Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills

Master nursing skills with this guide from the respected Perry, Potter & Ostendorf author team! The concise coverage in Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills, 7th Edition makes it easy to learn the skills most commonly used in everyday nursing practice. Clear, step-by-step instructions cover more than 160 basic, intermediate, and advanced skills - from measuring body temperature to insertion of a peripheral intravenous device - using evidence-based concepts to improve patient safety and outcomes. A streamlined, visual approach makes the book easy to read, and an Evolve companion website enhances learning with review questions and handy checklists for each clinical skill. INDICE: Unit 1: Quality and Safety in Nursing Practice 1. Using Evidence in Nursing Practice 2. Communication & Collaboration 3. Documentation and Informatics 4. Patient Safety & Quality Improvement 5. Infection Control 6. Disaster Preparedness Unit 2: Patient Assessment Skills 7. Vital Signs 8. Health Assessment 9. Specimen Collection 10. Diagnostic Procedures Unit 3: Basic Human Needs 11. Bathing and Personal Hygiene 12. Care of the Eye and Ear 13. Promoting Nutrition 14. Parenteral Nutrition 15. Pain Management 16. Promoting Oxygenation Unit 4: Activity and Mobility 17. Safe Patient Handling 18. Exercise, Mobility & Immobilization Devices Unit 5: Promoting Elimination 19. Urinary Elimination 20. Bowel Elimination 21. Ostomy Care Unit 6: Medication Administration 22. Preparation for Safe Medication Administration 23. Nonparenteral Medications 24. Parenteral Medications Unit 7: Dressings and Wound Care 25. Wound Care and Irrigation 26. Pressure Injury Prevention and Care 27. Dressings Bandages and Binders Unit 8: Complex Nursing Interventions 28. Intravenous Therapy 29. Pre-Operative and Post-Operative Care 30. Emergency Measures for Life Support Unit 9: Supportive Nursing Interventions 31. End-of-Life Care 32. Home Care Safety

• ISBN: 978-0-323-67673-1
• Editorial: Mosby
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Fecha Publicación: 26/03/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés