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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

(2017)

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Abstract

Get the best skills guidance on the market with Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 9th Edition. Known for its clear and comprehensive coverage of over 200 basic, intermediate and advanced skills, this widely respected, bestselling text 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 also includes new coverage of patient-centered care and safety guidelines, an enhanced emphasis on QSEN core competencies, and an expanded clinical focus with specialized Clinical Debriefs, Teach-Back, and sample documentation throughout. Written by the highly respected author team of Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Potter, and Wendy Ostendorf, this text offers all the guidance and tools you need to perform nursing skills with complete confidence!

  • Comprehensive coverage includes 211 basic, intermediate, and advanced nursing skills.
  • Coverage of QSEN core competencies incorporates the areas of delegation and collaboration; reporting and recording; safety guidelines; and teaching, pediatric, geriatric, and home care considerations into lessons.
  • UNIQUE! Using Evidence in Nursing Practice chapter covers the entire process of conducting research, including collecting, evaluating, and applying evidence from published research.
  • Expert team of authors and contributors include some of the most respected individuals in the nursing field.
  • UNIQUE! Unexpected Outcomes and Related Interventions sections highlight what might go wrong and how to appropriately intervene.
  • Framework on the five-step nursing process gives context for specific skills and their role within overall client care.
  • Streamlined procedural guidelines format makes it easy learn and review basic nursing skills.
  • Clinical Decision Points within skills address key safety issues or possible skill modifications for specific patient needs.
  • Rationales for each skill step incorporate the latest research findings and explain why steps are performed in a specific way, including their clinical significance and benefit.
  • Video clip icons indicate video clips that are related to skills and procedures in the book and related lessons in Nursing Skills Online.
  • Online checklists and video clips may be downloaded to mobile devices.
  • NEW! Clinical Debriefs are case-based review questions at the end of each chapter that focus on issues such as managing conflict, care prioritization, patient safety, and decision-making.
  • NEW! Streamlined theory content in each chapter features a quick, easy-to-read bullet format to help reduce repetition and emphasize the clinical focus of the book.
  • NEW! Sample documentation for every skill often includes notes by exception in the SBAR format.
  • NEW! SI units and using generic drug names are used throughout the text to ensure content is appropriate for Canadian nurses as well.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover cover
Inside Front Cover ifc1
Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques iii
Copyright Page iv
Dedication v
About the Authors vi
Contributors vii
Reviewers x
Preface to the Student xii
Preface to the Instructor xiv
Classic Features xiv
New to This Edition: xiv
Table Of Contents xv
Unit 1 Supporting the Patient Through the Health Care System 1
1 Using Evidence in Nursing Practice 1
Outline 1
Objectives 1
Media Resources 1
Purpose 1
Standards of Care 1
Principles for Practice 1
Quality Health Care 2
A Case for Evidence 2
Steps of Evidence-Based Practice 2
Ask a Clinical Question 3
Search for the Best Evidence 4
Critique the Evidence 5
Apply the Evidence—Project Management 8
Outcome Measurement 9
Evaluate the Practice Decision or Change 9
Communicate and Disseminate a Practice Change 10
Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice Changes 10
Clinical Debrief 10
Review Questions 10
References 11
2 Admitting, Transfer, and Discharge 12
Skills and Procedures 12
Objectives 12
Media Resources 12
Purpose 12
Standards of Care 12
Principles for Practice 12
Patient-Centered Care 12
Evidence-Based Practice 12
Safety Guidelines 13
Skill 2.1 Admitting Patients 13
Role of the Admission Personnel 13
Role of the Nurse 15
Delegation and Collaboration 16
Equipment 16
Step/\tRationale 16
Recording and Reporting 20
Special Considerations 20
Teaching 20
Pediatric 20
Gerontological 20
Skill 2.2 Transferring Patients 20
Delegation and Collaboration 21
Equipment 21
Step/\tRationale 21
Recording and Reporting 23
Special Considerations 23
Teaching 23
Pediatric 24
Gerontological 24
Long-Term Care 24
Skill 2.3 Discharging Patients 24
Delegation and Collaboration 25
Equipment 25
Step/\tRationale 25
Recording and Reporting 28
Special Considerations 28
Teaching 28
Pediatric 28
Gerontological 28
Home Care 28
Clinical Debrief 29
Review Questions 29
References 29
3 Communication and Collaboration 31
Skills and Procedures 31
Objectives 31
Media Resources 31
Purpose 31
Standards of Care 31
Principles for Practice 31
Patient-Centered Care 31
Evidence-Based Practice 32
Safety Guidelines 33
Skill 3.1 Establishing the Nurse-Patient Relationship 33
Delegation and Collaboration 33
Step/\tRationale 33
Recording and Reporting 39
Special Considerations 39
Teaching Considerations 39
Pediatric Considerations 39
Gerontological Considerations 39
Home Care Considerations 39
Skill 3.2 Communicating With Patients Who Have Difficulty Coping 39
Delegation and Collaboration 40
Step/\tRationale 40
Recording and Reporting 43
Special Considerations 43
Teaching Considerations 43
Pediatric Considerations 43
Gerontological Considerations 44
Home Care Considerations 44
Skill 3.3 Communicating With a Cognitively Impaired Patient 44
Delegation and Collaboration 44
Step/\tRationale 44
Recording and Reporting 46
Special Considerations 46
Teaching Considerations 46
Pediatric Considerations 46
Gerontological Considerations 46
Home Care Considerations 46
Skill 3.4 Communicating With Colleagues 47
Delegation and Collaboration 47
Step/\tRationale 47
Recording and Reporting 48
Clinical Debrief 49
Review Questions 49
References 49
4 Documentation and Informatics 51
Skills and Procedures 51
Objectives 51
Media Resources 51
Purpose 51
Standards of Care 51
Principles for Practice 51
Patient-Centered Care 52
Evidence-Based Practice 53
Safety Guidelines 53
Common Record-Keeping Forms or Screens 55
Admission Nursing History Forms 55
Flow Sheets and Graphic Records 55
Patient Education Record 56
Patient Care Summary or Kardex 56
Acuity Records 56
Standardized Care Plans 57
Discharge Summaries 57
Charting Systems 57
Narrative Documentation 57
Problem-Oriented Medical Records 57
Patient Database 57
Problem List 58
Plan of Care 58
Progress Notes 58
SBAR Documentation. 58
SOAP Documentation. 58
PIE Documentation. 59
Focus Charting. 59
Source Records 59
Charting by Exception 60
Critical Pathways 60
Home Care Documentation 63
Long-Term Health Care Documentation 63
Clinical Debrief 64
Review Questions 64
References 65
Unit 2 Vital Signs and Physical Assessment 66
5 Vital Signs 66
Skills and Procedures 66
Objectives 66
Media Resources 66
Purpose 66
Standards of Care 66
Principles for Practice 66
Patient-Centered Care 67
Evidence-Based Practice 67
Safety Guidelines 67
Skill 5.1 Measuring Body Temperature 68
Delegation and Collaboration 68
Equipment 68
Step/\tRationale 71
Recording and Reporting 77
Special Considerations 77
Teaching 77
Pediatric 77
Gerontological 78
Home Care 78
Skill 5.2 Assessing Radial Pulse 78
Delegation and Collaboration 79
Equipment 79
Step/\tRationale 79
Recording and Reporting 82
Special Considerations 82
Teaching 82
Pediatric 82
Gerontological 82
Home Care 82
Skill 5.3 Assessing Apical Pulse 82
