Salient Features This textbook will act as a standard prescription for educators and mentors for preparing nurses at graduate and postgraduate levels. Organized in accordance with the new INC Syllabus for BSc Nursing and based on prescribed learning requirements. The textbook provides students of nursing profession with a solid base for patient care. An integral part of training requires teaching theory and mastering practical skills, which have been extensively covered in this book. It will also be an iconic resource in coaching and mentoring the budding and practicing nurses to build their competence and confidence. This textbook has been developed keeping in mind the clinical requirements of a student nurse at various levels of nursing education. The text is enriched with concise presentation with clear and simple terminologies. The subject matter of the book is organized in a logical sequence and is systematically framed to augment dexterity. The book has been designed in a simple, lucid and easy-to-grasp language. Each and every skill procedure has been presented in a tabular format with standard nursing process approach—Assessment, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation—with rationale at every step and documentation. First Aid, Diagnostic Techniques and Rehabilitation have been covered in detail for the first time in this edition. Last but not least, each chapter has a standard format starting from the introduction, necessary details about the topic and followed by the procedures with their respective rationales.