Clinical Skills for Healthcare Assistants [Ingram; Lavery - Wiley - Blackwell]
- ISBN/EAN
- 9780470510711
- Editore
- Wiley - Blackwell
- Formato
- Brossura
- Anno
- 2009
- Pagine
- 304
Disponibile
35,00 €
Clinical Skills for Healthcare Assistants is an accessible, easy to read guide, outlining the fundamental and core skills integral to clinical practice. Divided into three sections, the first looks at fundamental skills applicable to all staff, such as accountability, communication and record keeping. Section two explores core clinical skills for example respiratory care, pulse, blood glucose management, catheter care, and fluid balance. Section three outlines complex clinical skills that require more in-depth training and may be restricted to specialist areas of practice, such as medication, and intravenous cannulation.
Each chapter follows the same easy to use structure, starting with the aims and objectives of the chapter, followed by the explanation of why the skill is performed, relevant anatomy and physiology, related aspects and terminology, how to perform the skill and common problems. Aimed primarily at healthcare assistants, this will also be a useful resource for newly qualified practitioners and students in health and social care.
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| Autore | Ingram Paula; Lavery Irene |
|---|---|
| Editore | Wiley - Blackwell |
| Anno | 2009 |
| Tipologia | Libro |
| Lingua | Inglese |
| Indice | Section 1: Fundamental skills 1 Accountability 1 Aim of this chapter 1 Regulatory body 1 What do we mean by accountability? 3 Delegation 4 Related aspects and terminology 7 Summary 11 Self-assessment 12 Table of cases 12 2 Communication in healthcare 14 Aim of this chapter 14 Why good communication is important 14 Communication methods 16 Strategies to improve communication 20 Related aspects and terminology 21 Summary of good communication 23 Self-assessment 24 Addendum 24 3 Psychological care 26 Aim of this chapter 26 What is meant by psychological care? 26 Psychological assessment in the healthcare setting 27 The importance of psychological care in the healthcare setting 28 Strategies to optimise psychological wellbeing 31 Pharmacological (drug-related) options 34 Non-pharmacological options 34 Therapeutic sense of self 34 Common problems 35 Summary 36 Self-assessment 37 4 Documentation and record keeping 38 Aim of this chapter 38 The importance and purpose of documentation in relation to clinical skills 38 Confidentiality in records and documentation 40 Types of documentation 40 Legal aspects relating to documentation 41 Strategies to improve standards of record keeping 43 Related aspects and terminology 44 Common problems 45 Summary 45 Recommendation: the review of Skills for Health (2004a–c) 47 Self-assessment 47 Section 2: Core clinical skills 5 Pulse 51 Aim of this chapter 51 What is a pulse? 51 Relevant anatomy and physiology 51 Related aspects and terminology 52 Factors affecting the pulse rate 55 Terminology 56 Automated devices 58 Fetal heartbeat 59 Documentation 61 Common problems 61 Summary 63 Self-assessment 65 6 Blood pressure monitoring 67 Aim of this chapter 67 What is blood pressure? 67 Reasons for monitoring blood pressure 67 Who requests the test? 67 Who can take a BP reading? 68 What is done with the readings/information? 68 Relevant anatomy and physiology 68 Related aspects and terminology 70 Terminology 72 Equipment 73 Sites for recording blood pressure 78 Taking blood pressure 78 Documentation 79 Common problems 81 Summary 82 Self-assessment 85 7 Thermometry 88 Aim of this chapter 88 What is temperature? 88 Reasons for measuring temperature 88 Normal limits 89 Relevant anatomy and physiology 89 Related aspects and terminology 90 Terminology 94 Taking a temperature reading 97 Route 100 Taking a temperature reading 100 Documentation 103 Common problems 104 Summary 105 Self-assessment 107 8 Pulse oximetry 109 Aim of this chapter 109 What is an oxygen saturation reading? 109 Who can perform the test? 109 Reasons for recording an oxygen saturation level 109 Relevant anatomy and physiology 110 Related aspects and terminology 111 Themechanics of pulse oximetry 111 Equipment 112 Normal readings 112 Using a pulse oximeter 113 Documentation 115 Common problems 116 Summary 118 Self-assessment 118 9 Respiratory care 120 Aim of this chapter 120 What do we mean by respiratory care? 120 Relevant anatomy and physiology 120 Upper respiratory system 121 Lower respiratory system 122 Recording a respiratory rate 123 How to measure and record a respiratory rate accurately 126 Measuring and recording a peak expiratory flow rate 126 Performing suctioning 129 Related aspects and terminology 131 Common problems 131 Summary 132 Self-assessment 136 Addendum 136 10 Urinalysis and faecal occult blood testing 139 Aim of this chapter 139 Reasons for performing urinalysis and FOB tests 139 Relevant anatomy and physiology 139 Urinalysis testing 140 Faecal occult blood testing 146 Related aspects and terminology (Tortora and Derrickson 2006) 148 Common problems 148 Summary 148 Self-assessment 149 Addendum 153 11 Urinary catheterisation and catheter care 154 Aim of this chapter 154 Reasons for urinary catheterisation and catheter care 154 Relevant anatomy and physiology 154 Types of catheterisation 157 Patient preparation for catheterisation 161 Insertion technique 161 Catheter care 164 Sampling 166 Removal of catheter 167 Related aspects and terminology 168 Terminology 169 Common problems 169 Summary 175 Self-assessment 176 12 Venepuncture 178 Aim of this chapter 178 Reasons for performing venepuncture 178 Relevant anatomy and physiology 178 Common sites for venepuncture 179 Infection 179 Hand hygiene 181 Aseptic (sterile) technique 181 Protective clothing 181 Environment 181 Performing the skill: requirements and technique 181 Related aspects and terminology 187 Common problems 190 Summary 191 Self-assessment 192 13 Blood glucose monitoring 195 Aim of this chapter 195 What causes diabetes? 195 Reasons for performing blood glucose measurement 195 Relevant anatomy and physiology 196 Related aspects and terminology 198 Types of diabetes 198 Blood glucose levels 200 Hypoglycaemia 203 Hyperglycaemia 207 Common problems 207 Summary 209 Self-assessment 212 14 Fluid balance and intravenous maintenance 214 Aim of this chapter 214 Reasons for monitoring fluid balance 214 Related anatomy and physiology 214 Electrolytes 215 Related aspects and terminology 216 Fluid balance charts 218 The intravenous route 218 Care of the cannula 221 Discontinuing an IV infusion 222 Common problems 223 Summary 224 Self-assessment 225 Section 3: Complex clinical skills 15 Medicines 231 Aim of this chapter 231 Healthcare assistants role within medicine administration 231 Types of medicines 231 Medication prescribing and legal aspects 232 Related aspects and terminology 234 Common medications 237 Errors in administration and adverse reactions 241 Summary 241 16 Peripheral intravenous cannulation 243 Aim of this chapter 243 Reasons for cannulation 243 Why perform peripheral IV cannulation 243 Relevant anatomy and physiology 244 How to insert and remove a peripheral IV cannula 245 Environment 248 Performing peripheral IV cannula: requirements and technique 248 Patient education for peripheral IV cannulation 253 Related aspects and terminology 254 Common problems/potential complications of peripheral IV cannulation 255 Summary 261 Self-assessment 261 17 Recording a 12-lead ECG 265 Aim of this chapter 265 Relevant anatomy and physiology 265 The heart’s conduction system 266 Electricity of the heart 267 Reasons for recording a 12-lead ECG 267 How to perform a 12-lead ECG 268 Related aspects and terminology 272 Common problems and actions 275 Summary 276 Self-assessment 276 Index 281 |
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