Description
Now oragnized from A to Z, this popular pocket guide presents nearly 100 basic nursing skills in a simple, concise format. Based on the market-leading Perry & Potter Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques 6th edition text, this portable, practical reference is appropriate for both nursing students and practitioners performing basic skills in any clinical setting.
Product Details
Reference
34257
EAN13
9780323046107
ISBN
9780323046107
Data sheet
Publication date
2007
Issue number
6
Cover
soft binded
Pages count
736
Dimensions (mm)
110 x 187
Weight (g)
449
A Skill 1 Acapella Device Skill 2 Apical-Radial Pulse Skill 3 Aquathermia and Heating Pad Skill 4 Aspiration Precautions Skill 5 Assistive Device Ambulation (Use of Crutches, Cane, and Walker) Skill 6 Automatic External DefibrillatorB Skill 7 Bladder Volume Measurement Skill 8 Blood Administration Skill 9 Blood Pressure by Auscultation: Upper Extremities, Lower Extremities, Palpation Skill 10 Blood Pressure: AutomaticC Skill 11 Central Venous Access Device Care: CVC, Ports Skill 12 Chest Tube Care Skill 13 Cold Applications Skill 14 Condom Catheter Skill 15 Continuous Passive motion Machine Skill 16 Continuous Subcutaneous InfusionD Skill 17 Dressings: Dry and Wet-to-Dry Skill 18 Dressings: Hydrocolloids, Foam, or Absorption Skill 19 Dressings: TransparentE Skill 20 Ear Drops Skill 21 Ear Irrigations Skill 22 Enemas Skill 23 Enteral Nutrition via a Gastrostomy or Jejunostomy Tube Skill 24 Enteral Nutrition via a Nasogastric Feeding Tube Skill 25 Epidural Analgesia Skill 26 Eye Irrigations Skill 27 Eye Medications: Drops and OintmentF Skill 28 Fall Prevention in a Health Care Facility Skill 29 Fecal Impaction: Removing DigitallyH Skill 30 Hypothermia and Hyperthermia Blankets I Skill 31 Incentive Spirometery Skill 32 Intradermal Injections Skill 33 Intramuscular Injections Skill 34 Intravenous Medications: Adding Medications to Intravenous Fluid Containers Skill 35 Intravenous Medications: Intermittent Infusion Sets and Mini-infusion Pumps Skill 36 Intravenous Medications: Intravenous Bolus Skill 37 Isolation PrecautionsM Skill 38 Mechanical Lifts Skill 39 Metered Dose Inhalers Skill 40 Moist Heat (Compress and Sitz Bath) Skill 41 Mouth Care: Unconscious or Debilitated ClientsN Skill 42 Nail and Foot Care Skill 43 Nasoenteral Tube: Placement, irrigation, and removal Skill 44 Nasogastric Tube for Gastric Decompression: Insertion and RemovalO Skill 45 Oral Medications Skill 46 Oral Medications: Nasogastric Tube Administration Skill 47 Ostomy Care (Pouching) Skill 48 Oxygen Therapy: Nasal Cannula, Oxygen Mask, T-tube, or Tracheostomy CollarP Skill 49 Patient-Controlled Analgesia Skill 50 Parenteral Medications: Mixing Medications in One Syringe Skill 51 Parenteral Medication Preparation: Ampules and Vials Skill 52 Peripheral Intravenous Care: Regulating Intravenous Flow Rate, Changing Tubing and Solution, Dressing Care, Discontinuation Skill 53 Peripheral Intravenous Insertion Skill 54 Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Care Skill 55 Postoperative Exercises Skill 56 Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Skill 57 Pressure Ulcer Treatment Skill 58 Pulse OximetryR Skill 59 Rectal Suppository Insertion Skill 60 Respiration Assessment Skill 61 Restraint Application Skill 62 Restraint-Free Environment S Skill 63 Seizure Precautions Skill 64 Sequential Compression Device and Elastic Stockings Skill 65 Specialty Beds: Air Fluidized, Air Suspension, Rotokenetic Skill 66 Sterile Gloving Skill 67 Sterile Technique: Donning and Removing Cap, Mask, and Protective Eyewear Skill 68 Subcutaneous Injections Skill 69 Suctioning: Closed (In-line) Skill 70 Suctioning: Nasopharyngeal, Nasotracheal, and Artifical Airway Skill 71 Suprapubic Catheter Care Skill 72 Suture and Staple RemovalT Skill 73 Topical Skin Applications Skill 74 Tracheostomy CareU Skill 75 Urinary Catheter: Indwelling, Straight, Care and Removal Skill 76 Urinary Catheter Irrigation Skill 77 Urinary Diversion: Maintaining a Continent Diversion Skill 78 Urinary Diversion: Pouching an Incontinent Urinary DiversionV Skill 79 Vaginal Instillations Skill 80 Venipuncture: Collecting Blood Specimens and Cultures by Syringe and Vacutainer MethodW Skill 81 Wound Drainage Devices: Jackson Pratt, Hemovac Skill 82 Wound Irrigation Skill 83 Wound Vacuum Assisted Closure