Clinical Nursing Skills: Procedures in Context is designed to teach students and practicing nurses to perform basic and advanced nursing skills using critical thinking. Readers are instructed in the efficient performance of nursing techniques and the application of nursing concepts in decision-making before, during, and after skill performance. The book guides readers in the use of effective communication with client teaching throughout skill steps. The book is intended as a primary textbook for beginning nursing students, but may be purchased as a reference resource by practicing nurses or used as a procedure manual at various healthcare facilities. This text is targeted for fundamental nursing courses in all levels of nursing programs, and is most appropriate for baccalaureate programs due to the strong emphasis on critical thinking, care management, and evidence-based practice. The text can be used throughout a nursing program as the student progresses to perform skills and techniques that are more advanced.