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Supporting the Client Though the Health Care System | |
Admitting, Transfer, and Discharge | p. 1 |
Admitting Clients | p. 3 |
Transferring Clients | p. 10 |
Discharging Clients | p. 14 |
Communication | p. 22 |
Establishing the Nurse-Client Relationship | p. 25 |
Communicating With the Anxious Client | p. 33 |
Communicating With the Angry Client | p. 36 |
Communicating With the Depressed Client | p. 39 |
Recording and Reporting | p. 44 |
Giving a Change-of-Shift Report | p. 58 |
Documenting Nurses' Progress Notes | p. 60 |
Incident Reporting | p. 64 |
Safety and Comfort | |
Safety | p. 68 |
Fire, Electrical and Radiation Safety | p. 71 |
Fall Prevention in a Health Care Facility | p. 76 |
Designing a Restraint-Free Environment | p. 83 |
Applying Physical Restraints | p. 85 |
Seizure Precautions | p. 93 |
Disaster Preparedness | p. 100 |
Care of the Client After Biological Exposure | p. 109 |
Care of the Client After Chemical Exposure | p. 115 |
Care of the Client After Radiation Exposure | p. 121 |
Comfort | p. 128 |
Providing Pain Relief | p. 133 |
Patient-Controlled Analgesia | p. 138 |
Epidural Anesthesia | p. 144 |
Local Infusion Pump Analgesia | p. 152 |
Nonpharmacological Aids to Promote Comfort | p. 154 |
Palliative Care | p. 166 |
Supporting Clients and Families in Grief | p. 169 |
Symptom Management in Palliative Care | p. 174 |
Care of the Body After Death | p. 180 |
Infection Control | |
Medical Asepsis | p. 189 |
Hand Hygiene | p. 192 |
Caring for Clients Under Isolation Precautions | p. 196 |
Sterile Technique | p. 206 |
Applying and Removing Cap, Mask, and Protective Eyewear | p. 208 |
Preparing a Sterile Field | p. 212 |
Sterile Gloving | p. 218 |
Posture, Mobility, and Ambulation | |
Body Mechanics, Transfer, and Positioning | p. 224 |
Maintaining Body Alignment | p. 226 |
Using Safe and Effective Transfer Techniques | p. 230 |
Moving and Positioning Clients in Bed | p. 242 |
Exercise and Ambulation | p. 254 |
Performing Range-of-Motion Exercises | p. 257 |
Performing Isometric Exercises | p. 268 |
Continuous Passive Motion Machine | p. 273 |
Applying Elastic Stockings and Sequential Compression Device | p. 276 |
Assisting With Ambulation | p. 283 |
Orthopedic Measures | p. 301 |
Assisting With Cast Application | p. 305 |
Assisting With Cast Removal | p. 313 |
Care of the Client in Traction | p. 316 |
Care of the Client in Skeletal Traction and Pin Site Care | p. 326 |
Care of the Client With Immobilization Devices | p. 335 |
Support Surfaces and Special Beds | p. 343 |
Placing a Client on a Support Surface | p. 348 |
Procedural Guideline: Selection of Pressure-Reducing Support Devices | p. 350 |
Placing a Client on an Air-Suspension Bed | p. 357 |
Placing a Client on an Air-Fluidized Bed | p. 361 |
Placing a Client on a Bariatric Bed | p. 366 |
Placing a Client on a Rotokinetic Bed | p. 369 |
Hygiene | |
Personal Hygiene and Bed Making | p. 375 |
Bathing and Perineal Care | p. 380 |
Oral Hygiene | p. 394 |
Procedural Guideline: Cleaning Dentures | p. 395 |
Performing Mouth Care for the Unconscious or Debilitated Client | p. 401 |
Hair Care (Combing and Shaving) | p. 405 |
Procedural Guideline: Shampooing Hair of Bed-Bound Client | p. 406 |
Performing Nail and Foot Care | p. 411 |
Care of the Client's Environment | p. 418 |
Procedural Guideline: Making an Unoccupied Bed | p. 421 |
Pressure Ulcer Care | p. 431 |
Risk Assessment, Skin Assessment, and Prevention Strategies | p. 435 |
Treatment of Pressure Ulcers | p. 444 |
Care of Eye and Ear Prostheses | p. 462 |
Taking Care of Contact Lenses | p. 464 |
Taking Care of an Artificial Eye | p. 472 |
Eye Irrigation | p. 477 |
Taking Care of Hearing Aids | p. 480 |
Vital Signs and Physical Assessment | |
Vital Signs | p. 487 |
Measuring Body Temperature | p. 490 |
Assessing Radial Pulse | p. 501 |
Assessing Apical Pulse | p. 506 |
Procedural Guideline: Assessing Apical-Radial Pulse | p. 511 |
Assessing Respirations | p. 512 |
Assessing Arterial Blood Pressure | p. 517 |
Procedural Guideline: Noninvasive Automatic Blood Pressure Measurement | p. 519 |
Measuring Oxygen Saturation (Pulse Oximetry) | p. 531 |
Health History and Physical Examination | p. 539 |
