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Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques - E-Book

Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques - E-Book

Anne Griffin Perry | Patricia A. Potter | Wendy Ostendorf

(2013)

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Abstract

Known for its clear, comprehensive coverage of over 200 evidence-based skills, Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques is today’s leading nursing skills reference. It 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 includes new coverage of patient-centered care and safety guidelines, an emphasis on QSEN core competencies, and links to valuable online resources. Written by the trusted author team of Anne Griffin Perry and Patricia A. Potter, and now joined by new author Wendy Ostendorf, this reference helps you perform nursing skills with confidence.

  • Coverage of QSEN core competencies includes delegation and collaboration, guidelines for reporting and recording, and pediatric, geriatric, home care, and teaching considerations.
  • Unique! Using Evidence in Nursing Practice chapter covers the entire process of conducting research, including collecting, evaluating, and applying evidence from published research.
  • Comprehensive coverage includes 212 basic, intermediate, and advanced nursing skills.
  • Clinical Decision Points within skills address key safety issues or possible skill modifications for specific patient needs.
  • Icons indicate video clips related to skills and procedures in the book and related lessons in Nursing Skills Online.
  • Rationales for each skill step explain why steps are performed in a specific way, including their clinical significance and benefit, and incorporate the latest research findings.
  • The five-step nursing process provides a framework for the description of skills within overall client care.
  • Unique! Unexpected outcomes and related interventions alert you to what might go wrong and how to appropriately intervene.
  • Online checklists and video clips may be downloaded to mobile devices.
  • NEW Patient-Centered Care sections address issues unique to people of specific cultural, ethnic, and demographic backgrounds — a QSEN core competency.
  • NEW Safety Guidelines sections cover the global recommendations on the safe execution of skill sets — also a QSEN core competency.
  • UPDATED Adverse Event Reporting (AER) procedural guideline covers the correct response to Serious Event Reporting within the healthcare facility.
  • NEW! Safe Transfer to a Wheel Chair procedural guideline focuses on the safety aspect of this common maneuver.
  • NEW! Communicating with the Cognitively Impaired Patient skill provides the understanding and protocol for dealing with patients who are unable to communicate in a typical manner.
  • NEW! Assessing the Genitalia and Rectum skill includes complete information and rationales.
  • NEW! Caring for Patients with Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms (MDRO) and C. difficili skill covers this growing challenge to patient welfare and to healthcare providers.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover cover
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Brief Table of contents i
Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques, 8/e iii
Copyright Page iv
Dedication v
About the Authors vi
Anne Griffin Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN vi
Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN vi
Wendy R. Ostendorf, RN, MS, EdD, CNE vi
Contributors vii
Contributors to Previous Editions viii
Reviewers ix
Preface to the Student xii
Preface to the Instructor xiv
Classic Features xiv
New to This Edition: xiv
Table Of Contents xv
Unit I Supporting the Patient Through the Health Care System 1
1 Using Evidence in Nursing Practice 1
Outline 1
Objectives 1
Key Terms 1
Media Resources 1
A Case for Evidence 2
Steps of Evidence-Based Practice 2
Ask the Clinical Question 2
Search for the Best Evidence 3
Critique the Evidence 6
Apply the Evidence 8
Evaluate the Practice Decision or Change 8
Communicating a Practice Change 9
Impact of Evidence-Based Practice on Nursing 9
Critical Thinking Exercises 9
Review Questions 9
References 10
2 Admitting, Transfer, and Discharge 11
Skills and Procedures 11
Objectives 11
Key Terms 11
Media Resources 11
Evidence-Based Practice 11
Patient-Centered Care 12
Safety Guidelines 12
Skill 2-1 Admitting Patients 12
Role of the Admission Personnel 12
Role of the Nurse 14
Delegation and Collaboration 15
Equipment 15
Recording and Reporting 18
Special Considerations 18
Teaching 18
Pediatric 18
Gerontologic 18
Skill 2-2 Transferring Patients 19
Delegation and Collaboration 19
Equipment 19
Recording and Reporting 21
Special Considerations 21
Teaching 21
Pediatric 21
Gerontologic 21
Long-Term Care 21
Skill 2-3 Discharging Patients 22
Delegation and Collaboration 22
Equipment 22
Recording and Reporting 26
Special Considerations 26
Teaching 26
Pediatric 26
Gerontologic 26
Home Care 26
Critical Thinking Exercises 26
Review Questions 26
References 27
3 Communication 28
Skills and Procedures 28
Objectives 28
Key Terms 28
Media Resources 28
Evidence-Based Practice 29
Patient-Centered Care 29
Safety Guidelines 30
Skill 3-1 Establishing the Nurse-Patient Relationship 30
Delegation and Collaboration 32
Recording and Reporting 36
Special Considerations 36
Teaching 36
Pediatric 36
Gerontologic 36
Home Care 36
Skill 3-2 Communicating with an Anxious Patient 36
Delegation and Collaboration 36
Recording and Reporting 38
Special Considerations 38
Teaching 38
Pediatric 38
Gerontologic 38
Home Care 38
Skill 3-3 Communicating with an Angry Patient 38
Delegation and Collaboration 39
Recording and Reporting 40
Special Considerations 40
Teaching 40
Pediatric 41
Gerontologic 41
Home Care 41
Skill 3-4 Communicating with a Depressed Patient 41
Delegation and Collaboration 41
Recording and Reporting 43
Special Considerations 43
Teaching 43
Pediatric 43
Gerontologic 43
Home Care 43
Skill 3-5 Communicating with a Cognitively Impaired Patient 43
Delegation and Collaboration 44
Recording and Reporting 45
Special Considerations 45
Teaching 45
Pediatric 45
Gerontologic 45
Home Care 45
Critical Thinking Exercises 45
Review Questions 46
References 46
4 Documentation and Informatics 47
Skills and Procedures 47
Objectives 47
Key Terms 47
Media Resources 47
Electronic Health Records 48
Evidence-Based Practice 48
Confidentiality 49
Standards 49
Patient-Centered Care 49
Multidisciplinary Communication Within the Health Care Team 49
Guidelines for Quality Documentation and Reporting 50
Factual 50
Accurate 50
Complete 52
Current 52
Organized 53
Common Record-Keeping Forms or Screens 53
Admission Nursing History Forms 53
Flow Sheets and Graphic Records 53
Patient Education Record 54
Patient Care Summary or Kardex 54
Acuity Records 54
Standardized Care Plans 54
Discharge Summaries 54
Charting Systems 55
Narrative Documentation 55
Problem-Oriented Medical Records 55
Patient Database 55
Problem List 55
Nursing Care Plan 55
Progress Notes 55
SBAR Documentation. 55
SOAP Documentation. 56
PIE Documentation. 57
Focus Charting. 57
Source Records 57
Charting by Exception 57
Case Management Plan and Critical Pathways 57
Standardized Language 57
Home Care Documentation 59
Long-Term Health Care Documentation 60
Procedural Guideline 4-1 Giving a Hand-Off Report 60
Delegation and Collaboration 60
Equipment 60
Procedural Steps 60
Procedural Guideline 4-2 Documenting Nurses’ Progress Notes 61
Delegation and Collaboration 61
Equipment 61
Procedural Steps 61
Procedural Guideline 4-3 Adverse Event/Incident Reporting 62
Delegation and Collaboration 62
Equipment 62
Procedural Steps 62
Critical Thinking Exercises 63
Review Questions 63
References 64
Unit II Vital Signs and Physical Assessment 65
5 Vital Signs 65
Skills and Procedures 65
Objectives 65
Key Terms 65
Media Resources 65
Evidence-Based Practice 66
Patient-Centered Care 66
Safety Guidelines 66
Skill 5-1 Measuring Body Temperature 67
Delegation and Collaboration 68
Equipment 69
Recording and Reporting 76
Special Considerations 76
Teaching 76
Pediatric 76
Gerontologic 76
Home Care 77
Skill 5-2 Assessing Radial Pulse 77
Delegation and Collaboration 77
Equipment 78
Recording and Reporting 80
Special Considerations 80
Teaching 80
Pediatric 80
Gerontologic 80
Home Care 80
Skill 5-3 Assessing Apical Pulse 81
Delegation and Collaboration 81
Equipment 81
Recording and Reporting 85
Special Considerations 85
Teaching 85
Pediatric 85
Gerontologic 85
Home Care 85
Procedural Guideline 5-1 Assessing Apical-Radial Pulse Deficit 85
Delegation and Collaboration 85
Equipment 85
Procedural Steps 86
Skill 5-4 Assessing Respirations 86
Delegation and Collaboration 86
Equipment 86
Recording and Reporting 90
Special Considerations 90
Teaching 90
Pediatric 90
Gerontologic 90
Home Care 90
Skill 5-5 Assessing Arterial Blood Pressure 90
Hypertension 90
Hypotension 91
Blood Pressure Equipment 91
Delegation and Collaboration 92
Equipment 92
Recording and Reporting 98
Special Considerations 98
Teaching 98
Pediatric 98
Gerontologic 99
Home Care 99
Procedural Guideline 5-2 Assessing Blood Pressure Electronically 99
Delegation and Collaboration 99
Equipment 99
Procedural Steps 99
Procedural Guideline 5-3 Measuring Oxygen Saturation (Pulse Oximetry) 101
Delegation and Collaboration 101
Equipment 101
Procedural Steps 101
Critical Thinking Exercises 102
Review Questions 102
References 103
6 Health Assessment 104
Skills and Procedures 104
Objectives 104
Key Terms 104
Media Resources 104
Evidence-Based Practice 105
Patient-Centered Care 105
Safety Guidelines 108
Assessment Techniques 108
Preparation for Assessment 111
Preparing the Patient 111
Physical Assessment of Various Age-Groups 112
Children and Adolescents 112
Older Adults 112
Skill 6-1 General Survey 112
Delegation and Collaboration 113
Equipment 113
Recording and Reporting 119
Special Considerations 119
Teaching 119
Pediatric 120
Gerontologic 120
Home Care 120
Long-Term Care 120
Skill 6-2 Head and Neck Assessment 120
Delegation and Collaboration 120
Equipment 120
Recording and Reporting 124
Special Considerations 124
Teaching 124
Pediatric 125
Gerontologic 125
Skill 6-3 Thorax and Lung Assessment 125
Delegation and Collaboration 127
Equipment 127
Recording and Reporting 131
Special Considerations 131
Teaching 131
Pediatric 131
Gerontologic 131
Skill 6-4 Cardiovascular Assessment 132
Delegation and Collaboration 132
Equipment 132
Recording and Reporting 143
Special Considerations 143
Teaching 143
Pediatric 143
Gerontologic 143
Skill 6-5 Abdominal Assessment 143
Delegation and Collaboration 144
Equipment 144
Recording and Reporting 150
Special Considerations 150
Teaching 150
Pediatric 150
Gerontologic 151
Skill 6-6 Genitalia and Rectum Assessment 151
Delegation and Collaboration 151
Equipment 151
Recording and Reporting 154
Special Considerations 154
Teaching 154
Female Health Teaching 154
Male Health Teaching 154
Pediatric 154
Skill 6-7 Musculoskeletal and Neurologic Assessment 154
Delegation and Collaboration 154
Equipment 154
Recording and Reporting 161
Special Considerations 161
Teaching 161
Pediatric 161
Gerontologic 161
Procedural Guideline 6-1 Monitoring Intake and Output 161
Delegation and Collaboration 162
Equipment 162
Procedural Steps 162
Critical Thinking Exercises 164
Review Questions 164
References 164
Unit III Infection Control 166
7 Medical Asepsis 166
Skills and Procedures 166
Objectives 166
Key Terms 166
Media Resources 166
Evidence-Based Practice 168
Patient-Centered Care 168
Safety Guidelines 168
Skill 7-1 Hand Hygiene 168
Delegation and Collaboration 169
Equipment 169
Special Considerations 172
Teaching Considerations 172
Gerontologic Considerations 172
Home Care 172
Skill 7-2 Caring for Patients Under Isolation Precautions 172
Delegation and Collaboration 174
Equipment 174
Recording and Reporting 178
Special Considerations 178
Teaching Considerations 178
Pediatric Considerations 178
Gerontologic Considerations 178
Home Care Considerations 178
Procedural Guideline 7-1 Caring for Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO) and Clostridium difficile 178
Delegation and Collaboration 178
Equipment 179
Procedural Steps 179
Critical Thinking Exercises 179
Review Questions 179
References 180
8 Sterile Technique 181
Skills and Procedures 181
Objectives 181
Key Terms 181
Media Resources 181
Evidence-Based Practice 182
Patient-Centered Care 182
Safety Guidelines 182
Skill 8-1 Applying and Removing Cap, Mask, and Protective Eyewear 183
Delegation and Collaboration 183
Equipment 183
Recording and Reporting 185
Special Considerations 185
Home Care 185
Skill 8-2 Preparing a Sterile Field 186
Delegation and Collaboration 186
Equipment 186
Recording and Reporting 191
Special Considerations 191
Home Care 191
Skill 8-3 Sterile Gloving 191
Delegation and Collaboration 191
Equipment 191
Recording and Reporting 195
Special Considerations 195
Teaching 195
Critical Thinking Exercises 195
Review Questions 195
References 196
Unit IV Activity and Mobility 197
9 Safe Patient Handling, Transfer, and Positioning 197
Skills and Procedures 197
Objectives 197
Key Terms 197
Media Resources 197
Evidence-Based Practice 198
Patient-Centered Care 198
Safety Guidelines 198
Skill 9-1 Using Safe and Effective Transfer Techniques 199
Delegation and Collaboration 199
Equipment 199
Recording and Reporting 209
Special Considerations 209
Teaching 209
Pediatric 209
Gerontologic 209
Home Care 209
Procedural Guideline 9-1 Wheelchair Transfer Techniques 209
Delegation and Collaboration 209
Equipment 209
Skill 9-2 Moving and Positioning Patients in Bed 210
Delegation and Collaboration 210
Equipment 210
Recording and Reporting 218
Special Considerations 218
Teaching 218
Pediatric 218
Gerontologic 218
Home Care 218
Long-Term Care 218
Critical Thinking Exercises 218
Review Questions 218
References 219
10 Exercise and Ambulation 220
Skills and Procedures 220
Objectives 220
Key Terms 220
Media Resources 220
Evidence-Based Practice 221
Patient-Centered Care 221
Safety Guidelines 221
Procedural Guideline 10-1 Performing Range-of-Motion Exercises 222
Delegation and Collaboration 222
Equipment 222
Procedural Steps 222
Skill 10-1 Performing Isometric Exercises 227
Delegation and Collaboration 227
Recording and Reporting 231
Special Considerations 231
Teaching 231
Pediatric 231
Gerontologic 231
Skill 10-2 Continuous Passive Motion Machine 231
Delegation and Collaboration 231
Equipment 231
Recording and Reporting 233
Special Considerations 233
Teaching 233
Pediatric 234
Gerontologic 234
Home Care 234
Procedural Guideline 10-2 Applying Elastic Stockings and Sequential Compression Device 234
Delegation and Collaboration 234
Equipment 234
Procedural Steps 234
Skill 10-3 Assisting with Ambulation and Use of Canes, Crutches, and Walker 236
Delegation and Collaboration 237
Equipment 237
Recording and Reporting 246
Special Considerations 246
Teaching 246
Pediatric 246
Gerontologic 246
Home Care 246
Long-Term Care 246
Critical Thinking Exercises 247
Review Questions 247
References 247
11 Orthopedic Measures 249
Skills and Procedures 249
Objectives 249
Key Terms 249
Media Resources 249
Evidence-Based Practice 250
