The Clinical Nursing Manual - 5th Edition is a comprehensive guide for nursing students and practitioners. This extensively updated edition contains evidence-based guidelines on a wide range of clinical skills and procedures. Key nursing diagnoses, interventions, and rationales are covered for over 200 common medical-surgical conditions. This manual also provides best practices for health assessments, patient education, documentation standards, and more. Nursing students will find the step-by-step instructions for numerous clinical procedures extremely helpful as they develop clinical competency. Practicing nurses can rely on this trusted reference for the latest standards of care.