The Unofficial Guide to Practical Skills, 2nd Edition
The unique and award-winning Unofficial Guides series is a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors understands what is essential to excel on your course, in exams and in practice – as well as the importance of presenting information in a clear, fun and engaging way. Packed with hints and tips from those in the know, when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for an Unofficial Guide.
Designed for medical students, nurses, junior doctors and other healthcare professionals, The Unofficial Guide to Practical Skills contains step-by-step guidance to over 50 core practical procedures. Information is easy to follow and procedures are explained clearly – along with expert practical tips.
This book covers the essential skills you’ll need throughout your course and for the OSCEs. It also provides a succinct, day-to-day reference for those in practice.
The unique and award-winning Unofficial Guides series is a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors understands what is essential to excel on your course, in exams and in practice – as well as the importance of presenting information in a clear, fun and engaging way. Packed with hints and tips from those in the know, when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for an Unofficial Guide.
Designed for medical students, nurses, junior doctors and other healthcare professionals, The Unofficial Guide to Practical Skills contains step-by-step guidance to over 50 core practical procedures. Information is easy to follow and procedures are explained clearly – along with expert practical tips.
This book covers the essential skills you’ll need throughout your course and for the OSCEs. It also provides a succinct, day-to-day reference for those in practice.
Key Features
- Wide range of procedures covered – more than any other book of its kind
- Accompanying mark schemes and typical exam questions to simulate real-life assessment
- Fully illustrated with over 200 color photos/illustrations
- Model answers so you can check how well you are performing
- Content aligned to the latest GMC/MLA requirements
Author Information
| ISBN Number | 9780323937191 |
|---|---|
| Description Author List | Edited by Emily Hotton, MBChB (Dist), BSc (Hons) PhD, MRCOG, Women’s and Children’s Research, Southmead Hospital; Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; Sammie Mak, MBChB, Junior Doctor, NHS England, Manchester, UK and Zeshan Qureshi, BM, BSc (Hons), MSc, MPhil, MRCPCH, History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, Paediatric Registrar, London, UK |
| Copyright Year | 2024 |
| Edition Number | 2 |
| Format | Book |
| Trim | 216w x 276h (8.50" x 10.875") |
| Illustrations | Approx. 240 illustrations (240 in full color) |
| Imprint | UGTM (Unofficial Guide to Medicine) |
| Page Count | 212 |
| Publication Date | 2 Mar 2023 |
| Stock Status | IN STOCK |
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"The once daunting prospect of approaching practical skills can now be overcome by using this refreshingly comprehensive and user-friendly guide.Including both skills focused on by the GMC and an array of additional skills essential in the armory of a junior doctor, this book really is a must have." --Robert Miller (final year medical student)
"The Unofficial Guide to Practical Skills is a successful attempt at providing a solid foundation to over 50 practical skills. In addition to core clinical competencies, a number of additional practical skills expected of junior doctors are also detailed. Amongst the numerous practical skills guides available globally, it is refreshing to find a book which brings together many of the appealing features seen in clinical skills guides, resulting in a highly interactive and informative book. This makes the cost of this book a worthy investment and it will no doubt become engrained into the resource portfolio of clinical skills students and act as a summary guide for junior doctors." --International Journal Of Clinical Skills
"This book is far better than others I have previously used for learning and practising practical skills. The best thing about this book are the examiner style mark schemes, which make it obvious how and what to revise, and make it easy to practise the skills. The content is very comprehensive, containing everything you need for exams, with other more interesting and advanced skills as well. It has a great, easy to see layout with useful pictures which makes very clear what you need to know and the techniques you need to use. I am using this now for finals revision and wish I had something like this in earlier years." --Nathan Prost (final year medical student)