Patient-Centered Care 250
Safety Guidelines 251
Skill 11-1 Assisting with Cast Application 251
Delegation and Collaboration 251
Equipment (may be on cast cart) (Fig. 11-2) 251
Recording and Reporting 252
Special Considerations 256
Teaching 256
Pediatric 256
Gerontologic 257
Home Care 257
Procedural Guideline 11-1 Care of a Patient During Cast Removal 257
Delegation and Collaboration 257
Equipment 257
Procedural Steps 257
Skill 11-2 Care of a Patient in Skin Traction 258
Delegation and Collaboration 260
Equipment 260
Recording and Reporting 262
Special Considerations 262
Teaching 262
Pediatric 262
Gerontologic 262
Home Care 262
Skill 11-3 Care of a Patient in Skeletal Traction and Pin Site Care 263
Delegation and Collaboration 264
Equipment 264
Recording and Reporting 267
Special Considerations 267
Teaching 267
Pediatric 267
Gerontologic 267
Home Care 267
Skill 11-4 Care of a Patient with an Immobilization Device 268
Delegation and Collaboration 268
Equipment 269
Recording and Reporting 271
Special Considerations 271
Teaching 271
Pediatric 271
Geriatric 271
Home Care 271
Critical Thinking Exercises 271
Review Questions 272
References 272
12 Support Surfaces and Special Beds 273
Skills and Procedures 273
Objectives 273
Key Terms 273
Media Resources 273
Evidence-Based Practice 274
Patient-Centered Care 274
Safety Guidelines 274
Procedural Guideline 12-1 Selection of Pressure-Reducing Support Surfaces 276
Delegation and Collaboration 276
Equipment 276
Procedural Steps 276
Skill 12-1 Placing a Patient on a Support Surface 278
Delegation and Collaboration 280
Equipment 280
Recording and Reporting 282
Special Considerations 282
Teaching 282
Pediatric 283
Gerontologic 283
Home Care 283
Skill 12-2 Placing a Patient on an Air-Suspension or Air-Fluidized Bed 283
Delegation and Collaboration 284
Equipment 284
Recording and Reporting 286
Special Considerations 286
Teaching 286
Pediatric 286
Gerontologic 287
Home Care 287
Long-Term Care 287
Skill 12-3 Placing a Patient on a Bariatric Bed 287
Delegation and Collaboration 287
Equipment 287
Recording and Reporting 289
Special Considerations 289
Teaching 289
Skill 12-4 Placing a Patient on a Rotokinetic Bed 289
Delegation and Collaboration 289
Equipment 289
Recording and Reporting 292
Special Considerations 292
Teaching 292
Pediatric 292
Gerontologic 292
Critical Thinking Exercises 293
Review Questions 293
References 294
Unit V Safety and Comfort 295
13 Safety and Quality Improvement 295
Skills and Procedures 295
Objectives 295
Key Terms 295
Media Resources 295
Evidence-Based Practice 296
Patient-Centered Care 296
Safety Guidelines 296
Skill 13-1 Fall Prevention in a Health Care Agency 297
Delegation and Collaboration 298
Equipment 298
Recording and Reporting 303
Special Considerations 303
Teaching 303
Pediatric 303
Gerontologic 303
Home Care 303
Skill 13-2 Designing a Restraint-Free Environment 304
Delegation and Collaboration 304
Equipment 304
Recording and Reporting 307
Special Considerations 307
Teaching 307
Gerontologic 307
Home Care 307
Skill 13-3 Applying Physical Restraints 307
Delegation and Collaboration 308
Equipment 308
Recording and Reporting 312
Special Considerations 312
Teaching 312
Pediatric 312
Gerontologic 312
Home Care 312
Procedural Guideline 13-1 Fire, Electrical, and Chemical Safety 312
Delegation and Collaboration 313
Equipment 313
Procedural Steps 313
Skill 13-4 Seizure Precautions 315
Delegation and Collaboration 315
Equipment 315
Recording and Reporting 318
Special Considerations 318
Teaching 318
Pediatric 318
Gerontologic 318
Home Care 318
Procedural Guideline 13-2 Conducting a Root Cause Analysis 319
Delegation 319
Procedural Steps 319
Critical Thinking Exercises 320
Review Questions 320
References 320
14 Disaster Preparedness 322
Skills and Procedures 322
Objectives 322
Key Terms 322
Media Resources 322
Disaster Defined 323
Homeland Security 323
Terrorism Preparedness 324
Disaster Preparedness 324
The D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R Paradigm 324
Detection 324
Incident Command 325
Scene Security and Safety 325
Assessment 327
Support 327
Triage, Treat, and Evacuate 328
Evidence-Based Practice 328
Patient-Centered Care 329
Safety Guidelines 330
Skill 14-1 Care of a Patient After Biologic Exposure 330
Delegation and Collaboration 330
Equipment 330
Recording and Reporting 334
Special Considerations 334
Teaching 334
Pediatric 335
Gerontologic 335
Home Care 335
Skill 14-2 Care of a Patient After Chemical Exposure 336
Delegation and Collaboration 337
Equipment 337
Recording and Reporting 340
Special Considerations 340
Teaching 340
Pediatric 340
Gerontologic 340
Home Care 340
Skill 14-3 Care of a Patient After Radiation Exposure 340
Delegation and Collaboration 340
Equipment 340
Recording and Reporting 343
Special Considerations 343
Teaching 343
Pediatric 343
Gerontologic 343
Home Care 343
Critical Thinking Exercises 343
Review Questions 343
References 344
15 Pain Assessment and Basic Comfort Measures 345
Skills and Procedures 345
Objectives 345
Key Terms 345
Media Resources 345
Evidence-Based Practice 347
Patient-Centered Care 347
Safety Guidelines 348
Skill 15-1 Providing Pain Relief 348
Delegation and Collaboration 348
Equipment 348
Recording and Reporting 353
Special Considerations 353
Teaching 353
Pediatric 353
Gerontologic 353
Home Care 353
Skill 15-2 Patient-Controlled Analgesia 353
Delegation and Collaboration 353
Equipment 354
Recording and Reporting 357
Teaching Considerations 357
Pediatric Considerations 357
Gerontologic Considerations 357
Skill 15-3 Epidural Analgesia 358
Delegation and Collaboration 358
Equipment 359
Reporting and Recording 362
Teaching Considerations 363
Pediatric Considerations 363
Gerontologic Considerations 363
Home Care Considerations 363
Skill 15-4 Local Anesthetic Infusion Pump for Analgesia 363
Delegation and Collaboration 363
Equipment 364
Reporting and Recording 365
Teaching Considerations 365
Pediatric Considerations 366
Gerontologic Considerations 366
Home Care Considerations 366
Skill 15-5 Nonpharmacologic Pain Management 366
Cutaneous Stimulation 366
Massage 366
Heat and Cold 367
Relaxation 367
Guided Imagery 367
Distraction 367
Delegation and Collaboration 367
Equipment 367
Recording and Reporting 372
Teaching Considerations 372
Pediatric Considerations 372
Gerontologic Considerations 372
Home Care Considerations 372
Critical Thinking Exercises 373
Review Questions 373
References 373
16 Palliative Care 375
Skills and Procedures 375
Objectives 375
Key Terms 375
Media Resources 375
Evidence-Based Practice 376
Patient-Centered Care 376
Safety Guidelines 377
Skill 16-1 Supporting Patients and Families in Grief 378
Grief 378
Delegation and Collaboration 378
Recording and Reporting 380
Special Considerations 380
Teaching 380
Pediatric 380
Gerontologic 380
Skill 16-2 Symptom Management at the End of Life 380
Delegation and Collaboration 380
Recording and Reporting 384
Special Considerations 384
Teaching 384
Pediatric 384
Gerontologic 384
Home Care 384
Skill 16-3 Care of a Body After Death 385
Delegation and Collaboration 385
Equipment 385
Recording and Reporting 388
Pediatric Considerations 388
Gerontologic Considerations 389
Home Care Considerations 389
Critical Thinking Exercises 389
Review Questions 389
References 390
Unit VI Hygiene 391
17 Personal Hygiene and Bed Making 391
Skills and Procedures 391
Objectives 391
Key Terms 391
Media Resources 391
The Skin 392
The Mouth 392
The Hair 392
The Nails 394
Evidence-Based Practice 394
Patient-Centered Care 394
Safety Guidelines 394
Skill 17-1 Bathing a Patient 395
Delegation and Collaboration 396
Equipment 396
Recording and Reporting 402
Special Considerations 402
Teaching 402
Pediatric 402
Gerontologic 402
Home Care 403
Long-Term Care 403
Procedural Guideline 17-1 Perineal Care 403
Delegation and Collaboration 403
Equipment 403
Procedural Steps 403
Procedural Guideline 17-2 Use of Disposable Bed Bath, Tub, or Shower 404
Delegation and Collaboration 404
Equipment 404
Procedural Steps 404
Skill 17-2 Oral Hygiene 405
Delegation and Collaboration 405
Equipment 405
Recording and Reporting 409
Special Considerations 409
Teaching 409
Pediatric 409
Gerontologic 409
Home Care 410
Procedural Guideline 17-3 Care of Dentures 410
Delegation and Collaboration 410
Equipment 410
Procedural Steps 410
Skill 17-3 Performing Mouth Care for an Unconscious or Debilitated Patient 411
Delegation and Collaboration 411
Equipment 411
Recording and Reporting 414
Special Considerations 414
Teaching 414
Home Care 414
Skill 17-4 Hair Care–Combing and Shaving 414
Delegation and Collaboration 414
Equipment 414
Recording and Reporting 418
Special Considerations 418
Teaching 418
Pediatric 418
Gerontologic 418
Home Care 418
Procedural Guideline 17-4 Hair Care–Shampooing 418
Delegation and Collaboration 418
Equipment 419
Procedural Steps 419
Skill 17-5 Performing Nail and Foot Care 420
Delegation and Collaboration 420
Equipment 420
Recording and Reporting 424
Special Considerations 424
Teaching 424
Pediatric 425
Gerontologic 425
Home Care 425
Skill 17-6 Care of a Patient’s Environment 425
Beds 425
Mattresses 426
Procedural Guideline 17-5 Making an Occupied Bed 428
Delegation Considerations 428
Equipment 428
Procedural Steps 428
Procedural Guideline 17-6 Making an Unoccupied Bed 430
Delegation and Collaboration 430
Equipment 430
Procedural Steps 430
Critical Thinking Exercises 431
Review Questions 431
References 432
18 Pressure Ulcer Care 433
Skills and Procedures 433
Objectives 433
Key Terms 433
Media Resources 433
Evidence-Based Practice 434
Patient-Centered Care 436
Safety Guidelines 437
Skill 18-1 Risk Assessment, Skin Assessment, and Prevention Strategies 437
Delegation and Collaboration 437
Equipment 439
Recording and Reporting 443
Special Considerations 443
Teaching 443
Pediatric 443
Gerontologic 443
Home Care 443
Skill 18-2 Treatment of Pressure Ulcers 444
Delegation and Collaboration 444
Equipment 444
Recording and Reporting 450
Special Considerations 450
Teaching 450
Gerontologic 450
Home Care 450
Long-Term Care 450
Critical Thinking Exercises 451
Review Questions 451
References 452
19 Care of the Eye and Ear 453
Skills and Procedures 453
Objectives 453
Key Terms 453
Media Resources 453
Evidence-Based Practice 453
Patient-Centered Care 454
Safety Guidelines 454
Procedural Guideline 19-1 Eye Care for Comatose Patients 455
Delegation and Collaboration 455
Equipment 455
Procedural Steps 455
Procedural Guideline 19-2 Taking Care of Contact Lenses 455
Delegation and Collaboration 456
Equipment 456
Procedural Steps 456
Procedural Guideline 19-3 Taking Care of an Artificial Eye 458
Delegation and Collaboration 458
Equipment 458
Procedural Steps 458
Skill 19-1 Eye Irrigation 460
Delegation and Collaboration 460
Equipment 460
Recording and Reporting 462
Special Considerations 462
Teaching 462
Pediatric 462
Skill 19-2 Ear Irrigation 463
Delegation and Collaboration 463
Equipment 463
Recording and Reporting 465
Special Considerations 465
Teaching 465
Pediatric 466
Home Care 466
Skill 19-3 Care of Hearing Aids 466
Delegation and Collaboration 466
Equipment 466
Recording and Reporting 469
Special Considerations 469
Teaching 469
Pediatric 469
Gerontologic 469
Home Care 470
Critical Thinking Exercises 470
Review Questions 470
References 471
Unit VII Medications 472
20 Safe Medication Preparation 472
Outline 472
Objectives 472
Key Terms 472
Media Resources 472
Patient-Centered Care 473
Pharmacologic Concepts 473
Medication Names 473
Classification 474
Medication Forms 474
Pharmacokinetics 474
Types of Medication Action 474
Therapeutic Effects 474
Side Effects/Adverse Effects 475
Toxic Effects 476
Idiosyncratic Reactions 476
Allergic Reactions 476
Medication Tolerance and Dependence 476
Medication Interactions 477
Medication Dose Responses 477
Routes of Administration 477
Medication Distribution 477
Computerized Provider Order Entry 477
Distribution Systems 478
Unit Dose 478
Automated Medication Dispensing System 478
Bar Coding 478
Systems of Medication Measurement 478
Metric System 480
Household Measurement 480
Solutions 480
Safe Medication Administration 480
Right Medication 480
Medication Orders 481
Right Dose 481
Right Patient 483
Right Route 484
Right Time 484
Right Documentation 485
Medication Preparation 485
Interpreting Medication Labels 485
Clinical Calculation 485
Evidence-Based Practice 485
Conversions Within One System 486
Conversion Between Systems 486
Dosage Calculations 486
Pediatric Doses 487
Older Adult Dosages 487
Nursing Process 488
Assessment 488
Planning 488
Implementation 488
Pre-administration Activities 488
Medication Administration 488
Post-administration Activities 488
Evaluation 489
Special Handling of Controlled Substances 489
Reporting Medication Errors 489
Patient and Family Teaching 489
Critical Thinking Exercises 490
Review Questions 490
References 491
21 Oral and Topical Medications 492
Skills and Procedures 492
Objectives 492
Key Terms 492
Media Resources 492
Evidence-Based Practice 493
Patient-Centered Care 493
Safety Guidelines 493
Skill 21-1 Administering Oral Medications 494
Delegation and Collaboration 494
Equipment 494
Recording and Reporting 500
Special Considerations 500
Teaching 500
Pediatric 500
Gerontologic 500
Home Care 500
Skill 21-2 Administering Medications Through an Enteral Feeding Tube 500
Delegation and Collaboration 500
Equipment 500
Recording and Reporting 504
Special Considerations 504
Teaching 504
Pediatric 505
Skill 21-3 Applying Topical Medications to the Skin 505
Delegation and Collaboration 505
Equipment 505
Recording and Reporting 509
Special Considerations 509
Teaching 509
Gerontologic 509
Home Care 509
Skill 21-4 Instilling Eye and Ear Medications 509
Delegation and Collaboration 510
Equipment 510
Recording and Reporting 515
Special Considerations 515
Teaching 515
Pediatric 515
Gerontologic 516
Home Care 516
Skill 21-5 Administering Nasal Instillations 516
Delegation and Collaboration 516
Equipment 516
Recording and Reporting 519
Special Considerations 519
Teaching 519
Pediatric 519
Skill 21-6 Using Metered-Dose Inhalers 520
Delegation and Collaboration 520
Equipment 520
Recording and Reporting 524
Special Considerations 524
Teaching 524
Pediatric 524
Gerontologic 524
Home Care 524
Procedural Guideline 21-1 Using Dry Powder Inhaled Medications 525
Delegation and Collaboration 525
Equipment 525
Procedural Steps 525
Skill 21-7 Using Small-Volume Nebulizers 526
Delegation and Collaboration 526
Equipment 526
Recording and Reporting 529
Special Considerations 529
Teaching 529
Pediatric 529
Gerontologic 529
Home Care 529
Skill 21-8 Administering Vaginal Instillations 529
Delegation and Collaboration 529
Equipment 529
Recording and Reporting 533
Special Considerations 533
Teaching 533
Gerontologic 533
Skill 21-9 Administering Rectal Suppositories 533
Delegation and Collaboration 533
Equipment 533
Recording and Reporting 536
Special Considerations 536
Teaching 536
Pediatric 536
Gerontologic 536
Critical Thinking Exercises 536
Review Questions 536
References 537
22 Parenteral Medications 538
Skills and Procedures 538
Objectives 538
Key Terms 538
Media Resources 538
Evidence-Based Practice 539
Ventrogluteal 539
Vastus Lateralis 539
Deltoid 539
Patient-Centered Care 539
Safety Guidelines 539
Needlestick Prevention 540
