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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 more than 85 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.

Authoritative content is based on and matches Perry, Potter, Ostendorf & Laplante's Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 10th Edition, making this book ideal as a quick, handy skills reference for information in the core text.
A-to-Z organization of skills makes it easy to find information quickly, with each skill beginning on a new page.
Clear, step-by-step instructions include the purpose for performing each skill, guidelines to help in delegating tasks to assistive personnel, lists of required equipment, and full-color photographs and drawings.
Concise two-column format for skills includes rationales for each step, providing the "what" and the "why" for performing the steps of each skill.
Unexpected Outcomes / Related Interventions provide troubleshooting information for common problems that may develop when performing a skill and also recommend appropriate actions.
Safety Alerts within the skills highlight important information for patient safety and effective performance of the skill.
Special Considerations address teaching, home care settings, and pediatric and geriatric patients, describing the risks or accommodations needed when caring for patients in these populations.
Gloving logo within the skills steps identifies circumstances in which clean gloves should be worn or gloves should be changed before proceeding to the next step of the skill.
Documentation guidelines provide bulleted lists of what should be reported and recorded in the patient records.
Convenient pocket-size format includes a back-cover flap for bookmarking and spiral binding, allowing the book to lay flat and stay open on the page being referenced.

NEW! New skills are added and all skills throughout the book are updated to match the latest evidence-based practice, guidelines, and standards - ensuring safe, effective performance of skills.

Contents:

A

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

B

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

C

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

D

Skill 18 Dressings: Dry and Moist-to-Dry, 132

Skill 19 Dressings: Hydrocolloid, Hydrogel, Foam, or Alginate, 142

Skill 20 Dressings: Transparent, 150

E

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

F

Skill 30 Fall Prevention in a Health Care Facility, 219

Skill 31 Fecal Impaction: Removing Digitally, 228

H

Skill 32 Hypothermia and Hyperthermia Blankets, 233

I

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

M

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

N

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

O

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

P

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

R

Skill 63 Rectal Suppository Insertion, 512

Skill 64 Respiration Assessment, 518

Skill 65 Restraint Application, 524

Skill 66 Restraint-Free Environment, 532

S

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

T

Skill 77 Topical Skin Applications, 620

Skill 78 Tracheostomy Care, 630

U

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

V

Skill 83 Vaginal Instillations, 680

Skill 84 Venipuncture: Collecting Blood Specimens and Cultures by Syringe and Vacutainer Method, 687

W

Skill 85 Managing Wound Drainage Evacuation, 699

Skill 86 Wound Irrigation, 705

Appendix: Overview of CDC Hand Hygiene Guidelines, 711

Bibliography, 714