"Core Skills for Caring and Assessment" provides concise explanations of clinical skills vital to midwifery practice, with basic physiology, step-by-step procedures and lists for quick reference. Key topics covered in this title include: measuring temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure; drug administration procedures and legislation; infection control and aseptic technique; venepuncture and intravenous therapy; urinary catheterisation principles and procedures; wound management and suturing; and, caring for the immobile woman.
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Student midwives, midwives in practice.
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Höhe: 186 mm
Breite: 124 mm
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978-1-898507-73-4 (9781898507734)
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Observations: Temperature; Pulse; Respiration; Blood pressure; Drug administration: Legislation; General principles; Infection control: Causes of infection; Infection control; Intravenous Therapy: Continuous infusion pumps; Commonly prescribed fluids; Blood transfusion; Venepuncture: Anatomy and physiology; Carrying out venepuncture; Safe sharp practice; Urinary investigations: Physiology; Obtaining a specimen of urine; Urinary catheterisation; Wound care: Physiology; Factors affecting wound healing; Wound dressings; Wound assessment; Care of the immobile woman: Pressure sores; Thrombosis; Respiratory tract infection; Personal hygiene care; Manual handling issues