Equipment 541
Syringes 541
Needles 542
Disposable Injection Units 543
Skill 22-1 Preparing Injections: Ampules and Vials 544
Delegation and Collaboration 544
Equipment 544
Procedural Guideline 22-1 Mixing Parenteral Medications in One Syringe 549
Delegation and Collaboration 549
Equipment 550
Procedural Steps 550
Skill 22-2 Administering Intradermal Injections 552
Delegation and Collaboration 552
Equipment 552
Recording and Reporting 555
Special Considerations 555
Teaching 555
Pediatric 555
Gerontologic 555
Skill 22-3 Administering Subcutaneous Injections 555
Special Considerations for Administration of Insulin 556
Special Considerations for Administration of Heparin 557
Delegation and Collaboration 557
Equipment 557
Recording and Reporting 561
Special Considerations 561
Teaching 561
Pediatric 562
Gerontologic 562
Home Care 562
Skill 22-4 Administering Intramuscular Injections 562
Injection Sites 562
Ventrogluteal Site 563
Vastus Lateralis Muscle 563
Deltoid Muscle 563
Delegation and Collaboration 564
Equipment 564
Recording and Reporting 567
Special Considerations 567
Teaching 567
Pediatric 567
Gerontologic 567
Home Care 568
Skill 22-5 Administering Medications by Intravenous Bolus 568
Delegation and Collaboration 569
Equipment 569
Recording and Reporting 573
Special Considerations 573
Teaching 573
Pediatric 573
Gerontologic 574
Home Care 574
Skill 22-6 Administering Intravenous Medications by Piggyback, Intermittent Infusion Sets, and Mini-Infusion Pumps 574
Needle Safety 574
Delegation and Collaboration 574
Equipment 574
Recording and Reporting 579
Special Considerations 579
Teaching 579
Pediatric 579
Gerontologic 579
Home Care 579
Skill 22-7 Administering Continuous Subcutaneous Medications 580
Delegation and Collaboration 580
Equipment 581
Recording and Reporting 584
Special Considerations 584
Teaching 584
Pediatric 584
Gerontologic 584
Home Care 584
Critical Thinking Exercises 584
Review Questions 584
References 585
Unit VIII Oxygenation 587
23 Oxygen Therapy 587
Skills and Procedures 587
Objectives 587
Key Terms 587
Media Resources 587
Oxygen Delivery Systems 588
Evidence-Based Practice 588
Patient-Centered Care 589
Safety Guidelines 589
Skill 23-1 Applying a Nasal Cannula or Oxygen Mask 590
Nasal Cannula 590
Oxygen Mask 590
Delegation and Collaboration 590
Equipment 591
Recording and Reporting 594
Special Considerations 594
Teaching 594
Pediatric 594
Gerontologic 594
Home Care 594
Skill 23-2 Administering Oxygen Therapy to a Patient with an Artificial Airway 595
Delegation and Collaboration 595
Equipment 595
Recording and Reporting 597
Special Considerations 597
Teaching 597
Home Care 597
Skill 23-3 Using Incentive Spirometry 597
Delegation and Collaboration 598
Equipment 598
Recording and Reporting 599
Special Considerations 599
Teaching 599
Pediatric 599
Gerontologic 600
Skill 23-4 Care of a Patient Receiving Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation 600
Delegation and Collaboration 601
Equipment 601
Recording and Reporting 603
Special Considerations 603
Teaching 603
Home Care 603
Procedural Guideline 23-1 Use of a Peak Flow Meter 604
Delegation and Collaboration 604
Equipment 604
Procedural Steps 604
Skill 23-5 Care of a Patient on a Mechanical Ventilator 604
Modes of Ventilation 604
Alarms and Settings 605
Home Mechanical Ventilation 607
Delegation and Collaboration 607
Equipment 607
Recording and Reporting 610
Special Considerations 610
Teaching 610
Pediatric 610
Gerontologic 611
Home Care 611
Critical Thinking Exercises 611
Review Questions 611
References 612
24 Performing Chest Physiotherapy 613
Skills and Procedures 613
Objectives 613
Key Terms 613
Media Resources 613
Evidence-Based Practice 614
Patient-Centered Care 614
Safety Guidelines 615
Skill 24-1 Performing Postural Drainage 615
Delegation and Collaboration 615
Equipment 615
Recording and Reporting 619
Special Considerations 619
Teaching 619
Pediatric 619
Gerontologic 619
Home Care 619
Procedural Guideline 24-1 Using an Acapella Device 619
Delegation and Collaboration 619
Equipment 620
Procedural Steps 620
Procedural Guideline 24-2 Performing Percussion, Vibration, and Shaking 620
High-Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation (Compression) 621
Delegation and Collaboration 621
Equipment 621
Procedural Steps 621
Critical Thinking Exercises 623
Review Questions 623
References 623
25 Airway Management 624
Skills and Procedures 624
Objectives 624
Key Terms 624
Media Resources 624
Evidence-Based Practice 625
Patient-Centered Care 625
Safety Guidelines 625
Skill 25-1 Performing Oropharyngeal Suctioning 626
Delegation and Collaboration 626
Equipment 626
Recording and Reporting 629
Special Considerations 629
Teaching 629
Pediatric 629
Gerontologic 629
Home Care 629
Skill 25-2 Airway Suctioning 629
Nasopharyngeal and Nasotracheal Suctioning 629
Artificial Airway Suctioning 629
Endotracheal Tubes 629
Tracheostomy Tubes 630
Delegation and Collaboration 630
Equipment 630
Recording and Reporting 637
Special Considerations 637
Teaching 637
Pediatric 637
Gerontologic 637
Home Care 637
Procedural Guideline 25-1 Closed (In-Line) Suction 638
Delegation and Collaboration 638
Equipment 638
Procedural Steps 638
Skill 25-3 Performing Endotracheal Tube Care 639
Delegation and Collaboration 639
Equipment 639
Recording and Reporting 644
Special Considerations 644
Teaching 644
Pediatric 644
Gerontologic 644
Skill 25-4 Performing Tracheostomy Care 644
Delegation and Collaboration 645
Equipment 645
Recording and Reporting 650
Special Considerations 650
Teaching 650
Pediatric 650
Gerontologic 650
Skill 25-5 Inflating the Cuff on an Endotracheal or Tracheostomy Tube 650
Delegation and Collaboration 650
Equipment 651
Recording and Reporting 653
Pediatric 653
Critical Thinking Exercises 653
Review Questions 653
References 654
26 Closed Chest Drainage Systems 655
Objectives 655
Key Terms 655
Skills and Procedures 655
Media Resources 655
Evidence-Based Practice 658
Patient-Centered Care 658
Safety Guidelines 658
Skill 26-1 Managing Closed Chest Drainage Systems 659
Water-Seal Systems 659
Two-Chamber Water-Seal System 659
Three-Chamber Water-Seal System 659
Waterless Systems 660
Two-Chamber Waterless System 660
Three-Chamber Waterless System 661
Dry Suction System 661
Delegation and Collaboration 661
Equipment 662
Recording and Reporting 668
Special Considerations 668
Teaching 668
Pediatric 668
Gerontologic 668
Home Care 668
Skill 26-2 Assisting with Removal of Chest Tubes 668
Delegation and Collaboration 668
Equipment 668
Recording and Reporting 670
Special Considerations 670
Teaching 670
Pediatric 671
Skill 26-3 Autotransfusion of Chest Tube Drainage 671
Delegation and Collaboration 671
Equipment 671
Recording and Reporting 673
Special Considerations 673
Teaching 673
Critical Thinking Exercises 674
Review Questions 674
References 674
27 Emergency Measures for Life Support 676
Skills and Procedures 676
Objectives 676
Key Terms 676
Media Resources 676
Evidence-Based Practice 676
Patient-Centered Care 677
Safety Guidelines 677
Skill 27-1 Inserting an Oropharyngeal Airway 677
Delegation and Collaboration 677
Equipment 678
Recording and Reporting 680
Special Considerations 680
Pediatric 680
Skill 27-2 Use of an Automated External Defibrillator 680
Delegation and Collaboration 680
Equipment 680
Recording and Reporting 682
Special Considerations 682
Teaching 682
Pediatric 682
Home Care 682
Skill 27-3 Code Management 683
Delegation and Collaboration 683
Equipment 686
Recording and Reporting 690
Special Considerations 690
Teaching 690
Pediatric 691
Gerontologic 691
Home Care 691
Critical Thinking Exercises 691
