Skills in Clinical Nursing, 2nd edition

Published by Pearson (31 July 2025) © 2025

  • Audrey T. Berman Samuel Merritt Univeristy
  • Shirlee J. Snyder Nevada State College
  • Tracy Levett-Jones
  • Trish Burton Victoria University
  • Nichole Harvey James Cook University
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Title overview

Updated to reflect the latest research and contemporary nursing practice

This value pack combines Skills in Clinical Nursing and Clinical Reasoning, providing nursing students with the essential knowledge and practical skills needed to deliver safe, evidence-based, person-centred care.

Clinical Reasoning

Clinical Reasoning, 3rd Edition uses authentic, engaging, and clinically relevant scenarios to guide students through the clinical reasoning process. Designed to foster critical thinking and professional judgement, it challenges students to consider how and why care decisions are made in real-world healthcare settings.

By encouraging deep learning and reflective practice, the text helps students develop the confidence to respond effectively to complex clinical situations while maintaining a strong focus on person-centred care and evidence-based decision-making.

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Student resources

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Skills in Clinical Nursing

Skills in Clinical Nursing is a trusted Australian resource that helps undergraduate nursing students develop the practical competencies required for clinical placement and professional practice. Presented as a highly visual and accessible guide, it supports learners in confidently translating theory into practice across a wide range of nursing skills.

Featuring clear procedural guidance, evidence-based practice principles, and step-by-step illustrations, the text enables students to build competence, confidence, and clinical readiness throughout their nursing education.

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Table of contents

Clinical Reasoning
  • Chapter 1 Clinical reasoning: What it is and why it matters
  • Chapter 2 Caring for a person experiencing an adverse drug reaction
  • Chapter 3 Caring for a person with fluid and electrolyte imbalance
  • Chapter 4 Caring for a person experiencing pain
  • Chapter 5 Caring for a child with type 1 diabetes
  • Chapter 6 Caring for a person experiencing respiratory distress and hypoxia
  • Chapter 7 Caring for a person with a cardiac condition
  • Chapter 8 Caring for a person with an acquired brain injury
  • Chapter 9 Caring for a person receiving blood component therapies
  • Chapter 10 Caring for a person with sepsis
  • Chapter 11 Caring for a person with substance dependence and complex post-traumatic distress syndrome
  • Chapter 12 Caring for a person with Parkinson's disease
  • Chapter 13 Caring for a person experiencing an acute psychotic episode
  • Chapter 14 Caring for an older person with altered cognition
  • Chapter 15 Caring for a young person with a disability
  • Chapter 16 Caring for a person requiring palliative care
  • Chapter 17 Caring for a person who is refusing treatment
Skills in Clinical Reasoning
  • Unit 1 Infection Control
  • Unit 2 Safe patient moving
  • Unit 3 Health Assessment
  • Unit 4 Hygiene Care
  • Unit 5 Skin and Wound Care
  • Unit 6 Medication administration
  • Unit 7 Pain Management
  • Unit 8 Perioperative nursing skills
  • Unit 9 Gastrointestinal nursing skills
  • Unit 10 Genitourinary nursing skill
  • Unit 11 Cardiovascular nursing skills
  • Unit 12 Respiratory nursing skills
  • Unit 13 Neurological nursing skills
  • Unit 14 Mental health nursing skills

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