Procedure
Elsevier Clinical Skills content creation process, resources used :
*Clinical Skills is written and updated by experienced nurses and respiratory specialists who have mastered evidence-based practice and are currently practising in the clinical field.
*Intensive Care, General, Paediatric and Emergency Nursing skills are adapted from respected textbooks written by leading professionals in their respective fields. During the adaptation process, expert nurses in their fields review and update all skills.
*Skills such as Maternal-Newborn, Mental Health, Neonatal Intensive Care, Oncology and Perioperative Nursing skills are written and reviewed by expert nurses using current evidence-based information and clinical practice guidelines.
*It follows the same rigorous process as the nursing skills written for Respiratory Care.
*Authors and referees who have worked in the field of specialisation for at least 5 years, have high degrees in their fields, and are members of professional associations contribute to the formation of the content.
*Clinical experts from each speciality continuously review the content. Updated skills are published monthly.
Professional organisations contributing to the development or review of its content:
*AACN (American Association of Critical-Care Nurses) partnered to develop critical care skills.
*A.S.P.E.N. (American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition) reviewed and updated Nutrition skills.
*ONS (Oncology Nursing Society) - Oncology skills are developed in cooperation with ONS.
Resources used for skills development:
* Clinical practice guidelines
*Peer-reviewed journals
*National Standards
*Joint Commission, CMS, OSHA etc.
*Textbooks listed below:
- AACN, Procedure Manual for Critical Care
- AACN, Procedure Manual for Paediatric Acute and Critical Care
- Perry & Potter, Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques
- Proehl, Emergency Nursing Procedures
- Hockenberry: Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children