Nurses' Guide to Clinical Procedures

This handy pocket reference delivers step by step instruction on about 200 of the most commonly performed nursing skills. Each skill is presented according to its place in the nursing process and includes relevant information on required equipment, assessment needed, sample diagnosis, care planning, implementation, expected outcomes, and sample documentation. Coverage includes suggestions on how to alter a procedure based on client, plus home health considerations, cost-cutting tips, and when to delegate a procedure.

Table of Contents:
Ch.1 Safety, Asepsis, and Infection Control 1.1 Using Principles of Body Mechanics and Ergonomic Safety 1.2Using Principles of Medical Asepsis 1.3Using Principles of Surgical Asepsis 1.4Using Precaution (Isolation) Techniques: Infection Prevention 1.5Disposing of Biohazardous Waste 1.6Using Protective Devices: Limb and Body Restraints Ch.2 Documenting and Reporting 2.1 Establishing a Nurse-Client Relationship 2.2Providing Client and Family Education 2.3Preparing a Shift Report (Interdisciplinary Information Exchange) 2.4Following the Nursing Process (Preparing a Plan of Care) 2.5Charting/Documenting (Nurses' Progress Report) 2.6Reporting Incidents (Variance or Unusual Occurrence Reporting) Ch.3Essential Assessment Components 3.1Measuring Electronic Vital Signs 3.2Palpating Blood Pressure 3.3Obtaining Doppler Pulse 3.4Measuring Apical-Radial Pulse 3.5Assessing Pain 3.6Obtaining Weight With a Sling Scale 3.7 Obtaining Weight with Standard Scale (Standup,Chair, Pediatrics) 3.8Performing Basic Health Assessment Ch.4. Hygiene 4.1. Providing a Therapeutic Back Massage 4.2Preparing a Bed 4.3Providing Hair Care 4.4Shampooing a Bedridden Client 4.5Providing Oral Care: Brushing and Flossing 4.6Performing Denture Care 4.7Caring for Contact Lenses and Artificial Eyes 4.8Shaving a Client Ch.5 Medication Administration 5.1Using Principles of Medication Administration 5.2Administering Eye (Ophthalmic) Drops 5.3Administering Ear (Otic) Drops 5.4Administering Nasal Medication 5.5Administering Nebulizer Medication 5.6Administering Oral Medication 5.7Administering Buccal and Sublingual Medication 5.8Preparing Medication From a Vial 5.9Preparing Medication From an Ampule 5.10 Preparing Medication With the Needleless System 5.11 Mixing Medications 5.12 Administering Intradermal Medications 5.13 Administering Subcutaneous Medications 5.14 Using a Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Pump 5.15 Administering Intramuscular Medications 5.16 Administering a Z-Track Injection 5.17 Administering Intermittent Intravenous Medications 5.18 Administering Medication by Nasogastric Tube 5.19 Administering Rectal Medication 5.20 Administering Vaginal Medication 5.21 Applying Topical Medications Ch.6. Oxygenation 6.1Chest Drainage System Preparation 6.2Maintaining a Chest Tube 6.3Performing Autotransfusion/Reinfusion of Chest Tube Drainage 6.4Performing Chest Physiotherapy: Postural Drainage, Chest Percussion, and Chest Vibration 6.5Applying a Nasal Cannula/Face Mask 6.6Inserting an Oral Airway 6.7Inserting and Maintaining a Nasal Airway 6.8Suctioning an Oral Airway 6.9Performing Nasopharyngeal/Nasotracheal Suctioning 6.10 Suctioning and Maintaining an Endotracheal Tube 6.11 Caring for a Tracheostomy (Suctioning, Cleaning, and Changing the Dressing and Tie) 6.12 Managing a Tracheostomy/Endotracheal Tube Cuff 6.13 Capping a Tracheostomy Tube 6.14 Collecting a Suctioned Sputum Specimen 6.15 Obtaining Pulse Oximetry 6.16 Maintaining Mechanical Ventilation 6.17 Using Incentive Spirometry Ch.7. Fluids and Nutrition 7.1Managing Intake and Output (I&O) 7.2Testing Capillary Blood Glucose abbreviated Table of Contents