Foundations of Practice | p. 1 |
Understanding Nursing | p. 2 |
Communicating | p. 24 |
Recording and Reporting | p. 44 |
Writing a Nursing Care Plan | p. 70 |
Management of Safety and Hygiene | p. 81 |
Providing Safety | p. 82 |
Controlling Infection | p. 100 |
Assessing the Skin | p. 136 |
Bathing, Giving Back Massage, and Dressing | p. 146 |
Providing Hygiene for the Mouth, Eyes, Ears, Hair, and Nails | p. 184 |
Beginning Assessment Skills | p. 227 |
Using Techniques of Physical Examination | p. 228 |
Assessing the Vital Signs | p. 240 |
Measuring Height and Weight | p. 282 |
Admission, Transfer, and Discharge | p. 292 |
Management of Activity and Mobility | p. 307 |
Assessing Musculoskeletal Function | p. 308 |
Using Body Mechanics | p. 320 |
Positioning, Moving, and Transferring the Client | p. 330 |
Bedmaking | p. 362 |
Exercising and Ambulating | p. 378 |
Protecting the Immobile Client | p. 412 |
Maintaining Therapeutic Immobility | p. 426 |
Management of Nutrition and Fluids | p. 455 |
Assessing Fluid Balance and Nutrition | p. 456 |
Helping the Client Eat | p. 474 |
Managing the Client With a Gastrointestinal Tube | p. 482 |
Administering Tube Feedings | p. 504 |
Managing Intravenous Fluid Therapy | p. 516 |
Managing Total Parenteral Nutrition | p. 540 |
Administering Blood and Blood Products | p. 556 |
Management of Elimination | p. 567 |
Assessing Genitourinary Function | p. 568 |
Toileting | p. 580 |
Inserting and Managing Urinary Catheters | p. 588 |
Irrigating the Bladder | p. 626 |
Assessing Bowel Function | p. 640 |
Removing Feces and Flatus | p. 654 |
Managing the Ostomy | p. 672 |
Management of Oxygenation | p. 707 |
Assessing Respiratory Function | p. 708 |
Providing Pulmonary Physiotherapy | p. 722 |
Administering Oxygen | p. 738 |
Managing the Chest Tube | p. 756 |
Maintaining an Airway | p. 768 |
Assessing Cardiovascular Function | p. 804 |
Medication Administration | p. 813 |
Preparing for Medication Administration | p. 814 |
Administering Oral and Topical Medications | p. 836 |
Injecting Parenteral Medications | p. 860 |
Administering Intravenous Medications | p. 882 |
Wound Therapy | p. 899 |
Managing Wounds | p. 900 |
Applying Bandages and Binders | p. 934 |
Applying Heat and Cold | p. 952 |
Managing Decubitus Ulcers | p. 974 |
Higher Level Skills | p. 985 |
Teaching the Client | p. 986 |
Managing Stress and Anxiety | p. 996 |
Managing Pain | p. 1010 |
Perioperative Management | p. 1029 |
Preparing the Client for Surgery | p. 1030 |
Managing the Postoperative Client | p. 1050 |
Management of the Dying Client | p. 1067 |
Supporting the Dying Client and the Family | p. 1068 |
Providing Postmortem Care | p. 1086 |
Support of Medical Diagnosis and Therapies | p. 1097 |
Collecting and Testing Specimens | p. 1098 |
Assisting with Diagnostic Examinations or Procedures | p. 1134 |
Glossary | p. 1169 |
Index | p. 1189 |
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