A Guide to Clinical Skills for Health Students

The learning of clinical skills is an important part of health professional education and often one of the most stressful and confusing elements of the student journey. A Guide to Clinical Skills for Health Students is designed as an interprofessional companion text for students in Aotearoa New Zealand studying across a range of clinical health degrees.

The book provides guidelines for clinical skills based on key principles and currently documented practice, and emphasises the need for practitioners to appreciate the key concepts in order to be able to adapt and respond to evolving protocols and situations. It presents supporting information about relevant practice, identifies references to guide further learning, and provides tools for recording clinical learning and professional development.

Contents

SECTION 1: Professional Interprofessional Practice
Chapter 1 - Cultural and professional contexts
Chapter 2 - Examples from practice
Chapter 3 - Key language and concepts
Chapter 4 - Practical learning
SECTION 2: Clinical Skills Guidelines
Chapter 5 - Professional practice
Chapter 6 - Infection control and safety
Chapter 7 - Cardiorespiratory and vascular
Chapter 8 - Neurological/sensory and vascular
Chapter 9 - Musculoskeletal
Chapter 10 - Mental and cognitive
Chapter 11 - Integumentary
Chapter 12 - Gastrointestinal
Chapter 13 - Genitourinary
Chapter 14 - Medication administration
Appendix
Learning records and tools: reflection template; Skills log; record of skills; skills development plans and evaluation; professional competencies; answers to chapter 3 review questions
Glossary
Index

Susan Shaw, Auckland University of Technology, Wendy Horne, Unitec Institute of Technology, Duncan Reid, Auckland University of Technology, and Kirk Reed, Auckland University of Technology

Susan Shaw is currently Associate Dean (Academic) and a director of the National Centre for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (NCIPECP) within the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.

Wendy Horne is Executive Dean of the Faculty of Social and Health Sciences at Unitec Institute of Technology.

Duncan Reid is Associate Dean (Health) in the Faculty of Health and Environmental Science at AUT and co-leads Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, within the Masters of Health Science programme.

Kirk Reed is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Occupational Science and Therapy at AUT University.

Contributors:

Stephen Aiello, Lecturer, Intensive Care Paramedic, Paramedicine Department, Auckland University of Technology (AUT); Sharon Boutell, Clinical Academic and Lecturer, Oral Health Department, AUT; Sarah Butler, Clinical Centre Leader, Waitemata District Health Board; Maria Carbines, Lecturer, Nursing and Osteopathy, Unitec Institute of Technology; Matthew Carroll, Head of Podiatry, AUT; Heather Clarke, Senior Lecturer, Department of Physiotherapy, AUT; Amelia Condell, Charge Nurse, Auckland District Health Board; Jenna Cook, Lecturer, Paramedicine Department, AUT; Stuart Cook, Lecturer, Paramedicine Department, AUT; Elizabeth Culav, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader, Physiotherapy Department, AUT; Sonya English, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Critical Care Outreach Team, Waitemata District Health Board; Mike Frecklington, Undergraduate Programme Leader, Podiatry Department, AUT; Tim Friedlander, Lecturer, Osteopathy Department, Unitec; Mark Garner, Lecturer, Paramedicine Department, AUT; Hugo Goodson, Senior Lecturer, Student Experience Leader, Paramedicine Department, AUT; Sarah Gordon, Intensive Care Paramedic, Lecturer, Paramedicine Department, AUT; Dave Harrison, Lecturer, Paramedicine Department, AUT; Naomi Heap, Manager, Akoranga Integrated Health Clinic, AUT; Belinda Ihaka, Lecturer, Department of Podiatry, AUT; Rebecca Jarden, Lecturer, Department of Nursing, AUT; Margaret Jones, Lecturer, Department of Occupational Science and Therapy, AUT; Louise Lennon, Professional and Clinical Leader for Occupational Therapy, Waitemata DHB; Hongyan Lu, Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Unitec; Louise Mann, Lecturer, Oral Health Department, AUT; Jed Montayre, Lecturer, Department of Nursing, AUT; Michael Neufeld, Clinical Educator, member of the Centre for Child Health Research, AUT; Ellen Nicholson, Head of Department, Department of Occupational Science and Therapy, AUT; Julie Reeve, Senior Lecturer, Department of Physiotherapy, AUT; Margaret Roberts, Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Associate Head of Research for the School of Clinical Sciences, AUT; Kay Shannon, Lecturer, Department of Nursing, AUT; Rosanne Shaw, Lecturer, Paramedicine Department, AUT; Todd Stretton, Undergraduate Programme Leader and Lecturer, Department of Physiotherapy, AUT; Luke Summers, Programme Leader and Lecturer, Paramedicine Department, AUT; Sarah Timmis, Nurse Educator in Child Health, Waitemata District Health Board; Norm Wilkinson, Lecturer, Paramedicine Department, AUT; Celeita Williams, Lecturer, Paramedicine Department, AUT; Sonya Wilson, Senior Occupational Therapist, Waitemata District Board; Trish Wood, Nurse Educator, Children's Emergency Department, Starship Children's Hospital