Delegation and Collaboration 83
Equipment 83
Step/\tRationale 83
Recording and Reporting 86
Special Considerations 86
Teaching 86
Pediatric 86
Gerontological 86
Home Care 86
Skill 5.4 Assessing Respirations 87
Delegation and Collaboration 87
Equipment 87
Step/\tRationale 87
Recording and Reporting 91
Special Considerations 91
Teaching 91
Pediatric 91
Gerontological 91
Home Care 91
Skill 5.5 Assessing Arterial Blood Pressure 91
Hypertension 91
Hypotension 92
Blood Pressure Equipment 92
Delegation and Collaboration 92
Equipment 93
Step/\tRationale 93
Recording and Reporting 99
Special Considerations 99
Teaching 99
Pediatric 99
Gerontological 99
Home Care 100
Clinical Debrief 104
Review Questions 104
References 104
6 Health Assessment 105
Skills and Procedures 105
Objectives 105
Media Resources 105
Purpose 105
Standards of Care 105
Principles for Practice 105
Patient-Centered Care 106
Evidence-Based Practice 106
Safety Guidelines 106
Assessment Techniques 108
Inspection 108
Palpation 108
Percussion 108
Auscultation 109
Olfaction 109
Preparation for Assessment 109
Preparing the Patient 109
Physical Assessment of Various Age-Groups 112
Children and Adolescents 112
Older Adults 112
Skill 6.1 General Survey 112
Delegation and Collaboration 112
Equipment 112
Step/\tRationale 112
Recording and Reporting 119
Special Considerations 119
Teaching 119
Pediatric 119
Gerontological 119
Home Care 120
Skill 6.2 Head and Neck Assessment 120
Delegation and Collaboration 120
Equipment 120
Step/\tRationale 120
Recording and Reporting 124
Special Considerations 124
Teaching 124
Pediatric 125
Gerontological 125
Skill 6.3 Thorax and Lung Assessment 125
Delegation and Collaboration 125
Equipment 125
Step/\tRationale 127
Recording and Reporting 131
Special Considerations 131
Teaching 131
Pediatric 132
Gerontological 132
Skill 6.4 Cardiovascular Assessment 132
Delegation and Collaboration 132
Equipment 132
Step/\tRationale 132
Recording and Reporting 142
Special Considerations 142
Teaching 142
Pediatric 142
Gerontological 142
Skill 6.5 Abdominal Assessment 143
Delegation and Collaboration 143
Equipment 143
Step/\tRationale 144
Recording and Reporting 149
Special Considerations 149
Teaching 149
Pediatric 149
Gerontological 149
Skill 6.6 Genitalia and Rectum Assessment 149
Delegation and Collaboration 149
Equipment 149
Step/\tRationale 150
Recording and Reporting 154
Special Considerations 154
Teaching 154
Female Health Teaching 154
Male Health Teaching 154
Pediatric 154
Skill 6.7 Musculoskeletal and Neurological Assessment 154
Delegation and Collaboration 154
Equipment 154
Step/\tRationale 155
Recording and Reporting 161
Special Considerations 161
Teaching 161
Pediatric 161
Gerontological 162
Clinical Debrief 164
Review Questions 164
References 165
Unit 3 Special Procedures 166
7 Specimen Collection 166
Skills and Procedures 166
Objectives 166
Media Resources 166
Purpose 166
Standards of Care 166
Principles for Practice 167
Patient-Centered Care 167
Evidence-Based Practice 167
Safety Guidelines 167
Skill 7.1 Urine Specimen Collection: Midstream (Clean-Voided) Urine; Sterile Urinary Catheter 167
Types of Urine Tests and Specimens 167
Delegation and Collaboration 168
Equipment 168
Clean-Voided Urine Specimen 168
Sterile Urine Specimen From Urinary Catheter 168
Step/\tRationale 168
Recording and Reporting 172
Special Considerations 172
Teaching 172
Pediatric 172
Gerontological 172
Home Care 172
Skill 7.2 Measuring Occult Blood in Stool 175
Delegation and Collaboration 175
Equipment 175
Hemoccult Test 175
Hematest 175
Step/\tRationale 175
Recording and Reporting 177
Special Considerations 177
Pediatric 177
Home Care 177
Skill 7.3 Measuring Occult Blood in Gastric Secretions (Gastroccult) 178
Delegation and Collaboration 178
Equipment 178
Step/\tRationale 178
Recording and Reporting 180
Special Considerations 180
Pediatric 180
Home Care 180
Skill 7.4 Collecting Nose and Throat Specimens for Culture 180
