Research Catalog

Title

Clinical nursing skills & techniques / Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Potter.

Author

Perry, Anne Griffin.

Publication

St. Louis : Mosby, [2004], ©2004.

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

Potter, Patricia Ann.

Description

xxvi, 1311 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 28 cm

Alternative Title

Clinical nursing skills and techniques

Subjects

• Nursing > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Clinical medicine > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Handbook
• Nursing Care
• Clinical Medicine

Genre/Form

Handbook.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Unit I. Supporting the Client Through the Health Care System -- 1. Admitting, Transfer, and Discharge -- 2. Communication -- 3. Recording and Reporting -- Unit II. Safety and Comfort -- 4. Safety -- 5. Comfort -- Unit III. Hygiene -- 6. Personal Hygiene and Bedmaking -- 7. Pressure Ulcer Care -- 8. Care of Eye and Ear Prostheses -- Unit IV. Vital Signs and Physical Assessment -- 9. Vital Signs -- 10. Shift Assessment -- Unit V. Oxygenation -- 11. Oxygen Therapy -- 12. Performing Chest Physiotherapy -- 13. Airway Maintenance -- 14. Closed Chest Drainage Systems -- 15. Emergency Measures for Life Support -- Unit VI. Medications -- 16. Preparing for Medication Administration -- 17. Oral and Topical Medications -- 18. Parenteral Medications -- Unit VII. Fluid Balance -- 19. Intravenous and Vascular Access Therapy -- 20. Blood Therapy -- Unit VIII. Nutrition -- 21. Oral Nutrition -- 22. Enteral Nutrition -- 23. Parenteral Nutrition -- Unit IX. Elimination -- 24. Urinary Elimination -- 25. Bowel Elimination and Gastric Intubation -- 26. Ostomy Care -- Unit X. Posture, Mobility, and Ambulation -- 27. Body Mechanics, Transfer, and Positioning -- 28. Exercise and Ambulation -- 29. Orthopedic Measures -- 30. Support Surfaces and Special Beds -- Unit XI. Infection Control -- 31. Medical Asepsis -- 32. Sterile Technique -- Unit XII. Care of the Surgical Client -- 33. Preoperative and Postoperative Care -- 34. Intraoperative Care -- Unit XIII. Dressings and Wound Care -- 35. Wound Care and Irrigations -- 36. Dressings -- 37. Binders and Bandages -- 38. Hot and Cold Therapy -- Unit XIV. Home Care -- 39. Home Care Safety -- 40. Home Care Teaching -- Unit XV. Special Procedures -- 41. Specimen Collection -- 42. Diagnostic Procedures -- 43. Care After Death.

ISBN

032302601X

OCLC

• ocm52851698
• SCSB-5177473

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries