Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques

9. Revised Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-323-40069-5
Verlag: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Buch, Englisch, 1200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 217 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 2159 g

Get the best skills guidance on the market with Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 9th Edition. Known for its clear and comprehensive coverage of over 200 basic, intermediate and advanced skills, this widely respected, bestselling text features nearly 1,000 full-color photographs and drawings, a nursing process framework, step-by-step instructions with rationales, and a focus on critical thinking and evidence-based practice. This edition also includes new coverage of patient-centered care and safety guidelines, an enhanced emphasis on QSEN core competencies, and an expanded clinical focus with specialized Clinical Debriefs, Teach-Back, and sample documentation throughout. Written by the highly respected author team of Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Potter, and Wendy Ostendorf, this text offers all the guidance and tools you need to perform nursing skills with complete confidence!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Perry, Anne Griffin

Potter, Patricia A.

Ostendorf, Wendy

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Krankenpflege

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Unit: Supporting the Patient Through the Health Care System 1 Using Evidence in Practice 2 Admitting, Transfer, and Discharge 3 Communication and Collaboration 4 Documentation and Informatics

Unit II: Vital Signs and Physical Assessment 5 Vital Signs 6 Health Assessment

Unit III: Special Procedures 7 Specimen Collection 8 Diagnostic Procedures

Unit IV: Infection Control 9 Medical Asepsis 10 Sterile Technique

Unit V: Activity and Mobility 11 Safe Patient Handling, Transfer and Positioning 12 Exercise and Mobility 13 Support Surfaces and Special Beds

Unit VI: Safety and Comfort 14 Patient Safety 15 Disaster Preparedness 16 Pain Management 17 Palliative Care

Unit VII: Hygiene 18 Personal Hygiene and Bed Making  19 Care of the Eye and Ear

Unit VIII: Medications 20 Safe Medicine Preparation 21 Administration of Nonparenteral Medications 22 Administration of Parenteral Medications

Unit IX: Oxygenation 23 Oxygen Therapy 24 Performing Chest Physiotherapy 25 Airway Management 26 Cardiac Care (NEW CHAPTER) 27 Closed Chest Drainage Systems 28 Emergency Measures for Life Support

Unit X: Fluid Balance 29 Intravenous and Vascular Access Therapy 30 Blood Therapy

Unit XI:  Nutrition 31 Oral Nutrition 32 Enteral Nutrition 33 Parenteral Nutrition

Unit XII: Elimination 34 Urinary Elimination 35 Bowel Elimination and Gastric Intubation 36 Ostomy Care

Unit XIII: Care of the Surgical Patient 37 Preoperative and Postoperative Care 38 Intraoperative Care

Unit XIV: Dressings and Wound Care 39 Impaired Skin Integrity Prevention and Care 40 Wound Care and Irrigations 41 Dressings, Bandages, and Binders 42 Warm and Cold Therapy

Unit XV: Home Care 43 Home Care Safety 44 Home Care Teaching

Über Autor(innen)

Ostendorf, Wendy
Wendy Ostendorf, RN, MS, EdD, CNE

Potter, Patricia A.
Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN is a Director of Research, Patient Care Services Barnes-Jewish Hospital St. Louis, Missouri.

Perry, Anne Griffin
Anne Griffin Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN is a Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois.