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Mosby's Pocket Guide to Nursing Skills and Procedures - E-Book
Anne Griffin Perry | Patricia A. Potter
(2010)
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Abstract
Take this pocket reference to clinicals on the job for quick access to nursing skills! Based on Perry & Potter's market-leading Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 7th Edition, Mosby's Pocket Guide to Nursing Skills & Procedures, 7th Edition presents 83 key skills in an easy-to-use A-to-Z format. Step-by-step instructions include full-color photos plus rationales explaining why to use specific techniques. With the latest in evidence-based practice, this book helps you perform basic nursing skills safely and effectively. Also available on Skyscape for use on any hand-held device!
- A clear, two-column format presents skills with rationales for each step explaining why to use specific techniques.
- A gloving logo identifies skills in which clean gloves should be worn or gloves should be changed in order to minimize the risk of infection.
- Safety alerts highlight important information for patient safety and effective performance of skills.
- Reporting and recording guidelines include a bulleted list of what should be documented in the patient records.
- Unexpected outcomes and related interventions help you troubleshoot potential problems and take appropriate actions to address them.
- Alphabetical organization of skills makes it easy to find information quickly.
- A convenient pocket size and spiral binding allow the book to fit easily into your coat pocket and to stay open on the page you want.
- New full-color design and illustrations help you follow step-by-step directions more easily.
- Completely updated content is based on Perry & Potter's market-leading text, Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 7th Edition, for the latest in evidence-based care.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front\rCover | Cover | ||
| ICF\r | ICF | ||
| Nursing Skills & Procedures\r | i | ||
| Copyright\r | ii | ||
| Preface | iii | ||
| Contents | v | ||
| A | 1 | ||
| SKILL 1 Acapella Device\r | 1 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 1 | ||
| Equipment | 1 | ||
| Implementation | 2 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 3 | ||
| SKILL 2 Apical-Radial Pulse\r | 4 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 4 | ||
| Equipment | 4 | ||
| Implementation | 4 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 5 | ||
| SKILL 3 Aquathermia and Heating Pads\r | 6 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 6 | ||
| Equipment | 6 | ||
| Implementation | 7 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 8 | ||
| SKILL 4 Aspiration Precautions\r | 9 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 9 | ||
| Equipment | 9 | ||
| Implementation | 10 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 12 | ||
| SKILL 5 Assistive Device Ambulation (Use of \rCrutches, Cane, and Walker) | 14 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 14 | ||
| Equipment | 14 | ||
| Implementation | 15 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 27 | ||
| SKILL 6 Automated External Defibrillator\r | 28 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 28 | ||
| Equipment | 28 | ||
| Implementation | 28 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 31 | ||
| B | 28 | ||
| SKILL 7 Bladder Volume Measurement\r | 32 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 32 | ||
| Equipment | 32 | ||
| Implementation | 32 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 35 | ||
| SKILL 8\rBlood Administration | 36 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 36 | ||
| Equipment | 36 | ||
| Implementation | 37 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 43 | ||
| SKILL 9 Blood Pressure by Auscultation: Upper \rExtremities, Lower Extremities, Palpation | 45 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 45 | ||
| Equipment | 45 | ||
| Implementation | 45 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 53 | ||
| SKILL 10 Blood Pressure: Automatic \r | 55 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 55 | ||
| Equipment | 55 | ||
| Implementation | 55 | ||
| C | 58 | ||
| SKILL 11 Central Venous Access Device Care: CVC, Ports\r | 58 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 60 | ||
| Equipment | 60 | ||
| Implementation | 61 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 69 | ||
| SKILL 12 Chest Tube Care\r | 72 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 72 | ||
| Equipment | 72 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 86 | ||
| SKILL 13\rCold Applications | 88 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 88 | ||
| Equipment | 88 | ||
| Implementation | 89 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 92 | ||
| SKILL 14 Condom Catheter\r | 94 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 94 | ||
| Equipment | 94 | ||
| Implementation | 94 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 97 | ||
| SKILL 15 Continuous Passive Motion Machine\r | 98 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 98 | ||
