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NS750 Clarke C (2014) Promoting the 6Cs of nursing in patient assessment.
Nursing Standard. 28, 44, 52-59. Date of submission: March 10 2014; date of acceptance: April 17 2014.
Abstract
Recognising the deteriorating patient is an essential nursing skill, and structured frameworks should be in place to assist effective patient assessment. The aim of this article is to encourage nurses to consider how to promote the 6Cs of nursing within such assessment. The article provides an overview of the Patient Assessment and Clinical-reasoning
Tool designed to facilitate the development of clinical reasoning skills and effective communication with other healthcare professionals, thereby enhancing patient-centred care.
Author
Chris Clarke
Senior lecturer in adult pre-registration nursing (emergency care),
Institute of Health and Society, University of Worcester, Worcester.
Correspondence to: c.clarke@worc.ac.uk
Keywords
6Cs of nursing, patient assessment, patient-centred care, patient deterioration, pre-registration nurse education
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Aims and intended learning outcomes
The ability to recognise and respond appropriately to a patient’s deteriorating condition is an essential component of pre-registration nurse education. However, for many nurses, their training has not equipped them with the knowledge and skills necessary for independent practice (Clark and Holmes 2007).
The
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Promoting the 6Cs of nursing in patient assessment
NS750 Clarke C (2014) Promoting the 6Cs of nursing in patient assessment.
Nursing Standard. 28, 44, 52-59. Date of submission: March 10 2014; date of acceptance: April 17 2014.
Abstract
Recognising the deteriorating patient is an essential nursing skill, and structured frameworks should be in place to assist effective patient assessment. The aim of this article is to encourage nurses to consider how to promote the 6Cs of nursing within such assessment. The article provides an overview of the Patient Assessment and Clinical-reasoning
Tool designed to facilitate the development of clinical reasoning skills and effective communication with other healthcare professionals, thereby enhancing patient-centred care.
Author
Chris Clarke
Senior lecturer in adult pre-registration nursing (emergency care),
Institute of Health and Society, University of Worcester, Worcester.
Correspondence to: c.clarke@worc.ac.uk
Keywords
6Cs of nursing, patient assessment, patient-centred care, patient deterioration, pre-registration nurse education
Review
All articles are subject to external double-blind peer review and checked for plagiarism using automated software.
Online
Guidelines on writing for publication are available at www.nursing-standard.co.uk. For related articles visit the archive and search using the keywords above.
52 july 2 :: vol 28 no 44 :: 2014
Aims and intended learning outcomes
The ability to recognise and respond appropriately to a patient’s deteriorating condition is an essential component of pre-registration nurse education. However, for many nurses, their training has not equipped them with the knowledge and skills necessary for independent practice (Clark and Holmes 2007).
The
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