Principles and Techniques of Patient Care

by Pierson & Fairchild

• ISBN13: 9780721693798
• ISBN10: 0721693792
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-02
• Publisher: Saunders

Summary

Updated and expanded, the 3rd Edition of this text presents clear-cut, "how-to" instructions on properly evaluating vital signs, treating patients who require special equipment or care, and much more. Well-illustrated techniques and procedures demonstrate positioning and draping the patient, patient transfer, and ambulation activities, with rationales and physiologic principles that explain why techniques are used. It emphasizes a basic approach and straightforward clinical applications related to patient care.

Author Biography

Frank M. Pierson is Assistant Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Patient Care Activities	1	(24)
Introduction	2	(1)
Interprofessional Collaboration	2	(1)
Professional Collaboration	2	(1)
Orientation	3	(1)
Awareness of Cultural Diversity	4	(1)
Informed Consent	5	(1)
Principles of Documentation	6	(1)
Principles of Patient Management	7	(2)
Principles of Patient Examination and Evaluation	9	(1)
Patient and Family Education	10	(2)
Communication	12	(2)
Communicating with a Person with a Disability	14	(1)
Safety Considerations	15	(10)
Approaches to Infection Control	25	(22)
Introduction	25	(1)
Principles and Concepts	26	(1)
Control of Disease in the Health Care Environment	27	(1)
Hand-Washing Techniques	27	(5)
Isolation Precautions	32	(2)
Application of Protective Garments	34	(9)
Removal of Contaminated Protective Garments	43	(4)
Assessment of Vital Signs	47	(20)
Introduction	48	(1)
Body Temperature	48	(4)
Pulse	52	(4)
Blood Pressure	56	(4)
Respiration (Pulmonary Ventilation)	60	(2)
Pain	62	(5)
Body Mechanics	67	(16)
Introduction	68	(1)
Principles and Concepts of Proper Body Mechanics	68	(2)
Lifting Principles and Techniques	70	(6)
Pushing, Pulling, Reaching, and Carrying	76	(1)
Posture and Body Control	77	(6)
Positioning and Draping	83	(12)
Introduction	84	(1)
Principles and Concepts	85	(1)
Positioning	85	(5)
Preventive Positioning	90	(1)
Draping	91	(4)
Basic Exercise: Passive and Active	95	(32)
Introduction	96	(1)
Types of Exercise for Range of Motion	97	(1)
Preparation for Application of Passive and Active Range of Motion	98	(1)
Principles of Passive Exercise	99	(2)
Traditional PROM Movements	101	(20)
Active Exercise	121	(6)
Transfer Activities	127	(40)
Introduction	127	(1)
Organization of Patient Transfers	128	(1)
Preparation	128	(1)
Principles	129	(1)
Precautions	129	(1)
Types of Transfers	130	(1)
Principles of Mobility Activities for a Bed or Mat	131	(9)
Standing, Sitting, Lifting Transfers	140	(16)
Mechanical Equipment	156	(4)
Other Types of Transfers	160	(7)
Wheelchair Features and Activities	167	(46)
Introduction	167	(2)
Standard Wheelchair Measurements	169	(1)
Confirmation of Fit	169	(1)
Methods to Evaluate the Fit	169	(3)
Potential Adverse Effects of Improper Fit	172	(1)
Patient and Family Education	173	(1)
Wheelchair Components and Features	173	(14)
Functional Activities	187	(24)
General Care and Maintenance	211	(2)
Ambulation Aids, Patterns, and Activities	213	(60)
Introduction	214	(1)
Organization of Ambulation Activities	214	(1)
Preambulation Equipment, Procedures, and Activities	214	(1)
Preambulation Equipment	215	(4)
Measurement and Fit	219	(2)
Confirmation of Fit	221	(2)
Safety Considerations and Precautions	223	(4)
Parallel Bar Activities	227	(1)
Basic Gait Patterns	228	(6)
Preambulation Functional Activities	234	(1)
Standing and Sitting Activities	235	(19)
Ambulation Functional Activities	254	(19)
Special Equipment and Patient Care Environments	273	(22)
Introduction	274	(1)
Orientation to the Special Intensive Care Unit	275	(2)
Types of Beds	277	(3)
Life Support and Monitoring Equipment	280	(15)
Basic Wound Care and Specialized Interventions	295	(30)
Introduction	296	(1)
The Sterile Field	296	(2)
Wound Management	298	(12)
Girth Measurement	310	(4)
Lymphedema	314	(3)
Compression Garments	317	(4)
Chest Physical Therapy	321	(4)
Incidents and Emergencies	325	(22)
Introduction	326	(1)
Principles and Concepts	327	(1)
Emergency Care	328	(1)
Bandages	329	(7)
Emergency Care for Specific Conditions	336	(11)
Americans with Disabilities Act: A Review	347	(10)
Introduction	347	(1)
Definitions	347	(1)
General Aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act	348	(4)
Compliance and Implementation of Regulations	352	(2)
Assessing the Environment	354	(3)
Bibliography	357	(4)
Index	361