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"Put essential nursing skills and procedures at your fingertips! Based on Potter & Perry's bestselling textbook Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, this pocket guide provides quick access to 83 key nursing skills in a convenient, A-to-Z format. Step-by-step instructions include full-color photos plus rationales explaining why and how to use specific techniques, and also suggest nursing interventions for potential complications. The book's portable size and spiral binding make it an ideal companion during clinical rotations. Reflecting the latest in evidence-based practice, this study tool and clinical reference helps you perform core nursing skills safely and effectively. Authoritative content is based on and matches Perry, Potter, Ostendorf & Laplante's Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 10th Edition, making this book ideal as a quick, handy skills reference for information in the core text. A-to-Z organization of skills makes it easy to find information quickly, with each skill beginning on a new page. Clear, step-by-step instructions include the purpose for performing each skill, guidelines to help in delegating tasks to assistive personnel, lists of required equipment, and full-color photographs and drawings. Concise two-column format for skills includes rationales for each step, providing the ""what"" and the ""why"" for performing the steps of each skill. Unexpected Outcomes / Related Interventions provide troubleshooting information for common problems that may develop when performing a skill and also recommend appropriate actions. Safety Alerts within the skills highlight important information for patient safety and effective performance of the skill. Special Considerations address teaching, home care settings, and pediatric and geriatric patients, describing the risks or accommodations needed when caring for patients in these populations. Gloving logo within the skills steps identifies circumstances in which clean gloves should be worn or gloves should be changed before proceeding to the next step of the skill. Documentation guidelines provide bulleted lists of what should be reported and recorded in the patient records. Convenient pocket-size format includes a back-cover flap for bookmarking and spiral binding, allowing the book to lay flat and stay open on the page being referenced. NEW! New skills are added and all skills throughout the book are updated to match the latest evidence-based practice, guidelines, and standards - ensuring safe, effective performance of skills."

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Author:   Patricia A. Potter (Director of Research,Patient Care Services,Barnes-Jewish Hospital,St. Louis, Missouri) ,  Anne G. Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN (Professor Emerita,School of Nursing,Southern Illinois University,Edwardsville, Illinois)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Edition:   10th edition
Weight:   0.750kg
ISBN:  

9780323870764

ISBN 10:   0323870767
Pages:   680
Publication Date:   30 August 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780443348259
Format:   Spiral bound
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

