First-Year Clinical Foundations
Observations, ANTT, medication safety, communication and consent — everything Year 1 leans on.
The essentials of clinical practice for first-year student nurses. Covers vital signs with normal ranges, the WHO 5 moments and Ayliffe hand-hygiene technique, PPE selection and donning/doffing, Standard vs Surgical ANTT, the six rights of medication administration, documentation and the NMC Code, consent and mental capacity in brief, duty of candour and raising concerns, communication basics and self-care on placement. Ends with a self-test and full references.
What students say
Wish I'd had this in first year. Clear, concise, and mapped to real placement situations rather than just theory.
This guide broke the NMC Code down into four clear pillars that finally made it stick. The scenario questions at the end were perfect for my OSCE prep.