This handbook provides a practical and evidence-based guide to the essential elements of clinical skills for nursing practice. Taking a systems-based approach to the care of patients, it looks at the majority of clinical scenarios, helping nurses and other health care workers to perform clinical skills safely and competently.

Principles -- Communication skills -- Assessment of the patient -- Infection control -- Pain management and last offices -- Drug administration -- Peripheral intravenous access and care -- Care of the theatre patient -- Emergency and high dependency care -- Respiratory system -- Cardiovascular system -- Gastrointestinal system -- Genito-urinary system -- Musculoskeletal system -- Wound care -- Neurological system -- Ear, nose, throat system -- Ophthalmology -- Haematology.