A Skill 1 Acapella Device, 1 Skill 2 Aquathermia and Heating Pads, 4 Skill 3 Aspiration Precautions, 8 Skill 4 Assistive Device Ambulation (Use of Crutches, Cane, and Walker), 15 Skill 5 Automated External Defibrillator, 30 B Skill 6 Bladder Volume Measurement, 36 Skill 7 Blood Administration, 39 Skill 8 Blood Pressure by Auscultation: Upper Extremities, Lower Extremities, Palpation, 49 Skill 9 Blood Glucose Testing, 60 Skill 10 Blood Pressure: Automatic, 66 C Skill 11 Cardiac Monitor: Applying, 71 Skill 12 Central Venous Access Device Care: Central Venous Catheter, Ports, 76 Skill 13 Chest Tube Care, 93 Skill 14 Cold Applications, 110 Skill 15 Condom Catheter, 116 Skill 16 Continuous Passive Motion Machine, 121 Skill 17 Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion, 125 D Skill 18 Dressings: Dry and Moist-to-Dry, 132 Skill 19 Dressings: Hydrocolloid, Hydrogel, Foam, or Alginate, 142 Skill 20 Dressings: Transparent, 150 E Skill 21 Ear Drop Administration, 155 Skill 22 Ear Irrigations, 159 Skill 23 Electrocardiogram: Obtaining A 12-Lead Electrocardiogram, 163 Skill 24 Enemas, 169 Skill 25 Enteral Nutrition via a Gastrostomy or Jejunostomy Tube, 178 Skill 26 Enteral Nutrition via a Nasoenteric Feeding Tube, 187 Skill 27 Epidural Analgesia, 196 Skill 28 Eye Irrigation, 204 Skill 29 Eye Medications: Drops and Ointment, 209 F Skill 30 Fall Prevention in a Health Care Facility, 219 Skill 31 Fecal Impaction: Removing Digitally, 228 H Skill 32 Hypothermia and Hyperthermia Blankets, 233 I Skill 33 Using Incentive Spirometry, 238 Skill 34 Intradermal Injections, 241 Skill 35 Intramuscular Injections, 248 Skill 36 Intravenous Medications: Intermittent Infusion Sets and Mini-Infusion Pumps, 259 Skill 37 Intravenous Medications: Intravenous Bolus, 270 Skill 38 Isolation Precautions, 280 M Skill 39 Mechanical Lifts, 293 Skill 40 Metered-Dose Inhalers, 300 Skill 41 Moist Heat (Compress and Sitz Bath), 309 Skill 42 Mouth Care: Unconscious or Debilitated Patients, 316 N Skill 43 Nail and Foot Care, 321 Skill 44 Nasoenteral Tube: Placement and Irrigation, 326 Skill 45 Nasogastric Tube for Gastric Decompression: Insertion and Removal, 338 Skill 46 Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, 345 O Skill 47 Oral Medications, 354 Skill 48 Oral Medications: Medication Administration Through an Enteral Feeding Tube, 364 Skill 49 Ostomy Care (Pouching), 372 Skill 50 Oxygen Therapy: Nasal Cannula, Oxygen Mask, T Tube, or Tracheostomy Collar, 379 P Skill 51 Parenteral Medication Preparation: Ampules and Vials, 386 Skill 52 Parenteral Medications: Mixing Medications in One Syringe, 399 Skill 53 Patient-Controlled Analgesia, 408 Skill 54 Peripheral Intravenous Care: Dressing Care, Discontinuation, 414 Skill 55 Peripheral Intravenous Care: Regulating Intravenous Flow Rate, Changing Tubing and Solution, 421 Skill 56 Peripheral Intravenous Insertion, 432 Skill 57 Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Care, 455 Skill 58 Preoperative Teaching, 465 Skill 59 Pressure Bandages (Applying), 479 Skill 60 Pressure Injury Risk Assessment, 484 Skill 61 Pressure Injury Treatment, 496 Skill 62 Pulse Oximetry, 506 R Skill 63 Rectal Suppository Insertion, 512 Skill 64 Respiration Assessment, 518 Skill 65 Restraint Application, 524 Skill 66 Restraint-Free Environment, 532 S Skill 67 Seizure Precautions, 538 Skill 68 Sequential Compression Device and Elastic Stockings, 546 Skill 69 Specialty Beds: Air-Fluidized, Air-Suspension, and Rotokinetic, 555 Skill 70 Sterile Gloving, 562 Skill 71 Sterile Technique: Donning and Removing Cap, Mask, and Protective Eyewear, 571 Skill 72 Subcutaneous Injections, 578 Skill 73 Suctioning: Closed (in-Line), 587 Skill 74 Suctioning: Nasopharyngeal, Nasotracheal, and Artificial Airway, 592 Skill 75 Suprapubic Catheter Care, 608 Skill 76 Suture and Staple Removal, 613 T Skill 77 Topical Skin Applications, 620 Skill 78 Tracheostomy Care, 630 U Skill 79 Urinary Catheter Insertion, 642 Skill 80 Urinary Catheter Care and Removal, 658 Skill 81 Urinary Catheter Irrigation, 667 Skill 82 Urinary Diversion: Pouching an Incontinent Urinary Diversion, 674 V Skill 83 Vaginal Instillations, 680 Skill 84 Venipuncture: Collecting Blood Specimens and Cultures by Syringe and Vacutainer Method, 687 W Skill 85 Managing Wound Drainage Evacuation, 699 Skill 86 Wound Irrigation, 705 Appendix: Overview of CDC Hand Hygiene Guidelines, 711 Bibliography, 714

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Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN is a Director of Research, Patient Care Services Barnes-Jewish Hospital St. Louis, Missouri. Anne Griffin Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN is a Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois.

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