Delegation and Collaboration 180
Equipment 180
Step/\tRationale 180
Recording and Reporting 183
Special Considerations 183
Teaching 183
Pediatric 183
Gerontological 183
Skill 7.5 Obtaining Vaginal or Urethral Discharge Specimens 183
Delegation and Collaboration 184
Equipment 184
Step/\tRationale 184
Recording and Reporting 186
Special Considerations 186
Teaching 186
Pediatric 186
Skill 7.6 Collecting a Sputum Specimen by Suction 187
Delegation and Collaboration 187
Equipment 187
Step/\tRationale 187
Recording and Reporting 190
Special Considerations 190
Teaching 190
Pediatric 190
Skill 7.7 Obtaining Wound Drainage Specimens 190
Delegation and Collaboration 190
Equipment 190
Step/\tRationale 191
Recording and Reporting 193
Special Considerations 193
Teaching 193
Pediatric 193
Home Care 193
Skill 7.8 Collecting Blood Specimens and Culture by Venipuncture (Syringe and Vacutainer Method) 193
Delegation and Collaboration 193
Equipment 194
All Procedures 194
Venipuncture With Syringe 194
Venipuncture With Vacutainer 194
Blood Cultures 194
Central Venous Catheter Collection 194
Step/\tRationale 194
Recording and Reporting 201
Special Considerations 201
Teaching 201
Pediatric 201
Gerontological 201
Skill 7.9 Blood Glucose Monitoring 202
Delegation and Collaboration 202
Equipment 202
Step/\tRationale 203
Recording and Reporting 206
Special Considerations 206
Teaching 206
Pediatric 206
Gerontological 206
Home Care 206
Skill 7.10 Obtaining an Arterial Specimen for Blood Gas Measurement 206
Delegation and Collaboration 207
Equipment 207
Step/\tRationale 207
Recording and Reporting 211
Special Considerations 211
Teaching 211
Pediatric 211
Gerontological 211
Clinical Debrief 212
Review Questions 212
References 212
8 Diagnostic Procedures 213
Skills and Procedures 213
Objectives 213
Media Resources 213
Purpose 213
Standards of Care 213
Principles for Practice 213
Patient-Centered Care 214
Evidence-Based Practice 214
Safety Guidelines 214
Before a Procedure 214
During a Procedure 214
After the Procedure 214
Skill 8.1 Intravenous Moderate Sedation 215
Delegation and Collaboration 215
Equipment 215
Step/\tRationale 215
Recording and Reporting 218
Special Considerations 219
Teaching 219
Pediatric 219
Gerontological 219
Home Care 219
Skill 8.2 Contrast Media Studies: Arteriogram (Angiogram), Cardiac Catheterization, and Intravenous Pyelogram 219
Delegation and Collaboration 220
Equipment 220
Step/\tRationale 220
Recording and Reporting 224
Special Considerations 225
Teaching 225
Pediatric 225
Gerontological 225
Home Care 225
Skill 8.3 Assisting With Aspirations: Bone Marrow Aspiration/Biopsy, Lumbar Puncture, Paracentesis, and Thoracentesis 225
Delegation and Collaboration 227
Equipment 227
Additional Equipment for Specific Aspirations 228
Step/\tRationale 228
Recording and Reporting 231
Special Considerations 231
Teaching 231
Pediatric 232
Gerontological 232
Home Care 232
Skill 8.4 Care of a Patient Undergoing Bronchoscopy 232
Delegation and Collaboration 232
Equipment 232
Step/\tRationale 233
Recording and Reporting 235
Special Considerations 235
Teaching 235
Pediatric 235
Gerontological 235
Home Care 235
Skill 8.5 Care of a Patient Undergoing Endoscopy 236
Delegation and Collaboration 236
Equipment 236
Step/\tRationale 237
Recording and Reporting 239
Special Considerations 239
Teaching 239
Pediatric 239
Gerontological 239
Home Care 239
Clinical Debrief 240
Review Questions 240
References 240
Unit 4 Infection Control 241
9 Medical Asepsis 241
Skills and Procedures 241
Objectives 241
Media Resources 241
Purpose 241
Standards of Care 241
Principles for Practice 241
Patient-Centered Care 242
Evidence-Based Practice 243
Safety Guidelines 243
Skill 9.1 Hand Hygiene 243
Delegation and Collaboration 243
Equipment 243
Step/\tRationale 244
Special Considerations 247
Teaching Considerations 247
Gerontological Considerations 247
Home Care 247
Skill 9.2 Caring for Patients Under Isolation Precautions 247
