Essential Nursing Skills : Over 120 Clinical Skills - Easy to Use Step-by-Step Approach - Latest Recommendations for Practice
by Nicol, MaggieEdition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-04-03
Publisher(s): Elsevier Science Health Science div
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Summary
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Easy to use and attractively designed in 2 colours throughout, this clinical manual concentrates on the preparation for each skill, the procedure, and post-procedure guidelines. With over 120 essential skills and procedures, written and produced in a clear, consistent style, this book is invaluable in any clinical setting and suitable for all foundation students regardless of their future specialty. All skills updated to reflect new guidelines and evidence-based practices e.g. recent changes in the Resuscitation Guidelines Internal design enhanced to improve usability Annotated further reading Useful websites Essential skills series
Author Biography
Maggie Nicol, BSc(Hons) MSc PGDipEd RN, Professor of Clinical Skills Carol Bavin, DipN(Lond) RCNT RN RM Patricia Cronin, BSc(Hons) MSc(Nursing) DipN(Lond) RN, Senior Lecturer Karen Rawlings-Anderson, BSc(Hons) MSc(Nursing) DipNEd RN, Senior Lecturer
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vii |
| Observation and monitoring | p. 1 |
| Temperature recording | |
| Use of electronic thermometers | |
| Cooling the patient | |
| Warming the patient | |
| Pulse recording | |
| Assessment of breathing and counting respirations | |
| Blood pressure recording | |
| Cardiac monitoring | |
| Recording 12-lead ECG | |
| Observation of limb perfusion, movement and sensation | |
| Assessment of level of consciousness | |
| Care of the patient having a seizure | |
| Weighing patients | |
| Blood glucose monitoring | |
| Pain assessment | |
| Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) | |
| Epidural analgesia | |
| Resuscitation | p. 51 |
| Assessment of a collapsed person (out of hospital) | |
| Basic life support | |
| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | |
| Ward-based cardiopulmonary resuscitation | |
| Intravenous therapy | p. 63 |
| Venepuncture | |
| Intravenous cannulation | |
| Preparing an infusion | |
| Changing an infusion bag | |
| Regulation of flow rate | |
| Intravenous pumps and syringe drivers | |
| Care of peripheral cannula site | |
| Removal of peripheral cannula | |
| Central venous catheters | p. 87 |
| Care of the site | |
| CVP measurement | |
| Removal of CVC (non-tunnelled) | |
| Care of long-term CVCs | |
| Blood transfusion | p. 99 |
| Checking compatibility | |
| Care and management of a transfusion | |
| Use of blood filters and blood warmers | |
| Nutrition and hydration | p. 109 |
| Nutritional assessment | |
| Feeding adults | |
| Nausea and vomiting | |
| Subcutaneous fluids (hyperdermoclysis) | |
| Nasogastric tube insertion | |
| Nasogastric feeding | |
| Care of gastrostomy site | |
| Feeding via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) | |
| Medicines | p. 133 |
| Storage of medicines | |
| Self-administration | |
| Drug calculations | |
| Principles of administration | |
| Oral route | |
| Nasogastric route | |
| Controlled drugs | |
| Subcutaneous injection | |
| Intramuscular injection | |
| Intravenous drug administration | |
| Instillation of nose drops | |
| Instillation of ear drops | |
| Instillation of eye drops or ointment | |
| Topical application | |
| Vaginal preparations | |
| Administration of suppositories | |
| Respiratory route - metered dose inhaler | |
| Elimination | p. 177 |
| Observation of faeces | |
| Obtaining a specimen of faeces | |
| Administration of an enema | |
| Assisting with a bedpan | |
| Assisting with a commode | |
| Use of urinal | |
| Monitoring fluid balance | |
| Application of a penile sheath | |
| Observation of urine | |
| Urinalysis | |
| Midstream specimen of urine | |
| Catheter specimen of urine | |
| 24-hour urine collection | |
| Early morning urine specimen | |
| Female catheterisation | |
| Male catheterisation | |
| Urethral catheter care | |
| Emptying a catheter bag | |
| Continuous bladder irrigation | |
| Bladder washout/lavage | |
| Catheter removal | |
| Stoma care | |
| Changing a stoma bag | |
| Prevention of cross-infection | p. 239 |
| Standard precautions | |
| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile | |
| Hand washing | |
| Personal protective clothing | |
| Use of aprons | |
| Use of gloves (non-sterile) | |
| Disposal of waste and care of equipment | |
| Taking a swab | |
| Wound assessment | p. 257 |
| Aseptic dressing technique | |
| Removal of skin closures: sutures/staples | |
| Wound drainage | |
| Changing a vacuum drainage bottle | |
| Removal of a drain | |
| Patient hygiene | p. 277 |
| Assisting with a bath or shower | |
| Bed bath | |
| Oral assessment | |
| Mouth care for a dependent patient | |
| Facial shave | |
| Washing hair in bed | |
| Eye care | |
| Caring for fingernails and toenails | |
| Last offices | |
| Respiratory care | p. 299 |
| Assessment of breathing and counting respirations | |
| Positioning the breathless patient | |
| Face masks and nasal cannulae | |
| Humidified oxygen | |
| Use of nebuliser | |
| Peak expiratory flow rate | |
| Pulse oximetry (oxygen saturation) | |
| Observation of sputum | |
| Obtaining a sputum specimen | |
| Oral suctioning | |
| Care of a tracheostomy | |
| Tracheal suctioning | |
| Insertion and management of chest drains | |
| Chest drain removal | |
| Immobility and associated problems | p. 337 |
| Moving and handling | |
| Risk assessment of pressure ulcers | |
| Prevention of pressure ulcers | |
| Deep vein thrombosis | |
| Index | p. 351 |
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