Review Questions 691
References 692
Unit IX Fluid Balance 693
28 Intravenous and Vascular Access Therapy 693
Skills and Procedures 693
Objectives 693
Key Terms 693
Media Resources 693
Intravenous Solutions 694
Intravenous Catheters 694
Evidence-Based Practice 695
Patient-Centered Care 695
Safety Guidelines 696
Skill 28-1 Initiating Intravenous Therapy 697
Delegation and Collaboration 697
Equipment 697
Recording and Reporting 707
Special Considerations 708
Teaching 708
Pediatric 708
Gerontologic 708
Home Care 708
Skill 28-2 Regulating Intravenous Flow Rate 708
Delegation and Collaboration 709
Equipment 709
Recording and Reporting 712
Special Considerations 712
Teaching 712
Pediatric 713
Gerontologic 713
Home Care 713
Skill 28-3 Changing Intravenous Solutions 713
Delegation and Collaboration 713
Equipment 713
Recording and Reporting 716
Special Considerations 716
Teaching 716
Home Care 716
Skill 28-4 Changing Infusion Tubing 716
Delegation and Collaboration 717
Equipment 717
Recording and Reporting 719
Special Considerations 719
Teaching 719
Home Care 719
Skill 28-5 Changing a Short Peripheral Intravenous Dressing 719
Delegation and Collaboration 720
Equipment 720
Recording and Reporting 723
Special Considerations 723
Teaching 723
Pediatric 723
Gerontologic 723
Home Care 723
Procedural Guideline 28-1 Discontinuing a Short Peripheral Intravenous Access 723
Delegation and Collaboration 723
Equipment 723
Procedural Steps 723
Skill 28-6 Caring for Central Vascular Access Devices 724
Delegation and Collaboration 726
Equipment 726
Recording and Reporting 733
Special Considerations 733
Teaching 733
Pediatric 735
Gerontologic 735
Home Care 735
Critical Thinking Exercises 736
Review Questions 736
References 736
29 Blood Transfusions 737
Skills and Procedures 737
Objectives 737
Key Terms 737
Media Resources 737
ABO System 738
Rh System 739
Human Leukocyte Antigen System 739
Evidence-Based Practice 739
Patient-Centered Care 740
Safety Guidelines 740
Skill 29-1 Initiating Blood Therapy 742
Delegation and Collaboration 742
Equipment 744
Recording and Reporting 749
Special Considerations 749
Teaching 749
Pediatric 749
Gerontologic 749
Home Care 749
Skill 29-2 Monitoring for Adverse Transfusion Reactions 750
Delegation and Collaboration 750
Recording and Reporting 752
Special Considerations 752
Teaching 752
Pediatric 752
Gerontologic 752
Home Care 752
Critical Thinking Exercises 753
Review Questions 753
References 753
Unit X Nutrition 754
30 Oral Nutrition 754
Skills and Procedures 754
Objectives 754
Key Terms 754
Media Resources 754
Screening for Nutritional Risk 754
Nutrition Screening and Assessment Tools 755
Nutritional Assessment by a Registered Dietitian 755
Foundations of Nutrition 755
Evidence-Based Practice 757
Patient-Centered Care 759
Safety Guidelines 759
Skill 30-1 Performing a Nutritional Assessment 760
History 760
Physical Examination 760
Anthropometrics 760
Biochemical Markers of Nutritional Status 762
Delegation and Collaboration 762
Equipment 762
Recording and Reporting 764
Special Considerations 764
Gerontologic 764
Pediatric 764
Skill 30-2 Assisting an Adult Patient with Oral Nutrition 764
Delegation and Collaboration 764
Equipment 764
Recording and Reporting 767
Special Considerations 767
Teaching 767
Pediatric 768
Gerontologic 768
Home Care 768
Skill 30-3 Aspiration Precautions 768
Dysphagia Evaluation 769
Dysphagia Management 769
Consequences Of Dysphagia 770
Delegation and Collaboration 770
Equipment 770
Recording and Reporting 772
Special Considerations 772
Pediatric 772
Gerontologic 772
Home Care 772
Critical Thinking Exercises 773
Review Questions 773
References 773
31 Enteral Nutrition 775
Skills and Procedures 775
Objectives 775
Key Terms 775
Media Resources 775
Evidence-Based Practice 775
Patient-Centered Care 776
Safety Guidelines 776
Skill 31-1 Inserting and Removing a Small-Bore Nasogastric or Nasoenteric Feeding Tube 777
Delegation and Collaboration 777
Equipment 777
Recording and Reporting 782
Special Considerations 782
Teaching 782
Pediatric 782
Gerontologic 782
Home Care 782
Skill 31-2 Verifying Feeding Tube Placement 782
Delegation and Collaboration 783
Equipment 783
Recording and Reporting 785
Special Considerations 785
Teaching 785
Pediatric 785
Home Care 785
Skill 31-3 Irrigating a Feeding Tube 786
Delegation and Collaboration 786
Equipment 786
Recording and Reporting 788
Special Considerations 788
Pediatric 788
Skill 31-4 Administering Enteral Nutrition: Nasoenteric, Gastrostomy, or Jejunostomy Tube 788
Delegation and Collaboration 788
Equipment 788
Recording and Reporting 792
Special Considerations 792
Teaching 792
Pediatric 792
Gerontologic 792
Home Care 793
Procedural Guideline 31-1 Care of a Gastrostomy or Jejunostomy Tube 793
Delegation and Collaboration 794
Equipment 794
Procedural Steps 794
Critical Thinking Exercises 794
Review Questions 794
References 795
32 Parenteral Nutrition 796
Skills and Procedures 796
Objectives 796
Key Terms 796
Media Resources 796
Risks Associated with Parenteral Nutrition 796
Venous Access for Administration of Parenteral Nutrition 796
Components of a Parenteral Nutrition Solution 797
Medications 799
Administration of Parenteral Nutrition 799
Laboratory Monitoring 799
Monitoring Patient Status and Outcomes 799
Evidence-Based Practice 800
Patient-Centered Care 800
Safety Guidelines 800
Skill 32-1 Administering Parenteral Nutrition Through a Central Line 801
Delegation and Collaboration 801
Equipment 801
Recording and Reporting 804
Special Considerations 804
Teaching 804
Pediatric 804
Gerontological 804
Home Care 804
Skill 32-2 Administering Parenteral Nutrition Through a Peripheral Line 804
Delegation and Collaboration 805
Equipment 805
Recording and Reporting 807
Special Considerations 807
Teaching 807
Pediatric 807
Gerontologic 807
Home Care 807
Critical Thinking Exercises 807
Review Questions 807
References 808
Unit XI Elimination 809
33 Urinary Elimination 809
Skills and Procedures 809
Objectives 809
Key Terms 809
Media Resources 809
Evidence-Based Practice 809
Patient-Centered Care 810
Safety Guidelines 810
Procedural Guideline 33-1 Assisting with Use of a Urinal 811
Delegation and Collaboration 811
Equipment 811
Procedural Steps 811
Skill 33-1 Insertion of a Straight or an Indwelling Urinary Catheter 812
Delegation and Collaboration 813
Equipment 813
Recording and Reporting 822
Special Considerations 822
Teaching 822
Pediatric 822
Gerontologic 822
Home Care 822
Skill 33-2 Care and Removal of an Indwelling Catheter 823
Delegation and Collaboration 823
Equipment 823
Recording and Reporting 827
Special Considerations 827
Teaching 827
Pediatric 827
Gerontologic 827
Home Care 827
Procedural Guideline 33-2 Bladder Scan and Catheterization to Determine Residual Urine 827
Delegation and Collaboration 827
Equipment 827
Procedural Steps 827
Skill 33-3 Performing Catheter Irrigation 828
Delegation and Collaboration 829
Equipment 829
Recording and Reporting 833
Special Considerations 833
Teaching 833
Home Care 833
Skill 33-4 Applying a Condom-Type External Catheter 833
Delegation and Collaboration 833
Equipment 834
Recording and Reporting 836
Special Considerations 836
Teaching 836
Pediatric 836
Gerontologic 836
Home Care 836
Skill 33-5 Suprapubic Catheter Care 837
Delegation and Collaboration 837
Equipment 837
Recording and Reporting 839
Special Considerations 839
Teaching 839
Home Care 839
Critical Thinking Exercises 840
Review Questions 840
References 840
34 Bowel Elimination and Gastric Intubation 842
Skills and Procedures 842
Objectives 842
Key Terms 842
Media Resources 842
Evidence-Based Practice 842
Patient-Centered Care 843
