Modules for basic nursing skills
By: Janice Rider Ellis, Patricia M. Bentz.
Contributors: Bentz, Patricia M.
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1136
ISBN-13: 9780781741064
Subjects: Nursing -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.; Nursing -- Problems, exercises, etc.; Nursing Care -- Programmed Instruction.; Nursing -- methods -- Programmed Instruction.; Nursing Process -- Programmed Instruction.
Genres: Outlines, syllabi, etc.; Problems, exercises, etc.; Programmed Instruction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An approach to nursing skills; title: Documentation; title: Basic body mechanics; title: Basic infection control; title: Safety in the health care environment; title: Moving the patent in bed and positioning; title: Providing hygiene; title: Assisting with elimination and perineal care; title: Bedmaking and therapeutic beds; title: Assisting patients with eating; title: Assessing temperature, pulse, and respiration; title: Measuring blood pressure; title: Monitoring intake and output; title: Nursing physical assessment; title: Collecting specimens and performing common laboratory tests; title: Admission, transfer and discharge; title: Assisting with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; title: Transfer; title: Ambulation: simple assisted and using cane, walker, or crutches; title: Range of motion exercises; title: Caring for patients w/ casts & braces; title: Caring for the patient in traction; title: Isolation procedures; title: Basic sterile technique: sterile field and sterile gloves; title: Surgical asepsis: scrubbing, gowning, and closed gloving; title: Administering enemas; title: Assisting the patient who requires urinary catheterization; title: Caring for the patient with an ostomy; title: Inserting and maintaining a nasogastric tube; title: Administering tube feedings; title: Administering oxygen; title: Respiratory care procedures; title: Oral and nasopharyngeal suctioning; title: Tracheostomy care and suctioning; title: Caring for patients with chest drainage; title: Emergency resuscitation procedures; title: Applying bandages and binders; title: Applying heat and cold; title: Administering ear and eye irrigations; title: Providing wound care; title: Providing preoperative care; title: Providing postoperative care; title: Providing postmortem care; title: Administering oral medications; title: Administering medications by alternative routes; title: Administering medications by injection; title: Preparing and maintaining intravenous infusions; title: Administering intravenous medications; title: Caring for central venous catheters; title: Initiating intravenous therapy; title: Administering parenteral nutrition; title: Administering blood and blood products; title: Administering epidural medications.