Research Catalog

Title

Nursing interventions & clinical skills / Martha Keene Elkin, Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Potter.

Author

Elkin, Martha Keene.

Publication

St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby, [2004], ©2004.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Perry, Anne Griffin.
• Potter, Patricia Ann.

Description

xxxi, 1021 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm

Alternative Title

Nursing interventions and clinical skills

Subjects

• Nursing
• Nursing Process
• Clinical competence
• Nursing Care > methods
• Clinical Competence

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

Unit I. Fundamental Concepts -- 1. Professional Nursing Practice / Marty Elkin -- 2. Facilitating Communication / Jacqueline Raybuck Saleeby -- 3. Medical Aseptic Techniques / Patricia A. Potter -- 4. Basic Sterile Techniques / Patricia A. Potter -- 5. Promoting a Safe Environment / Eileen Costantinou -- Unit II. Basic Human Needs -- 6. Promoting Activity and Mobility / Rita J. Wunderlich -- 7. Promoting Hygiene / Cynthia L. Maskey -- 8. Promoting Nutrition / Marty Elkin -- 9. Assisting With Elimination / Terry L. Wood -- 10. Promoting Comfort, Sleep, and Relaxation / Patricia A. Potter -- 11. Pain Management / Joan Domigan Wentz -- Unit III. Assessment Skills -- 12. Vital Signs / Susan Jane Fetzer -- 13. Shift Assessment / Meridith Hunt -- 14. Laboratory Tests / Marty Elkin -- 15. Diagnostic Tests / Marty Elkin -- Unit IV. Administration of Medications -- 16. Preparation for Medication Administration / Paula J. Vehlow -- 17. Administration of Nonparenteral Medications / Julie S. Snyder -- 18. Administration of Injections / Amy M. Hall -- Unit V. Perioperative Nursing Care -- 19. Preparing the Client for Surgery / Patricia A. Stockert -- 20. Intraoperative Techniques / Kelly M. Schwartz -- 21. Caring for the Postoperative Client / Patricia A. Stockert -- Unit VI. Wound Care -- 22. Surgical Wound Care / Janice C. Colwell -- 23. Pressure Ulcers / Janice C. Colwell -- 24. Dressings / Anne Perry -- 25. Therapeutic Use of Heat and Cold / Peter R. Miller -- Unit VII. Managing Immobilized Clients -- 26. Special Mattresses and Beds / Nancy Tomaselli -- 27. Promoting Range of Motion / Anne Perry -- 28. Traction, Cast Care, and Immobilization Devices / Wanda Cleveland Dubuisson -- Unit VIII. Managing Complex Nursing Interventions -- 29. Intravenous Therapy / Mimi Hirschberg and Patricia A. Potter -- 30. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance / Kris M. L'Ecuyer -- 31. Promoting Oxygenation / V. Christine Champagne -- 32. Gastric Intubation / Anne Perry -- 33. Enteral Nutrition / Patricia A. Potter -- 34. Altered Bowel Elimination / Anne Perry -- 35. Altered Urinary Elimination / Marty Elkin -- 36. Altered Sensory Perception / Anne Perry -- 37. Emergency Measures for Life Support in the Hospital Setting / Margaret R. Benz -- 38. Care of the Client With Special Needs / Lynn Schallom -- 39. Palliative Care / Deborah Crump -- 40. Client Teaching and Home Health Management / Amy M. Hall and Patricia A. Stockert -- App. A. Sample Forms -- App. B. Abbreviations and Equivalents -- App. C. Classification of Nursing Diagnoses by Functional Health Patterns.

ISBN

0323022014

LCCN

2004268648

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries