Product Description

The new edition of this highly popular book is an indispensable guide to daily procedures and problems for nurses starting work on the ward or returning to practice. It provides guidance in a variety of areas including:

How to organise your job and yourself
How to assess patients
Clinical information on a wide range of conditions
Important principles, procedures and investigations
How to administer drugs safely
What to do in an emergency

As well as information on how to do the job, the importance of communication and nursing care issues is emphasised. Background information is also given on underlying legal, health and safety issues.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12971 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 464 pages

Customer Reviews

A must-buy
I'm a third year student nurse and am not ashamed to say that I am nervous about qualifying in a few months. Whilst on Amazon, I came across this little book, and though I don't normally take too much notice of the reviews, I thought I would give it a try. I'm so glad I did and I would recommend this book to anyone who just needs a back-up book of information for either preparing to go on to a ward or for use during placement. It's written in such a way that that is very relevant to practice and answers many of those niggling questions that you can't get a straight answer to from normal textbooks. I haven't read the whole book yet as I have just dipped into it for bits of information, but I imagine it would have been really useful had I bought it a year ago before my acute placements. So if you are thinking of buying a similar book, I would definitely recommend this one.

At last help on the ward as well as the classroom
I was recommended this little book by a friend studying at the University of Hertfordshire (the authors work there), so you can understand I was sceptical .... I took it with me on to the wards and now I want to tell the world about it.
It can't replace the books we all buy as student nurses and you will still need to look at your Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures and Infection Control in clinical Practice etc BUT this book gives you enough on procedures and infection control to reassure you you are on the right track so you can look at them later. But that is not why I think this is a gem of a book; it has a very practical approach (particularly the Appendixes) it also gives you a great deal on identifying and assessing patient problems (section 2 my favourite!), which for me stopped the constant 'is this ok?' type questions to the staff nurses.
There are other good useful bits in it but you will find your own favourite bits.

For me to have something easy to read, at hand, and based on practice not theory was a godsend.

student or staff nurse this is £ well spent
i know i have said other books are great, however i am due to qualify soon and wish i had purchased this book sooner. It is very easy to understand and also has lots of information. it is upto date and is worth spending the money. i would urge any student nurse to purchase this book.