The Essential Enrolled Nursing Skills for Person-Centred Care Workbook supports learners to develop the confidence and skills they need to successfully undertake and complete clinical skills during their course and graduate to become safe, knowledgeable and competent Enrolled Nurses.

The workbook covers the knowledge and skills a learner will need to work as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team. This includes how to support individuals in their activities of daily living and plan care to ensure individuals have positive outcomes and can reach their health goals. This resource will help learners strengthen critical thinking and problem-solving skills and develop proficiency in providing person-centred care.

This edition has been fully updated by clinical and academic experts to reflect current best practice and the requirements of the Diploma of Nursing.

Key Features

• Supports Tabbner’s Nursing Care 9E textbook and its suite of resources
• Fulfils the requirements of the Diploma of Nursing training package qualification (required to register with Ahpra as an Enrolled Nurse)
• Specifically designed to reflect the scope of practice of Enrolled Nurses
• Includes foundational knowledge and skills learners require for placements and professional practice—with explanations to assist understanding of the rationale for the steps in each skill
• Step-by-step skills and observation checklists to assist learners translate theory to practice
• Includes Case Studies and Critical-Thinking Exercises to assist learners build skills, confidence and competence

New to this edition

• Fully updated to reflect current education requirements and evidence
• Case Studies and Critical Thinking Exercises
• New skills developed covering:

- Chapter 29: Removal of a drain tube

- Chapter 31: Urinary catheterisation (male)

- Chapter 33: Focused pain assessment

- Chapter 38: Care of the person after death