Potter & Perry's Pocket Guide to Nursing Skills & Procedures. Edition: 10
Put essential nursing skills and procedures at your fingertips! Based on Potter & Perry's bestselling textbook Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, this pocket guide provides quick access to 83 key nursing skills in a convenient, A-to-Z format. Step-by-step instructions include full-color photos plus rationales explaining why and how to use specific techniques, and also suggest nursing interventions for potential complications. The book's portable size and spiral binding make it an ideal companion during clinical rotations. Reflecting the latest in evidence-based practice, this study tool and clinical reference helps you perform core nursing skills safely and effectively.
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Skill 1 Acapella Device, 1
Skill 2 Aquathermia and Heating Pads, 4
Skill 3 Aspiration Precautions, 8
Skill 4 Assistive Device Ambulation (Use of Crutches, Cane, and Walker), 15
Skill 5 Automated External Defibrillator, 30
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Skill 6 Bladder Volume Measurement, 36
Skill 7 Blood Administration, 39
Skill 8 Blood Pressure by Auscultation: Upper Extremities, Lower Extremities, Palpation, 49
Skill 9 Blood Glucose Testing, 60
Skill 10 Blood Pressure: Automatic, 66
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Skill 11 Cardiac Monitor: Applying, 71
Skill 12 Central Venous Access Device Care: Central Venous Catheter, Ports, 76
Skill 13 Chest Tube Care, 93
Skill 14 Cold Applications, 110
Skill 15 Condom Catheter, 116
Skill 16 Continuous Passive Motion Machine, 121
Skill 17 Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion, 125
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Skill 18 Dressings: Dry and Moist-to-Dry, 132
Skill 19 Dressings: Hydrocolloid, Hydrogel, Foam, or Alginate, 142
Skill 20 Dressings: Transparent, 150
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Skill 21 Ear Drop Administration, 155
Skill 22 Ear Irrigations, 159
Skill 23 Electrocardiogram: Obtaining A 12-Lead Electrocardiogram, 163
Skill 24 Enemas, 169
Skill 25 Enteral Nutrition via a Gastrostomy or Jejunostomy Tube, 178
Skill 26 Enteral Nutrition via a Nasoenteric Feeding Tube, 187
Skill 27 Epidural Analgesia, 196
Skill 28 Eye Irrigation, 204
Skill 29 Eye Medications: Drops and Ointment, 209
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Skill 30 Fall Prevention in a Health Care Facility, 219
Skill 31 Fecal Impaction: Removing Digitally, 228
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Skill 32 Hypothermia and Hyperthermia Blankets, 233
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Skill 33 Using Incentive Spirometry, 238
Skill 34 Intradermal Injections, 241
Skill 35 Intramuscular Injections, 248
Skill 36 Intravenous Medications: Intermittent Infusion Sets and Mini-Infusion Pumps, 259
Skill 37 Intravenous Medications: Intravenous Bolus, 270
Skill 38 Isolation Precautions, 280
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Skill 39 Mechanical Lifts, 293
Skill 40 Metered-Dose Inhalers, 300
Skill 41 Moist Heat (Compress and Sitz Bath), 309
Skill 42 Mouth Care: Unconscious or Debilitated Patients, 316
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Skill 43 Nail and Foot Care, 321
Skill 44 Nasoenteral Tube: Placement and Irrigation, 326
Skill 45 Nasogastric Tube for Gastric Decompression: Insertion and Removal, 338
Skill 46 Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, 345
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Skill 47 Oral Medications, 354
Skill 48 Oral Medications: Medication Administration Through an Enteral Feeding Tube, 364
Skill 49 Ostomy Care (Pouching), 372
Skill 50 Oxygen Therapy: Nasal Cannula, Oxygen Mask, T Tube, or Tracheostomy Collar, 379
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Skill 51 Parenteral Medication Preparation: Ampules and Vials, 386
Skill 52 Parenteral Medications: Mixing Medications in One Syringe, 399
Skill 53 Patient-Controlled Analgesia, 408
Skill 54 Peripheral Intravenous Care: Dressing Care, Discontinuation, 414
Skill 55 Peripheral Intravenous Care: Regulating Intravenous Flow Rate, Changing Tubing and Solution, 421
Skill 56 Peripheral Intravenous Insertion, 432
Skill 57 Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Care, 455
Skill 58 Preoperative Teaching, 465
Skill 59 Pressure Bandages (Applying), 479
Skill 60 Pressure Injury Risk Assessment, 484
Skill 61 Pressure Injury Treatment, 496
Skill 62 Pulse Oximetry, 506
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Skill 63 Rectal Suppository Insertion, 512
Skill 64 Respiration Assessment, 518
Skill 65 Restraint Application, 524
Skill 66 Restraint-Free Environment, 532
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Skill 67 Seizure Precautions, 538
Skill 68 Sequential Compression Device and Elastic Stockings, 546
Skill 69 Specialty Beds: Air-Fluidized, Air-Suspension, and Rotokinetic, 555
Skill 70 Sterile Gloving, 562
Skill 71 Sterile Technique: Donning and Removing Cap, Mask, and Protective Eyewear, 571
Skill 72 Subcutaneous Injections, 578
Skill 73 Suctioning: Closed (in-Line), 587
Skill 74 Suctioning: Nasopharyngeal, Nasotracheal, and Artificial Airway, 592
Skill 75 Suprapubic Catheter Care, 608
Skill 76 Suture and Staple Removal, 613
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Skill 77 Topical Skin Applications, 620
Skill 78 Tracheostomy Care, 630
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Skill 79 Urinary Catheter Insertion, 642
Skill 80 Urinary Catheter Care and Removal, 658
Skill 81 Urinary Catheter Irrigation, 667
Skill 82 Urinary Diversion: Pouching an Incontinent Urinary Diversion, 674
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Skill 83 Vaginal Instillations, 680
Skill 84 Venipuncture: Collecting Blood Specimens and Cultures by Syringe and Vacutainer Method, 687
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Skill 85 Managing Wound Drainage Evacuation, 699
Skill 86 Wound Irrigation, 705
Appendix: Overview of CDC Hand Hygiene Guidelines, 711
Bibliography, 714
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