Essential Skills Clusters for Nurses

“This timely book identifies the theory which underpins these Essential Skills Clusters to support the development of best nursing practice. I hope you enjoy it.”<br /> <i>From the foreword by Garth Long, Professional Education Advisor, Nursing and Midwifery Council<br /> <br /> </i>All nursing students are required to have the underpinning knowledge to demonstrate proficiency in performing nursing skills, especially those identified on the Essential Skills Clusters. <i>Essential Skills Clusters for Nurses</i> is a comprehensive, practical resource for students providing them with the core theory and knowledge underpinning these nursing skills.<br /> <br /> Divided into five sections that discuss a particular area of the Essential Skills Clusters, this text explores care, compassion and communication; organisational aspects of care; infection prevention and control; nutrition and fluid maintenance, and medicines management and pharmacology.   It will be essential reading for all pre-registration nursing students, on all branch programmes.<br /> <br /> Key features of the text: <ul> <li> <div>Provides the underpinning theory and knowledge behind core nursing skills, and those on Essential Skills Clusters</div> </li> <li> <div>Relevant and applicable to all branches of nursing</div> </li> <li> <div>Accessible and interactive, with activities, further reading and case studies</div> </li> <li> <div>Each chapter written by a specialist in that particular field</div> </li> </ul>