Clinical Skills Explained

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separate sections on drug administration and emergency and dependency care. The book then takes a systems-based approach to the care of patients covering the key concepts which underpin all good nursing practice, including the social and psychological aspects of nursing. Information is included on Lessons from the Courtroom boxes summarize actual court cases related to the skills in the chapter to help you understand legal implications. Each case begins with a succinct summary of the patient’s history, examination, and initial investigation. The text includes photographs where relevant and questions on the diagnosis and management of each case. The answers provide a detailed discussion on each topic, with further illustration where appropriate. Expert editors – with a wealth of clinical and teaching experience, supported by contributors new to this edition bringing a fresh approach

For more than 80 years this unique short atlas has been the go-to guide to the examination of patients with lesions of the peripheral nerves and nerve roots – appreciated by generations of students and experienced practitioners alike.Unique among medical texts, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine is a complete and concise guide to the core areas of medicine that also encourages thinking about the world from the patient’s perspective, offering a holistic, patient-centred approach. Detailed case studies with concept maps in each skill chapter depict patients with problems that might be experienced in the clinical setting and are followed by a series of critical thinking questions. Questions are designed to help you learn how to apply knowledge, synthesize nursing competencies, and use clinical judgment in nursing practice.

Occasionally, if the candidate requests to examine, the role player or examiner may provide the results of the examination without it being performed. At the end of the ten minutes, the patient and examiner exit regardless of the stage of the consultation. Some cases may be based on a telephone consultation; telephones are available in all consulting rooms to facilitate this. Alternatively, for cases based on home visits, candidates are taken to another room. There is a short refreshment break after seven cases.

Annexures for last minute revision which include commonly asked definitions and grading systems with standard references.