General Survey | p. 547 |
Assessing the Thorax and Lungs | p. 558 |
Assessing the Heart and Neck Vessels | p. 567 |
Assessing the Abdomen | p. 576 |
Musculoskeletal, Neurological, and Peripheral Vascular Assessment | p. 585 |
Assessing Intake and Output | p. 598 |
Medications | |
Preparing for Medication Administration | p. 609 |
Oral and Topical Medications | p. 632 |
Administering Oral Medications | p. 635 |
Administering Medications by Nasogastric Tube | p. 642 |
Administering Skin Applications | p. 647 |
Administering Eye Medications | p. 653 |
Administering Ear Drops | p. 659 |
Administering Ear Irrigations | p. 663 |
Administering Nasal Instillations | p. 667 |
Using Metered-Dose Inhalers | p. 670 |
Using Small-Volume Nebulizers | p. 676 |
Administering Vaginal Instillations | p. 680 |
Administering Rectal Suppositories | p. 685 |
Parenteral Medications | p. 693 |
Preparing Injections From Ampules and Vials | p. 700 |
Mixing Parenteral Medications in One Syringe | p. 707 |
Administering Intradermal Injections | p. 712 |
Administering Subcutaneous Injections | p. 716 |
Administering Intramuscular Injections | p. 723 |
Adding Medications to Intravenous Fluid Containers | p. 731 |
Administering Intravenous Medications by Intermittent Infusion Sets and Miniinfusion Pumps | p. 736 |
Administering Medications by Intravenous Bolus | p. 745 |
Administering Continuous Subcutaneous Medications | p. 752 |
Oxygenation | |
Oxygen Therapy | p. 762 |
Applying a Nasal Cannula or Oxygen Mask | p. 766 |
Administering Oxygen Therapy to a Client With an Artifical Airway | p. 772 |
Using Incentive Spirometry | p. 776 |
Care of the Client Receiving Noninvasive Ventilation | p. 779 |
Care of the Client on a Mechanical Ventilator | p. 784 |
Performing Chest Physiotherapy | p. 796 |
Performing Postural Drainage | p. 799 |
Using an Acapella Device | p. 806 |
Performing Percussion, Vibration, and Shaking | p. 808 |
Airway Management | p. 815 |
Performing Oropharyngeal Suctioning | p. 818 |
Airway Suctioning | p. 822 |
Procedural Guideline: Closed (In-Line) Suction Catheter | p. 833 |
Performing Endotracheal Tube Care | p. 834 |
Performing Tracheostomy Care | p. 841 |
Inflating the Cuff on an Endotracheal or Tracheostomy Tube | p. 848 |
Closed Chest Drainage Systems | p. 854 |
Caring for Clients With Chest Tube Connected to Disposable Drainage Systems | p. 858 |
Assisting With Removal of Chest Tubes | p. 869 |
Reinfusion of Chest Tube Drainage | p. 872 |
Emergency Measures for Life Support | p. 877 |
Inserting an Oropharyngeal Airway | p. 880 |
Using an Automated External Defibrillator | p. 884 |
Code Management | p. 888 |
Fluid Balance | |
Intravenous and Vascular Access Therapy | p. 898 |
Initiating Intravenous Therapy | p. 903 |
Care and Maintenance of a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter | p. 922 |
Regulating Intravenous Flow Rate | p. 930 |
Changing a Peripheral Intravenous Dressing | p. 937 |
Changing Intravenous Solutions | p. 942 |
Changing Infusion Tubing | p. 945 |
Discontinuing Peripheral Intravenous Access | p. 949 |
Caring for Central Venous Access Devices | p. 951 |
Blood Therapy | p. 965 |
Initiating Blood Therapy | p. 970 |
Monitoring for Adverse Reactions to Transfusion | p. 978 |
Nutrition | |
Oral Nutrition | p. 983 |
Performing Nutritional Screening | p. 993 |
Assisting the Adult Client With Oral Nutrition | p. 999 |
Aspiration Precautions | p. 1004 |
Enteral Nutrition | p. 1012 |
Intubating the Client With a Nasogastric or Nasointestinal Feeding Tube | p. 1014 |
Verifying Feeding Tube Placement | p. 1021 |
Irrigating a Feeding Tube | p. 1025 |
Administering Enteral Nutrition via a Nasogastric Feeding Tube | p. 1028 |
Administering Enteral Nutrition via a Gastrostomy or Jejunostomy Tube | p. 1036 |
Parenteral Nutrition | p. 1045 |
Caring for the Client Receiving Central Venous Placement for Central Parenteral Nutrition | p. 1049 |
Caring for the Client Receiving Central Parenteral Nutrition | p. 1057 |
Caring for the Client Receiving Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition With Lipid (Fat) Emulsion | p. 1061 |
Elimination | |
Urinary Elimination | p. 1067 |
Assisting a Client in Using a Urinal | p. 1070 |
Inserting a Straight or an Indwelling Catheter | p. 1073 |
