1. Introduction
2. Communication Skills
3. The Patient Pathway
3.1. Principles of good record keeping
3.2. Completing an effective patient admission assessment
3.3. Planning an effective patient discharge
3.4. Last offices
4. Essential Skills
4.1. Infection prevention and control
4.2. Skin care
4.3. Eye care
4.4. Mouth care
4.5. Wound assessment and management
4.6. Pre-operative and post-operative assessment and care
4.7. Wound closure and drainage
5. Drug Administration
5.1. Principles of drug administration
5.2. Drug calculations
5.3. Patient self-administration
5.4. Nebulised drugs
5.5. Use of inhalers
5.6. Enteral tube administration of drugs
5.7. Administering a subcutaneous injection
5.8. Administering an intramuscular injection
5.9. Administering an intravenous injection
6. Cardiovascular System
6.1. Visual assessment of the cardiac patient
6.2. Recording pulse
6.3. Recording blood pressure
6.4. Recording capillary refill time
6.5. ECG monitoring
6.6. Recording fluid balance
6.7. Administering IV fluids
6.8. Administering a blood transfusion
6.9. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
6.10. Venepuncture
6.11. Cannulation
6.12. Central venous catheter
6.13. Recording a 12 lead ECG
6.14. Cardiac auscultation
6.15. Anaphylaxis
7. Respiratory System
7.1. Visual respiratory assessment
7.2. Monitoring oxygen saturation using pulse oximetry
7.3. Measuring peak expiratory flow rate
7.4. Non-invasive respiratory support and oxygen therapy
7.5. Tracheostomy management
7.6. Oropharyngeal, tracheal and endotracheal suctioning
7.7. Lung auscultation
7.8. Intrapleural drainage
7.9. Endotracheal intubation
8. Neurological System
8.1. Assessing conscious level
8.2. Care of the unconscious patient
8.3. Preparing the patient for lumbar puncture
8.4. Pain assessment and management
8.5. Assessing cognitive level
9. Renal System
9.1. Insertion of urinary catheter
9.2. Removal of urinary catheter
9.3. Bladder washout
9.4. Renal replacement therapy
10. Gastrointestinal System
10.1. Nutritional assessment
10.2. Blood glucose measurement
10.3. Insertion of nasogastric tube
10.4. Administering enteral nutrition
10.5. Insertion of suppositories and enemas
10.6. Stoma care
10.7. Administering parenteral nutrition
10.8. Abdominal palpatation
10.9. Abdominal paracentesis
11. Musculoskeletal System
11.1. Moving and handling patients
11.2. Passive movements
11.3. Application of c-spine collars
11.4. Application of slings
