TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ellis, Janice Rider.
AU  - Bentz, Patricia M.
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SN  - 781753805
SN  - 2
PY  - 2007///];copyright 200746
CY  - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PB  - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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KW  - 2
KW  - 0
KW  - 6
KW  - 20
KW  - methods
KW  - Nursing;Nursing;Nursing Care;Nursing;Nursing Process
KW  - Outlines, syllabi, etc.;Problems, exercises, etc.;Programmed Instruction.;Programmed Instruction.;Programmed Instruction
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; An approach to nursing skills -- Documentation -- Basic body mechanics -- Basic infection control -- Safety in the health care environment -- Moving the patent in bed and positioning -- Providing hygiene -- Assisting with elimination and perineal care -- Bedmaking and therapeutic beds -- Assisting patients with eating -- Assessing temperature, pulse, and respiration -- Measuring blood pressure -- Monitoring intake and output -- Nursing physical assessment -- Collecting specimens and performing common laboratory tests -- Admission, transfer and discharge -- Assisting with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures -- Transfer -- Ambulation: simple assisted and using cane, walker, or crutches -- Range of motion exercises -- Caring for patients w/ casts & braces -- Caring for the patient in traction -- Isolation procedures --;Basic sterile technique: sterile field and sterile gloves -- Surgical asepsis: scrubbing, gowning, and closed gloving -- Administering enemas -- Assisting the patient who requires urinary catheterization -- Caring for the patient with an ostomy -- Inserting and maintaining a nasogastric tube -- Administering tube feedings -- Administering oxygen -- Respiratory care procedures -- Oral and nasopharyngeal suctioning -- Tracheostomy care and suctioning -- Caring for patients with chest drainage -- Emergency resuscitation procedures -- Applying bandages and binders -- Applying heat and cold -- Administering ear and eye irrigations -- Providing wound care -- Providing preoperative care -- Providing postoperative care -- Providing postmortem care --;Administering oral medications -- Administering medications by alternative routes -- Administering medications by injection -- Preparing and maintaining intravenous infusions -- Administering intravenous medications -- Caring for central venous catheters -- Initiating intravenous therapy -- Administering parenteral nutrition -- Administering blood and blood products -- Administering epidural medications; 5
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