| Equipment | 98 | ||
| Implementation | 98 | ||
| SKILL 16 Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion\r | 102 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 102 | ||
| Implementation | 103 | ||
| Equipment | 103 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 106 | ||
| D | 102 | ||
| SKILL 17 Dressings:Dry and Moist-to-Dry \r | 108 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 108 | ||
| Equipment | 108 | ||
| Implementation | 109 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 114 | ||
| SKILL 18\rDressings: Hydrocolloid, Hydrogel, Foam, or Absorption | 116 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 117 | ||
| Equipment | 117 | ||
| Implementation | 117 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 121 | ||
| SKILL 19 Dressings: Transparent\r | 122 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 122 | ||
| Equipment | 122 | ||
| Implementation | 123 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 125 | ||
| E | 126 | ||
| SKILL 20 Ear Drop Administration\r | 126 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 126 | ||
| Equipment | 126 | ||
| Implementation | 126 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 129 | ||
| SKILL 21 Ear Irrigations\r | 130 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 130 | ||
| Equipment | 130 | ||
| Implementation | 130 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 133 | ||
| SKILL 22 Enemas\r | 134 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 134 | ||
| Equipment | 134 | ||
| Implementation | 135 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 141 | ||
| SKILL 23 Enteral Nutrition via a Gastrostomy or \rJejunostomy Tube | 142 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 142 | ||
| Equipment | 142 | ||
| Implementation | 143 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 147 | ||
| SKILL 24 Enteral Nutrition via a Nasogastric \rFeeding Tube | 149 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 149 | ||
| Equipment | 149 | ||
| Implementation | 149 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 153 | ||
| SKILL 25 Epidural Analgesia\r | 155 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 156 | ||
| Equipment | 156 | ||
| Implementation | 157 | ||
| SKILL 26 Eye Irrigation\r | 162 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 162 | ||
| Equipment | 162 | ||
| Implementation | 162 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 164 | ||
| SKILL 27 Eye Medications: Drops and Ointment\r | 166 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 166 | ||
| Equipment | 166 | ||
| Implementation | 166 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 172 | ||
| F | 174 | ||
| SKILL 28 Fall Prevention in a Health Care Facility\r | 174 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 176 | ||
| Equipment | 176 | ||
| Implementation | 176 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 180 | ||
| SKILL 29\rFecal Impaction: Removing Digitally | 182 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 182 | ||
| Equipment | 182 | ||
| Implementation | 182 | ||
| Recording And Reporting | 185 | ||
| H\r | 186 | ||
| SKILL 30 Hypothermia and Hyperthermia Blankets\r | 186 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 186 | ||
| Equipment | 186 | ||
| Implementation | 187 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 189 | ||
| I\r | 190 | ||
| SKILL 31 Incentive Spirometry\r | 190 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 190 | ||
| Equipment | 190 | ||
| Implementation | 190 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 191 | ||
| SKILL 32 Intradermal Injections\r | 192 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 192 | ||
| Equipment | 192 | ||
| Implementation | 192 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 196 | ||
| SKILL 33 Intramuscular Injections\r | 197 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 199 | ||
| Equipment | 199 | ||
| Implementation | 200 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 204 | ||
| SKILL 34 Intravenous Medications:\rAdding Medications to Intravenous Fluid Containers | 205 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 205 | ||
| Equipment | 205 | ||
| Implementation | 205 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 209 | ||
| SKILL 35 Intravenous Medications: Intermittent \rInfusion Sets and Mini-infusion Pumps | 211 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 211 | ||
| Equipment | 211 | ||
| Implementation | 212 | ||
| SKILL 36\rIntravenous Medications: \rIntravenous Bolus | 221 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 221 | ||
| Equipment | 221 | ||
| Implementation | 222 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 227 | ||
| SKILL 37\rIsolation Precautions | 229 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 229 | ||
| Equipment | 233 | ||
| Implementation | 234 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 240 | ||
| M\r | 241 | ||
| SKILL 38 Mechanical Lifts\r | 241 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 241 | ||
| Equipment | 241 | ||
