Clinical Pocket Reference: Fundamental Care

Book excerpt: Effective nursing care requires knowledge, skills, and an understanding of the individual who is receiving care. Through the use of this new resource care providers will become better informed about the key elements of care and empowered to deliver that care effectively and with compassion. · Essential guide to the importance and provision of person-centred care · Covers a range of fundamental skills central to daily practice · Supports communication with the patient, promoting the physical and psychological wellbeing of the patient at all times · Enables rapid reference and reflective revision before and after shifts Contents 1: Introduction What is nursing care? - Person-centred care - Fundamentals of care - Person-centred evidence-based practice - The nursing process - Professional regulation - The 6Cs 2: Compassion 3: Care Emotional and psychological care - Caring for an older person - Caring for a person with mental health needs - Caring for a person with a learning disability 4: Communication Person-centred communication - Documentation - Consent and mental capacity - Confidentiality - Discharge planning - The Patient’s Voice - Public health and health promotion 5: Competence Hand hygiene - Comfort and hygiene - Nutrition and assisting with eating - Hydration and assisting with drinking - Assisting with elimination - Assisting with stoma care - Assisting with wound care 6: Courage Safeguarding - Raising concerns/whistleblowing 7: Commitment Reflection - Caring for ourselves