Safety Guidelines 843
Skill 34-1 Assisting a Patient in Using a Bedpan 844
Delegation and Collaboration 844
Equipment 844
Recording and Reporting 848
Special Considerations 848
Teaching 848
Pediatric 848
Gerontologic 848
Skill 34-2 Removing Fecal Impaction Digitally 849
Delegation and Collaboration 849
Equipment 849
Recording and Reporting 851
Special Considerations 851
Teaching 851
Pediatric 851
Gerontological 851
Skill 34-3 Administering an Enema 852
Delegation and Collaboration 852
Equipment 852
Recording and Reporting 856
Special Considerations 856
Teaching 856
Pediatric 856
Gerontological 856
Home Care 856
Skill 34-4 Insertion, Maintenance, and Removal of a Nasogastric Tube for Gastric Decompression 857
Delegation and Collaboration 857
Equipment 857
Recording and Reporting 863
Special Considerations 863
Gerontologic 863
Critical Thinking Exercises 864
Review Questions 864
References 865
35 Ostomy Care 866
Skills and Procedures 866
Objectives 866
Key Terms 866
Media Resources 866
Evidence-Based Practice 867
Patient-Centered Care 868
Safety Guidelines 868
Skill 35-1 Pouching a Colostomy or an Ileostomy 868
Delegation and Collaboration 869
Equipment 870
Recording and Reporting 873
Special Considerations 873
Teaching 873
Pediatric 873
Gerontologic 873
Home Care 873
Skill 35-2 Pouching a Urostomy 873
Delegation and Collaboration 874
Equipment 874
Recording and Reporting 876
Special Considerations 876
Teaching 876
Pediatric 876
Gerontologic 876
Home Care 876
Skill 35-3 Catheterizing a Urinary Diversion 877
Delegation and Collaboration 877
Equipment 877
Recording and Reporting 878
Special Considerations 878
Teaching 878
Critical Thinking Exercises 879
Review Questions 879
References 879
Unit XII Care of the Surgical Patient 880
36 Preoperative and Postoperative Care 880
Skills and Procedures 880
Objectives 880
Key Terms 880
Media Resources 880
Evidence-Based Practice Trends 881
Patient-Centered Care 882
Safety Guidelines 883
Skill 36-1 Preparing a Patient for Surgery 883
Delegation and Collaboration 884
Equipment 884
Recording and Reporting 887
Special Considerations 887
Teaching 887
Pediatric 888
Gerontologic 888
Home Care 888
Skill 36-2 Demonstrating Postoperative Exercises 890
Delegation and Collaboration 890
Equipment 890
Recording and Reporting 896
Special Considerations 896
Teaching 896
Pediatric 896
Gerontologic 896
Home Care 897
Skill 36-3 Performing Postoperative Care of a Surgical Patient 897
Delegation and Collaboration 897
Equipment 897
Recording and Reporting 906
Special Considerations 906
Teaching 906
Pediatric 906
Gerontologic 906
Home Care 906
Critical Thinking Exercises 906
Review Questions 906
References 907
37 Intraoperative Care 908
Skills and Procedures 908
Objectives 908
Key Terms 908
Media Resources 908
Evidence-Based Practice Trends 910
Patient-Centered Care 910
Skill Performance Guidelines 910
Skill 37-1 Surgical Hand Antisepsis 911
Delegation and Collaboration 911
Equipment 911
Recording and Reporting 915
Special Considerations 915
Teaching 915
Skill 37-2 Donning a Sterile Gown and Closed Gloving 915
Delegation and Collaboration 915
Equipment 915
Recording and Reporting 918
Special Considerations 918
Teaching 918
Critical Thinking Exercises 918
Review Questions 918
References 919
Unit XIII Dressings and Wound Care 920
38 Wound Care and Irrigations 920
Skills and Procedures 920
Objectives 920
Key Terms 920
Media Resources 920
Evidence-Based Practice 924
Patient-Centered Care 924
Safety Guidelines 924
Procedural Guideline 38-1 Performing a Wound Assessment 925
Delegation and Collaboration 925
Equipment 925
Procedural Steps 925
Skill 38-1 Performing a Wound Irrigation 926
Delegation and Collaboration 926
Equipment 927
Recording and Reporting 930
Special Considerations 930
Teaching 930
Pediatric 930
Gerontologic 930
Home Care 930
Skill 38-2 Removing Sutures and Staples 930
Delegation and Collaboration 930
Equipment 931
Recording and Reporting 935
Special Considerations 935
Teaching 935
Pediatric 935
Gerontologic 935
Skill 38-3 Managing Wound Drainage Evacuation 935
Delegation and Collaboration 936
Equipment 936
Recording and Reporting 939
Special Considerations 939
Teaching 939
Pediatric 939
Gerontologic 939
Home Care 939
Critical Thinking Exercises 940
Review Questions 940
References 940
39 Dressings, Bandages, and Binders 942
Skills and Procedures 942
Objectives 942
Key Terms 942
Media Resources 942
Evidence-Based Practice 943
Patient-Centered Care 943
Safety Guidelines 945
Skill 39-1 Applying a Dressing (Dry and Moist-to-Dry) 946
Delegation and Collaboration 947
Equipment 947
Recording and Reporting 952
Special Considerations 952
Teaching 952
Pediatric 953
Gerontologic 953
Home Care 953
Skill 39-2 Applying a Pressure Bandage 953
Delegation and Collaboration 953
Equipment 953
Recording and Reporting 955
Special Considerations 955
Teaching 955
Pediatric 955
Gerontologic 956
Home Care 956
Skill 39-3 Applying a Transparent Dressing 956
Delegation and Collaboration 956
Equipment 956
Recording and Reporting 958
Special Considerations 958
Teaching 958
Pediatric 959
Gerontologic 959
Home Care 959
Skill 39-4 Applying a Hydrocolloid, Hydrogel, Foam, or Absorption Dressing 959
Delegation and Collaboration 959
Equipment 959
Recording and Reporting 963
Special Considerations 963
Teaching 963
Pediatric 964
Gerontologic 964
Skill 39-5 Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) 964
Delegation and Collaboration 965
Equipment 965
Recording and Reporting 969
Special Considerations 969
Teaching 969
Pediatric 969
Gerontologic 969
Home Care 969
Procedure Guideline 39-1 Applying Gauze and Elastic Bandages 969
Delegation and Collaboration 969
Equipment 970
Procedural Steps 970
Procedural Guideline 39-2 Applying an Abdominal Binder 972
Delegation and Collaboration 973
Equipment 973
Procedural Steps 973
Critical Thinking Exercises 974
Review Questions 974
References 974
40 Therapeutic Use of Heat and Cold 976
Skills and Procedures 976
Objectives 976
Key Terms 976
Media Resources 976
Evidence-Based Practice 977
Patient-Centered Care 978
Safety Guidelines 978
Skill 40-1 Applying Moist Heat 978
Delegation and Collaboration 979
Equipment 979
Recording and Reporting 983
Special Considerations 983
Teaching 983
Pediatric 983
Gerontologic 983
Home Care 983
Skill 40-2 Applying Dry Heat 983
Delegation and Collaboration 983
Equipment 983
Recording and Reporting 985
Special Considerations 985
Teaching 985
Pediatric 985
Gerontologic 985
Home Care 986
Skill 40-3 Applying Cold 986
Delegation and Collaboration 986
Equipment 986
Recording and Reporting 989
Special Considerations 989
Teaching 989
Pediatric 989
Gerontologic 989
Skill 40-4 Caring for Patients Requiring Hypothermia or Hyperthermia Blankets 989
Delegation and Collaboration 990
Equipment 990
Recording and Reporting 992
Special Considerations 992
Teaching 992
Pediatric 992
Gerontologic 992
Critical Thinking Exercises 992
Review Questions 992
References 993
Unit XIV Home Care 994
41 Home Care Safety 994
Skills and Procedures 994
Objectives 994
Key Terms 994
Media Resources 994
Evidence-Based Practice 995
Patient-Centered Care 995
Safety Guidelines 995
Skill 41-1 Home Environment Assessment and Safety 995
Delegation and Collaboration 995
Equipment 995
Recording and Reporting 1003
Special Considerations 1003
Teaching 1003
Pediatric 1003
Gerontologic 1003
Skill 41-2 Adapting the Home Setting for Patients with Cognitive Deficits 1004
Delegation and Collaboration 1004
Equipment 1004
Recording and Reporting 1009
Special Considerations 1009
Teaching 1009
Pediatric 1009
Gerontologic 1009
Skill 41-3 Medication and Medical Device Safety 1009
