew Aldridge & Stephen Wanless
Publisher: SAGE; SAGE Publications Ltd
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9781446201244; 9781446201251
Subjects: Methods; Patient Simulation; Study and teaching; Medical Education; Computer-Assisted Instruction; Medicine; Simulation methods; Computer Simulation
Other titles: Developing health care skills through simulation
Description: This text covers all the essential clinical and managerial skills taught in simulation labs. It's step-by-step format is laid out clearly and accessibly, with ready-made activities for students and lecturers--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: background to the importance of essential nursing skills; title: Defining and exploring clinical skills and simulation-based education; title: Patient assessment: the ABCDE approach to patient assessment and early warning scoring systems; title: Observations: blood pressure, pulse/heart rate, temperature and neurological assessment; title: Pain assessment; title: Acting in emergencies: BLS and summoning assistance; title: Personal hygiene: bed bath and oral care; title: Elimination: urinalysis, bowel care and catheter care; title: Nutrition: feeding a patient, fluid balance and nasogastric feeding; title: Infection prevention: aseptic non-touch technique, hand washing, disposal of sharps and disposal of waste; title: Medicines management: injection technique: S/C and IM drug calculations, oral drug administration and storage of medicines; title: Respiratory careL O² therapy, pulse oximetry and inhaled medication; title: Dealing with mental health emergencies; title: Principles of patient handling; title: Managing conflict in healthcare; title: Drug administration errors; title: Interview techniques; title: Breaking bad news/dealing with difficult conservations; title: Incident reporting; title: Discharge planning; title: Documentation.