| Implementation | 241 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 245 | ||
| SKILL 39 Metered-Dose Inhalers\r | 246 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 246 | ||
| Equipment | 246 | ||
| Implementation | 246 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 252 | ||
| SKILL 40 Moist Heat (Compress and Sitz Bath)\r | 253 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 253 | ||
| Equipment | 253 | ||
| Implementation | 254 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 258 | ||
| SKILL 41\rMouth Care:Unconscious or Debilitated Patients | 259 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 259 | ||
| Equipment | 259 | ||
| Implementation | 260 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 261 | ||
| N\r | 263 | ||
| SKILL 42 Nail and Foot Care \r | 263 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 263 | ||
| Equipment | 263 | ||
| Implementation | 263 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 267 | ||
| SKILL 43 Nasoenteral Tube: \rPlacement and Irrigation | 268 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 268 | ||
| Equipment | 268 | ||
| Implementation | 269 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 277 | ||
| SKILL 44\rNasogastric Tube for Gastric Decompression:\rInsertion and Removal | 279 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 279 | ||
| Equipment | 279 | ||
| Implementation | 280 | ||
| SKILL 45\rNegative Pressure Wound Therapy | 287 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 287 | ||
| Equipment | 287 | ||
| Implementation | 288 | ||
| O\r | 295 | ||
| SKILL 46 Oral Medications\r | 295 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 295 | ||
| Equipment | 295 | ||
| Implementation | 295 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 302 | ||
| SKILL 47 Oral Medications:\rNasogastric Tube Administration | 304 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 304 | ||
| Equipment | 304 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 308 | ||
| SKILL 48\rOstomy Care (Pouching) | 310 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 310 | ||
| Equipment | 310 | ||
| Implementation | 310 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 314 | ||
| SKILL 49\rOxygen Therapy: Nasal Cannula, Oxygen Mask, T Tube, or Tracheostomy Collar | 315 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 315 | ||
| Equipment | 315 | ||
| Implementation | 316 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 319 | ||
| P\r | 320 | ||
| SKILL 50 Parenteral Medication Preparation:\rAmpules and Vials | 320 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 320 | ||
| Equipment | 320 | ||
| Implementation | 321 | ||
| SKILL 51\rParenteral Medications: Mixing Medications in One Syringe | 329 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 329 | ||
| Equipment | 329 | ||
| Implementation | 330 | ||
| SKILL 52 Patient-Controlled Analgesia\r | 336 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 336 | ||
| Equipment | 336 | ||
| Implementation | 337 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 338 | ||
| SKILL 53\rPeripheral Intravenous Care: Regulating Intravenous Flow Rate, Changing Tubing and Solution, Dressing Care, Discontinuation | 340 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 341 | ||
| Equipment | 341 | ||
| Implementation | 342 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 354 | ||
| SKILL 54\rPeripheral Intravenous Insertion | 355 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 355 | ||
| Equipment | 355 | ||
| Implementation | 356 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 368 | ||
| SKILL 55\rPeripherally Inserted Central Catheter Care | 370 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 370 | ||
| Equipment | 370 | ||
| Implementation | 371 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 375 | ||
| SKILL 56 Postoperative Exercises\r | 377 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 377 | ||
| Equipment | 377 | ||
| Implementation | 377 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 385 | ||
| SKILL 57\rPressure Ulcer Risk Assessment | 387 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 387 | ||
| Equipment | 387 | ||
| Implementation | 388 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 396 | ||
| SKILL 58\rPressure Ulcer Treatment | 397 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 397 | ||
| Equipment | 397 | ||
| Implementation | 398 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 406 | ||
| SKILL 59\rPulse Oximetry | 407 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 407 | ||
| Equipment | 407 | ||
| Implementation | 407 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 411 | ||
| R | 413 | ||
| SKILL 60 Rectal Suppository Insertion | 413 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 413 | ||
| Equipment | 413 | ||
| Implementation | 414 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 417 | ||
| SKILL 61 Respiration Assessment\r | 419 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 419 | ||
| Equipment | 419 | ||
| Implementation | 419 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 422 | ||