Care and Removal of the Indwelling Catheter | p. 1085 |
Obtaining Catheterized Specimens for Residual Urine | p. 1089 |
Performing Catheter Irrigation | p. 1092 |
Applying a Condom Catheter | p. 1098 |
Care of a Suprapubic Catheter | p. 1102 |
Peritoneal Dialysis and Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis | p. 1106 |
Bowel Elimination and Gastric Intubation | p. 1116 |
Assisting the Client in Using a Bedpan | p. 1119 |
Removing Fecal Impaction Digitally | p. 1126 |
Administering an Enema | p. 1129 |
Inserting and Maintaining a Nasogastric Tube for Gastric Decompression | p. 1136 |
Ostomy Care | p. 1146 |
Pouching and Enterostomy | p. 1152 |
Pouching an Incontinent Urinary Diversion | p. 1162 |
Catheterizing a Urinary Diversion | p. 1167 |
Maintaining a Continent Diversion | p. 1170 |
Care of the Surgical Client | |
Preoperative and Postoperative Care | p. 1178 |
Preparing the Client for Surgery | p. 1181 |
Demonstrating Postoperative Exercises | p. 1191 |
Performing Postoperative Care of the Surgical Client | p. 1200 |
Intraoperative Care | p. 1215 |
Surgical Hand Antisepsis | p. 1218 |
Donning Sterile Gown and Closed Gloving | p. 1222 |
Dressings and Wound Care | |
Wound Care and Irrigation | p. 1228 |
Performing Wound Irrigation | p. 1234 |
Performing Suture and Staple Removal | p. 1241 |
Managing Drainage Evacuation | p. 1247 |
Dressings | p. 1256 |
Applying a Dressing (Dry or Wet-to-Dry) | p. 1260 |
Applying a Pressure Bandage | p. 1269 |
Applying a Transparent Dressing | p. 1273 |
Applying Hydrocolloid, Hydrogel, Foam, or Absorption Dressings | p. 1276 |
Wound Vacuum Assisted Closure | p. 1282 |
Binders and Bandages | p. 1292 |
Applying Gauze and Elastic Bandages | p. 1295 |
Applying an Abdominal Binder and a Breast Binder | p. 1301 |
Warm and Cold Therapy | p. 1036 |
Application of Moist Heat (Compress and Sitz Bath) | p. 1310 |
Applying Aquathermia and Heating Pads | p. 1316 |
Applying Cold Applications | p. 1319 |
Caring for Clients Requiring Hypothermia or Hyperthermia Blankets | p. 1323 |
Home Care | |
Home Care Safety | p. 1329 |
Modifying Safety Risks in the Home Environment | p. 1332 |
Adapting the Home Setting for Clients With Cognitive Deficits | p. 1342 |
Medication and Medical Device Safety | p. 1348 |
Home Care Teaching | p. 1355 |
Teaching Clients to Measure Body Temperature | p. 1358 |
Teaching Clients to Measure Blood Pressure | p. 1362 |
Teaching Clients to Measure Pulse | p. 1368 |
Using Home Oxygen Equipment | p. 1371 |
Teaching Home Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning | p. 1380 |
Procedural Guideline: Changing Tracheostomy at Home | p. 1387 |
Teaching Clients Self-Medication Administration | p. 1388 |
Enteral Nutrition in the Home | p. 1394 |
Special Procedures | |
Specimen Collection | p. 1403 |
Collecting a Midstream (Clean-Voided) Specimen | p. 1406 |
Collecting a Timed Urine Specimen | p. 1411 |
Collecting a Sterile Urine Specimen From an Indwelling Catheter | p. 1415 |
Measuring Chemical Properties of Urine: Glucose, Ketones, Protein, Blood, and pH | p. 1417 |
Measuring Occult Blood in Stool | p. 1421 |
Measuring Occult Blood in Gastric Secretions | p. 1425 |
Collecting Nose and Throat Specimens for Culture | p. 1427 |
Obtaining Vaginal or Urethral Discharge Specimens | p. 1431 |
Collecting Sputum Specimens | p. 1435 |
Obtaining Wound Drainage Specimens | p. 1440 |
Collecting Blood Specimens and Culture by Venipuncture (Syringe Method and Vacutainer Method) | p. 1443 |
Measuring Blood Glucose Level After Skin Puncture (Capillary Puncture) | p. 1452 |
Obtaining an Arterial Specimen for Blood Gas Measurement | p. 1458 |
Diagnostic Procedures | p. 1467 |
Intravenous Moderate Sedation During a Diagnostic Procedure | p. 1470 |
Contrast Media Studies: Angiogram, Cardiac Catheterization, and Intravenous Pyelogram | p. 1474 |
Assisting With Aspirations: Bone Marrow Aspiration/Biopsy, Lumbar Puncture, Paracentesis, and Thoracentesis | p. 1483 |
Assisting With Bronchoscopy | p. 1503 |
Assisting With Endoscopy | p. 1507 |
Assisting With Cardiogram | p. 1512 |
Answer Key | p. 1521 |
Terminology/Combining Forms: Prefixes and Suffixes | p. 1545 |
Glossary | p. 1549 |
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