Modules for Basic Nursing Skills

by Ellis, Janice Rider; Nowlis, Elizabeth Ann; Bentz, Patricia M.

• ISBN13: 9780397551705
• ISBN10: 0397551703
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-01-24
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

This is the second volume of a comprehensive two-volume skills and procedures text comprised of fifty-eight self-contained modules. Organized by broad nursing concepts, the modules progress from less complex to more complex. The flexible format encourages individual organization--students learn in their own way, at their own pace, while instructors benefit from a more personally molded curriculum. Considerably updated and now in two-color, this sixth edition offers an abundance of photographs, tables, charts, and illustrations, as well as many new features, including: critical thinking exercises in every module; more focus on long-term care and home care; new documentation examples including computerized and focus charting; new skills guidelines for tympanic membrane thermometer, pulse oximetry, and continuous passive motion (CPM) machines; listing of newer infection control concerns regarding tuberculosis and infection transmission in CPR; an expanded performance checklist that allows more room for student feedback; and three new symbols that act as alerts for substance precautions, long-term care and home care considerations.

Table of Contents

Foundation Skills

An Approach to Nursing Skills

Basic Infection Control

Safety

Basic Body Mechanics

Documentation

Assessment Skills

Introduction to Assessment Skills

Temperature, Pulse, and Respiration

Blood Pressure

The Nursing Physical Assessment

Intake and Output

Collecting Specimens and Performing Common Laboratory Tests

Assisting with Diagnostic an Therapeutic Procedures

Admission, Transfer, and Discharge

Fundamental Personal Care Skills

Bedmaking

Moving the Patient in Bed and Positioning

Feeding Adult Patients

Assisting with Elimination and Perineal Care

Hygiene

Basic Infant Care

Assisting with Activity and Rest

Transfer

Ambulation: Simple Assisted and Using Cane, Walker, or Crutches

Range-of-Motion Exercises

Caring for Patients with Casts and Braces

Applying and Maintaining Traction

Special Mattresses and Therapeutic Frames and Beds

Providing For Comfort, Elimination, and Nutrition

Applying Bandages and Binders

Applying Heat and Cold

Administering Enemas

Tube Feeding

Procedures for Special Situations

Emergency Resuscitation Procedures

Postmortem Care

Glossary Answers to Quizzes

Index

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