| SKILL 62 Restraint Application\r | 424 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 424 | ||
| Equipment | 424 | ||
| Implementation | 425 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 430 | ||
| SKILL 63 Restraint-Free Environment\r | 432 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 432 | ||
| Equipment | 432 | ||
| Implementation | 433 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 435 | ||
| S | 436 | ||
| SKILL 64\rSeizure Precautions | 436 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 436 | ||
| Equipment | 436 | ||
| Implementation | 437 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 440 | ||
| SKILL 65 Sequential Compression Device and \rElastic Stockings | 442 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 442 | ||
| Equipment | 442 | ||
| Implementation | 443 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 446 | ||
| SKILL 66\rSpecialty Beds: Air-Fluidized, Air-Suspension, and Rotokinetic | 448 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 448 | ||
| Implementation | 449 | ||
| Equipment | 449 | ||
| SKILL 67\rSterile Gloving | 458 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 458 | ||
| Equipment | 459 | ||
| Implementation | 459 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 463 | ||
| SKILL 68 Sterile Technique: Donning and Removing Cap, Mask, and Protective Eyewear\r | 464 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 464 | ||
| Equipment | 464 | ||
| Implementation | 464 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 468 | ||
| SKILL 69 Subcutaneous Injections\r | 469 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 470 | ||
| Equipment | 470 | ||
| Implementation | 470 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 475 | ||
| SKILL 70\rSuctioning: \rClosed (In-Line) | 476 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 476 | ||
| Equipment | 476 | ||
| Implementation | 476 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 478 | ||
| SKILL 71\rSuctioning: Nasopharyngeal, Nasotracheal, and Artificial Airway | 479 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 479 | ||
| Equipment | 479 | ||
| Implementation | 480 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 489 | ||
| SKILL 72 Suprapubic Catheter Care\r | 491 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 491 | ||
| Equipment | 491 | ||
| Implementation | 491 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 494 | ||
| SKILL 73 Suture and Staple Removal\r | 495 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 495 | ||
| Equipment | 495 | ||
| Implementation | 495 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 501 | ||
| T\r | 495 | ||
| SKILL 74 Topical Skin Applications\r | 502 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 502 | ||
| Equipment | 502 | ||
| Implementation | 502 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 508 | ||
| SKILL 75\rTracheostomy Care | 510 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 510 | ||
| Equipment | 510 | ||
| Implementation | 511 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 517 | ||
| U | 519 | ||
| SKILL 76 Urinary Catheter Insertion\r | 519 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 519 | ||
| Equipment | 520 | ||
| Implementation | 520 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 534 | ||
| SKILL 77 Urinary Catheter Care and Removal\r | 536 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 536 | ||
| Equipment | 536 | ||
| Implementation | 537 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 542 | ||
| SKILL 78 Urinary Catheter Irrigation\r | 544 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 544 | ||
| Equipment | 544 | ||
| Implementation | 545 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 551 | ||
| SKILL 79\rUrinary Diversion Pouching a Urostomy | 552 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 552 | ||
| Equipment | 552 | ||
| Implementation | 553 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 555 | ||
| V | 544 | ||
| SKILL 80 Vaginal Instillations\r | 557 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 557 | ||
| Equipment | 557 | ||
| Implementation | 557 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 562 | ||
| SKILL 81 Venipuncture: Collecting Blood \rSpecimens and Cultures by Syringe and Vacutainer Method | 563 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 563 | ||
| Equipment | 564 | ||
| Implementation | 565 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 573 | ||
| W | 574 | ||
| SKILL 82\r Wound Drainage Devices:Jackson-Pratt, Hemovac | 574 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 574 | ||
| Equipment | 574 | ||
| Implementation | 575 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 578 | ||
| SKILL 83 Wound Irrigation\r | 580 | ||
| Delegation Considerations | 581 | ||
| Equipment | 581 | ||
| Implementation | 581 | ||
| Recording and Reporting | 584 | ||
| APPENDIX\r | 587 | ||
| Overview of CDC Hand Hygiene Guidelines | 587 | ||
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 590 | ||
| INDEX | 603 | ||
| Preprocedure Protocol | 632 |