Full Description
This revised pocket guide provides step by step instructions for over 200 common nursing procedures. A two column format presents specific steps and rationales, with icons that highlight equipment needs, standard precautions, and cultural considerations. The text includes nursing diagnosis and documentation and uses samples to identify important data. Illustrations enhance comprehension and promote mastery of specific steps. Chapter overviews feature principles and concepts that provide a knowledge base for procedures. New features include: home health content and home health-specific procedures updated from Nurses' Guide to Home Health Procedures , new appendices, and new skills reflecting current technology and nursing practice
Contents
(number in parenthesis indicates number of skills in unit) A. Verbal Communication (3) B. Written Communication (2) C. Basic Assessment and Planning (10) D. Oxygenation (23) E. Nutrition (21) F. Elimination (19) G. Activity and Mobility (10) H. Rest and Comfort (8) I. Hygiene Care (7) J. Biological Safety Needs (23) K. Medication Administration (17) L. Special Procedures (4) Appendices a) Stress Management b) Pain Management c) Nursing Diagnoses, NANDA d) Medication Interactions: Drug-Drug e) Drug and Nutrient Interaction Chart f) Types of Isolation g) Adaptation in the Home: Equipment Substitution in the Home h) Common Clinical Abbreviations i) Diagnostic Laboratory Tests: Normal Values j) Nursing Care for Selected Diagnostic Procedures Inde
