Opis
Written by the author team you trust, this market-leading text is known for its comprehensive coverage of over 200 nursing skills. It offers hundreds of full-color illustrations, a nursing process framework, and clear step-by-step instructions - with rationales for each step. Improved readability makes guidelines easier to follow, and coverage of many new skills keeps you completely current with nursing practice today.
Szczegóły produktu
Indeks
38127
EAN13
9780323052894
ISBN
9780323052894
Opis
Rok wydania
2009
Numer wydania
7
Oprawa
miękka foliowana
Liczba stron
1312
Wymiary (mm)
216 x 276
Waga (g)
2073
Unit 1: Supporting the Client through the Health Care System 1. Using Evidence in Nursing Practice NEW! 2. Admission, Transfer, and Discharge 3. Communication 4. Reporting and RecordingUnit 2: Vital Signs and Physical Assessment 5. Vital Signs 6. Health History and Physical ExaminationUnit 3: Infection Control 7. Medical Asepsis 8. Sterile TechniqueUnit 4: Activity and Mobility 9. Safe Patient Handling-Transfer and Positioning 10. Exercise and Ambulation 11. Orthopedic Measures 12. Support Surfaces and Special BedsUnit 5: Safety and Comfort 13. Safety 14. Disaster Preparedness 15. Pain Assessment and Basic Comfort Measures 16. Palliative CareUnit 6: Hygiene 17. Personal Hygiene and Bedmaking 18. Pressure Ulcer Care 19. Care of Eye and Ear ProsthesisUnit 7: Medications 20. Preparing for Medicine Administration 21. Oral and Topical Medications 22. Parenteral MedicationsUnit 8: Oxygenation 23. Oxygen Therapy 24. Performing Chest Physiotherapy 25. Airway Management 26. Closed Chest Drainage Systems 27. Emergency Measures for Life SupportUnit 9: Fluid Balance 28. Intravenous and Vascular Access Therapy 29. Blood TransfusionsUnit 10: Nutrition 30. Oral Nutrition 31. Enteral Nutrition 32. Parenteral NutritionUnit 11: Elimination 33. Urinary Elimination 34. Bowel Elimination 35. Ostomy CareUnit 12: Care of Surgical Client 36. Preoperative and Postoperative Care 37. Intraoperative CareUnit 13: Dressings and Wound Care 38. Wound Care and Irrigations 39. Dressings, Binders and Bandages 40. Warm and Cold TherapyUnit 14: Home Care 41. Home Care Safety 42. Home Care TeachingUnit 15: Special Procedures 43. Specimen Collection 44. Diagnostic Procedures