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::
* 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 * Caring for the immobile woman