عنوان

Mosby's pocket guide to nursing skills & procedures /

(Number (ISBN

0323187412

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Title Proper

Mosby's pocket guide to nursing skills & procedures /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Potter ; subject matter expert, Paul L. Desmarais

Edition Statement

8th ed

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

St. Louis, Missouri :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Elsevier Mosby,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2015

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

viii, 670 p. :

Other Physical Details

illus. ;

Dimensions

19 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Text of Note

Acapella device -- Apical-radial pulse -- Aquathermia and heating pads -- Aspiration precautions -- Assistive device ambulation (use of crutches, cane, and walker -- Automated external defibrillator -- Bladder volume measurement -- Blood administration -- Blood glucose testing -- Blood pressure by auscultation: upper extremities, lower extremities, palpation -- Blood pressure: automatic --Central venous access device care: central venous catheter, ports -- Chest tube care -- Cold applications -- Condom catheter -- Continuous passive motion machine -- Continuous subcutaneous infusion -- Dressings: dry and moist-to-dry -- Dressings: hydrocolloid, hydrogel, foam, or alginate -- Dressings: transparent -- Ear drop administration -- Ear irrigations -- Enemas -- Enteral nutrition via a gastrostomy or jejunostomy tube -- Enteral nutrition via a nasoenteric feeding tube -- Epidural analgesia -- Eye irrigation -- Eye medications: drops and ointment -- Fall prevention in a health care facility -- Fecal impaction: removing digitally -- Hypothermia and hyperthermia blankets -- Incentive spirometery -- Intradermal injections -- Intramuscular injections -- Intravenous medications: intermittent infusion sets and mini-infusion pumps -- Intravenous medications: intravenous bolus -- Isolation precautions -- Mechanical lifts -- Metered-dose inhalers -- Moist heat (compress and sitz bath) -- Mouth care: unconscious or debilitated patients -- Nail and foot care -- Nasoenteral tube: placement and irrigation -- Nasogastric tube for gastric decompression: insertion and removal -- Negative-pressure wound therapy -- Oral medications -- Oral medications: nasogastric tube administration -- Ostomy care (pouching) -- Oxygen therapy: nasal cannula, oxygen mask, T tube, or tracheostomy collar -- Parenteral medication preparation: ampules and vials -- Parenteral medications: mixing medications in one syringe -- Patient-controlled analgesia -- Peripheral intravenous care: dressing care, discontinuation -- Peripheral intravenous care: regulating intravenous flow rate, changing tubing and solution -- Peripheral intravenous insertion -- Peripherally inserted central catheter care -- Postoperative exercises -- Pressure bandages (applying) -- Pressure ulcer risk assessment -- Pressure ulcer treatment -- Pulse Oximetry -- Rectal suppository insertion -- Respiration assessment -- Restraint application -- Restraint-free environment -- Seizure precautions -- Sequential compression device and elastic stockings -- Specialty beds: air-fluidized, air-suspension, and rotokinetic -- Sterile gloving -- Sterile technique: donning and removing cap, mask, and protective eyewear -- Subcutaneous injections -- Suctioning: closed (in-line) -- Suctioning: nasopharyngeal, nasotracheal, and artificial airway -- Suprepubic catheter care -- Suture and staple removal -- Topical skin applications -- Tracheostomy care -- Urinary catheter insertion -- Urinary catheter care and removal -- Urinary catheter irrigation -- Urinary diversion: pouching an incontinent urinary diversion -- Vaginal instillations -- Venipuncture: collecting blood specimens and cultures by syringe and vacutainer method -- Wound drainage devices: Jackson-Pratt, Hemovac -- Wound irrigation -- Appendix: Overview of CDC hand hygiene guidelines

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Text of Note

This updated 8th edition includes additional nursing skills that include instructions for blood glucose testing and applying a pressure bandage, both important skills in today's practice; an alphabetical organization of skills that makes it easier to find information quickly, with each skill beginning on a new page; safety alerts that highlight information for patient safety and effective performance of skills; unexpected outcomes and related interventions to troubleshoot potential problems so that appropriate actions can then be taken; special considerations address teaching, the home care setting, and care modifications for pediatric and older adult patients; and a clear, two-column format shows how to perform skills, with rationales for each step to explain the reason behind the practice and the benefit to patients

Parallel Title

Nursing skills and procedures

Parallel Title

Pocket guide to nursing skills and procedures

Nursing-- Practice

Nursing, Handbooks, manuals, etc

Nursing Care-- methods, Handbooks

Class number

Book number

Perry, Anne Griffin

Desmarais, Paul L

Potter, Patricia Ann

Date of Transaction

20140916034530.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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