Delegation and Collaboration 1009
Equipment 1010
Recording and Reporting 1013
Special Considerations 1013
Teaching 1013
Pediatric 1013
Critical Thinking Exercises 1013
Review Questions 1013
References 1014
42 Home Care Teaching 1015
Skills and Procedures 1015
Objectives 1015
Key Terms 1015
Media Resources 1015
Evidence-Based Practice 1016
Client-Centered Care 1016
Safety Guidelines 1017
Skill 42-1 Teaching Clients to Measure Body Temperature 1017
Delegation and Collaboration 1017
Equipment 1017
Recording and Reporting 1020
Special Considerations 1020
Teaching 1020
Pediatric 1020
Gerontologic 1020
Skill 42-2 Teaching Blood Pressure and Pulse Measurement 1020
Delegation and Collaboration 1020
Equipment 1020
Recording and Reporting 1024
Special Considerations 1024
Teaching 1024
Pediatric 1024
Gerontologic 1024
Skill 42-3 Teaching Intermittent Self-Catheterization 1024
Delegation and Collaboration 1025
Equipment 1025
Recording and Reporting 1027
Special Considerations 1027
Teaching 1027
Pediatric 1027
Gerontologic 1027
Skill 42-4 Using Home Oxygen Equipment 1027
Delegation and Collaboration 1030
Equipment 1030
Recording and Reporting 1033
Special Considerations 1033
Teaching 1033
Pediatric 1033
Gerontologic 1033
Skill 42-5 Teaching Home Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning 1034
Delegation and Collaboration 1034
Equipment 1034
Recording and Reporting 1037
Special Considerations 1037
Teaching 1037
Pediatric 1037
Gerontologic 1038
Procedural Guideline 42-1 Changing a Tracheostomy Tube at Home 1038
Delegation and Collaboration 1038
Equipment 1038
Procedural Steps 1038
Skill 42-6 Teaching Medication Self-Administration 1039
Delegation and Collaboration 1039
Equipment 1039
Recording and Reporting 1042
Special Considerations 1042
Teaching 1042
Pediatric 1043
Gerontologic 1043
Skill 42-7 Managing Feeding Tubes in the Home 1043
Delegation and Collaboration 1043
Equipment 1043
Recording and Reporting 1046
Special Considerations 1046
Teaching 1046
Pediatric 1046
Gerontologic 1046
Skill 42-8 Managing Parenteral Nutrition in the Home 1046
Delegation and Collaboration 1046
Equipment 1047
Recording and Reporting 1049
Special Considerations 1049
Teaching 1049
Pediatric 1049
Gerontologic 1049
Critical Thinking Exercises 1049
Review Questions 1049
References 1050
Unit XV Special Procedures 1052
43 Specimen Collection 1052
Skills and Procedures 1052
Objectives 1052
Key Terms 1052
Media Resources 1052
Evidence-Based Practice 1053
Patient-Centered Care 1053
Safety Guidelines 1053
Skill 43-1 Urine Specimen Collection: Midstream (Clean-Voided) Urine; Sterile Urinary Catheter 1054
Types of Urine Tests and Specimens 1054
Delegation and Collaboration 1054
Equipment 1054
Recording and Reporting 1058
Special Considerations 1058
Teaching 1058
Pediatric 1058
Gerontologic 1058
Home Care 1058
Procedural Guideline 43-1 Collecting a Timed Urine Specimen 1059
Delegation and Collaboration 1059
Equipment 1059
Procedural Steps 1059
Procedural Guideline 43-2 Urine Screening for Glucose, Ketones, Protein, Blood, and pH 1060
Delegation and Collaboration 1060
Equipment 1060
Procedural Steps 1060
Skill 43-2 Measuring Occult Blood in Stool 1061
Delegation and Collaboration 1061
Equipment 1061
Recording and Reporting 1063
Special Considerations 1063
Teaching 1063
Pediatric 1063
Home Care 1063
Skill 43-3 Measuring Occult Blood in Gastric Secretions (Gastroccult) 1063
Delegation and Collaboration 1063
Equipment 1064
Recording and Reporting 1065
Special Considerations 1065
Teaching 1065
Pediatric 1065
Home Care 1065
Skill 43-4 Collecting Nose and Throat Specimens for Culture 1065
Delegation and Collaboration 1065
Equipment 1066
Recording and Reporting 1068
Special Considerations 1068
Teaching 1068
Pediatric 1068
Gerontologic 1068
Skill 43-5 Obtaining Vaginal or Urethral Discharge Specimens 1069
Delegation and Collaboration 1069
Equipment 1069
Recording and Reporting 1071
Special Considerations 1071
Teaching 1071
Pediatric 1071
Gerontologic 1071
Procedural Guideline 43-3 Collecting a Sputum Specimen by Expectoration 1071
Delegation and Collaboration 1071
Equipment 1071
Procedural Steps 1071
Skill 43-6 Collecting a Sputum Specimen by Suction 1072
Delegation and Collaboration 1072
Equipment 1072
Recording and Reporting 1075
Special Considerations 1075
Teaching 1075
Pediatric 1075
Skill 43-7 Obtaining Wound Drainage Specimens 1075
Delegation and Collaboration 1075
Equipment 1075
Recording and Reporting 1077
Special Considerations 1077
Teaching 1077
Pediatric 1077
Home Care 1077
Skill 43-8 Collecting Blood Specimens and Culture by Venipuncture (Syringe and Vacutainer Method) 1077
Delegation and Collaboration 1078
Equipment 1078
Recording and Reporting 1085
Special Considerations 1085
Teaching 1085
Pediatric 1085
Gerontologic 1085
Home Care 1085
Skill 43-9 Blood Glucose Monitoring 1085
Delegation and Collaboration 1086
Equipment 1087
Recording and Reporting 1090
Special Considerations 1090
Teaching 1090
Pediatric 1090
Gerontologic 1090
Home Care 1090
Skill 43-10 Obtaining an Arterial Specimen for Blood Gas Measurement 1091
Delegation and Collaboration 1091
Equipment 1091
Recording and Reporting 1095
Special Considerations 1095
Teaching 1095
Pediatric 1095
Gerontologic 1095
Critical Thinking Exercises 1095
Review Questions 1095
References 1096
44 Diagnostic Procedures 1097
Skills and Procedures 1097
Objectives 1097
Key Terms 1097
Media Resources 1097
Evidence-Based Practice 1098
Patient-Centered Care 1098
Safety Guidelines 1098
Skill 44-1 Intravenous Moderate Sedation During a Diagnostic Procedure 1099
Delegation and Collaboration 1099
Equipment 1099
Recording and Reporting 1103
Special Considerations 1103
Teaching 1103
Pediatric 1103
Gerontologic 1103
Home Care 1103
Skill 44-2 Contrast Media Studies: Arteriogram (Angiogram), Cardiac Catheterization, and Intravenous Pyelogram 1103
Delegation and Collaboration 1104
Equipment 1104
Recording and Reporting 1108
Special Considerations 1108
Teaching 1108
Pediatric 1108
Gerontologic 1108
Home Care 1109
Skill 44-3 Assisting with Aspirations: Bone Marrow Aspiration/Biopsy, Lumbar Puncture, Paracentesis, and Thoracentesis 1109
Delegation and Collaboration 1111
Equipment 1111
Recording and Reporting 1114
Special Considerations 1115
Teaching 1115
Pediatric 1115
Gerontologic 1115
Home Care 1115
Skill 44-4 Assisting with Bronchoscopy 1115
Delegation and Collaboration 1115
Equipment 1115
Recording and Reporting 1118
Special Considerations 1118
Teaching 1118
Pediatric 1118
Gerontologic 1118
Home Care 1118
Skill 44-5 Assisting with Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1118
Delegation and Collaboration 1119
Equipment 1119
Recording and Reporting 1122
Special Considerations 1122
Teaching 1122
Pediatric 1122
Gerontologic 1122
Home Care 1122
Skill 44-6 Obtaining an Electrocardiogram 1122
Delegation and Collaboration 1123
Equipment 1123
Recording and Reporting 1126
Special Considerations 1126
Teaching 1126
Gerontologic 1126
Critical Thinking Exercises 1126
Review Questions 1127
References 1127
Answer Key 1129
Chapter 1 1129
Answers to Critical Thinking Questions 1129
Appendix 1153
Terminology/Combining Forms: Prefixes and Suffixes 1153
Common Prefixes 1153
Common Suffixes 1154
Glossary 1156
A 1156
B 1157
C 1157
D 1158
E 1159
F 1160
G 1160
H 1160
I 1161
J 1162
K 1162
L 1162
M 1162
N 1163
O 1163
P 1164
Q 1165
R 1165
S 1166
T 1167
U 1167
V 1168
W 1168
X 1168
Y 1168
Z 1168
Index 1169
A 1169
B 1171
C 1172
D 1175
E 1176
F 1178
G 1178
H 1179
I 1180
J 1182
K 1182
L 1182
M 1182
N 1184
O 1185
P 1187
Q 1191
R 1191
S 1191
T 1193
U 1195
V 1195
W 1196
Y 1196
Z 1196
Index of Skills and Procedural Guidelines 1198