"This book has been written to give importance to the practical aspects of nursing and nursing as a whole. In today's world, nursing must embrace patient-centered care. Nurses need to constantly remind themselves of the importance of seeing nursing skills as care procedures (as part of a wholesome patient care) and not just as routine tasks. It is vital to note that even if a nurse carries out a familiar procedure several times with ease, it is a new patient on whom the procedure is being carried out every time. The number of technical procedures that patients are exposed to should make the nurse think that the patient is a unique person and that he/she is always in need of individualized patient care. This manual can be used by all nurses from all nursing specialties. It encompasses the procedural skills more specific to the Indian context of practice, which can be readily used by the practising as well as student nurses from all spheres of nursing. USP OF THE TITLE ? Split into two volumes: Vol 1 covers Part A - Procedure Details and Vol 2 covers Part B - Skill Checklists and Part C - Response Stations (Evaluation, NCPs, Drug and Instrument Identification, Cognitive Writing Skills) ? Structured into 5 sections, comprising 6 specialties of nursing, namely, section 1 - Nursing Foundation and Adult Health Nursing: section 2 - Child Health Nursing; section 3 - Mental Health Nursing; section 4 - Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing: and section 5 - Community Health Nursing ? Contains OSCE Checklist and Viva Voce questions to help students understand the concept, steps of procedure and prepare themselves for practical exams SALIENT FEATURES ? This book is written based on the revised INC syllabus; it is developed on the rich knowledge and clinical expertise of the authors, co-authors and contributors around various specialties of nursing. ? It is indexed, well-organized, updated with recent information, and enhanced with the inclusion of OSCE checklists and procedure skills as per requirement of the new syllabus. ? The authenticity of the contents of the manual rests with a strong literature review from various indexed textbooks of nursing. ? The individual patient differences, patient preferences, patient conditions and situations are considered before or while putting a procedure into practice. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr Lizzie Raveendran, MSc (N), PhD (N), is currently the Principal of Gem Institute of Nursing Education and Research, Coimbatore. She has been in this role since 2011 and has 40 years of experience in nursing. She completed her doctorate in nursing from Yenepoya University, Mangalore in 2017. Child Health Nursing is her field of expertise. Dr Lizzie has published 6 papers to her credit in indexed national and international journals."