The autonomy of the profession of a nurse implies the necessity to increase education quality.The handbook of Basic Nursing Procedures presents up-to-date algorithms in essential nursing practice, elaborated in accordance with the available literature and the authors’ professional experience. These can be implemented at any stage of a nurse’s professional development.The manual can also be of great help in the self-learning of skills by students of nursing. It is written in a simple and clear way, in the form of algorithms that cover the essential details of particular activities.The book contains the issues necessary to master the content taught within the curriculum of nursing fundamentals, but most importantly, it helps shape the ability to perform basic nursing procedures, which constitute the essence of the profession and are applied in the professional work of nurses, midwives, and paramedics. Basic Nursing Procedures is the first English-language publication on the Polish market offered to English division nursing students and academic teachers.
1. Legal acts in the profession of a nurse 2. Waste segregation 3. Hand hygiene and using gloves 4. Post-exposure procedures 5. General rules applicable while performing nursing procedures 6. Hygienic procedures 7. Taking measurements of basic vital and anthropometric parameters. 8. Gastrointestinal procedures 9. Anti-inflammatory treatments 10. Administration of medications 11. Collecting samples for testing 12. Aseptic treatments 13. Basic life support (bls) in adults and automatic external defibrillation (aed)