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nursing associate reading list .........................................................................................................3  \nEssential reading for nursing associate OSCEs ......................................................................................5  \nProfessional issues and behaviours ....................................................................................................5  \nNursing associate skills ....................................................................................................................... 5  \nA to E assessment of the deteriorating patient .................................................................................5  \nAdministration of medication ............................................................................................................6  \nBlood glucose.................................................................................................................................. 6  \nCatheter specimen of urine (CSU), Mid-stream specimen of urine (MSSU) & Urinalysis...................6  \nFluid balance ................................................................................................................................... 7  \nGaining informed consent ................................................................................................................ 7  \nHospital admission .......................................................................................................................... 7  \nInhaled medication and peak flow measurement..............................................................................7  \nIntramuscular injection..................................................................................................................... 8  \nPain assessment ............................................................................................................................. 8  \nPhysiological observations...............................................................................................................8  \nPressure area assessment ..............................................................................................................8  \nSubcutaneous injection....................................................................................................................8  \nSupplementary nursing associate reading list .........................................................................................9  \nPage 2 of 10  \nCore nursing associate reading list  \nThe following titles are essential reading for anyone entering the nursing associate NMC test of competence:  \n􀁸 Dougherty, L, Hofland, J and Grafton, H (2020) The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures (Online edition) 10th edition, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell.  \n􀁸 Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018) The Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, 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