Delegation and Collaboration 248
Equipment 249
Step/\tRationale 249
Recording and Reporting 254
Special Considerations 254
Teaching Considerations 254
Pediatric Considerations 254
Gerontological Considerations 254
Home Care Considerations 254
Clinical Debrief 255
Review Questions 255
References 255
10 Sterile Technique 256
Skills and Procedures 256
Objectives 256
Media Resources 256
Purpose 256
Standards of Care 256
Principles of Practice 256
Patient-Centered Care 257
Evidence-Based Practice 257
Safety Guidelines 257
Skill 10.1 Applying and Removing Cap, Mask, and Protective Eyewear 257
Delegation and Collaboration 257
Equipment 258
Step/\tRationale 258
Recording and Reporting 261
Special Considerations 261
Home Care 261
Skill 10.2 Preparing a Sterile Field 261
Delegation and Collaboration 261
Equipment 261
Step/\tRationale 261
Recording and Reporting 266
Special Considerations 266
Home Care 266
Skill 10.3 Sterile Gloving 266
Delegation and Collaboration 266
Equipment 266
Step/\tRationale 267
Recording and Reporting 270
Special Considerations 270
Teaching 270
Clinical Debrief 270
Review Questions 270
References 270
Unit 5 Activity and Mobility 271
11 Safe Patient Handling, Transfer, and Positioning 271
Skills and Procedures 271
Objectives 271
Media Resources 271
Purpose 271
Standards of Care 271
Principles for Practice 271
Patient-Centered Care 272
Evidence-Based Practice 272
Safety Guidelines 272
Skill 11.1 Using Safe and Effective Transfer Techniques 272
Delegation and Collaboration 272
Equipment 273
Step\tRationale 273
Recording and Reporting 281
Special Considerations 281
Teaching 281
Pediatric 281
Gerontological 281
Home Care 281
Skill 11.2 Moving and Positioning Patients in Bed 283
Delegation and Collaboration 283
Equipment 283
Step\tRationale 283
Recording and Reporting 290
Special Considerations 290
Teaching 290
Gerontological 290
Clinical Debrief 291
Review Questions 291
References 291
12 Exercise and Mobility 292
Skills and Procedures 292
Objectives 292
Media Resources 292
Purpose 292
Standards of Care 292
Principles for Practice 292
Patient-Centered Care 293
Evidence-Based Practice 293
Safety Guidelines 294
Skill 12.1 Promoting Early Activity and Exercise 294
Delegation and Collaboration 294
Equipment 294
Step\tRationale 294
Recording and Reporting 298
Special Considerations 298
Home Care 298
Skill 12.2 Assisting With Use of Canes, Walkers, and Crutches 311
Delegation and Collaboration 312
Equipment 312
Step\tRationale 312
Recording and Reporting 319
Special Considerations 319
Teaching 319
Pediatric 319
Gerontological 319
Home Care 319
Long-Term Care 319
Clinical Debrief 320
Review Questions 320
References 320
13 Support Surfaces and Special Beds 322
Skills and Procedures 322
Objectives 322
Media Resources 322
Purpose 322
Standards of Care 322
Principles for Practice 322
Patient-Centered Care 324
Evidence-Based Practice 324
Safety Guidelines 325
Skill 13.1 Placing a Patient on a Support Surface 327
Delegation and Collaboration 329
Equipment 329
Step/\tRationale 329
Recording and Reporting 332
Special Considerations 332
Teaching 332
Pediatric 332
Gerontological 332
Home Care 332
Skill 13.2 Placing a Patient on a Special Bed 332
Delegation and Collaboration 334
Equipment 334
Step/\tRationale 334
Recording and Reporting 337
Special Considerations 337
Teaching 337
Pediatric 337
Gerontological 337
Home Care 337
Long-Term Care 337
Clinical Debrief 338
Review Questions 338
References 338
Unit 6 Safety and Comfort 339
14 Patient Safety 339
Skills and Procedures 339
Objectives 339
Media Resources 339
Purpose 339
Standards of Care 339
Principles for Practice 339
Patient-Centered Care 339
Evidence-Based Practice 340
Safety Guidelines 340
Skill 14.1 Fall Prevention in Health Care Agencies 341
Delegation and Collaboration 342
Equipment 342
Step/\tRationale 342
Recording and Reporting 348
Special Considerations 348
Teaching 348
Pediatric 348
Gerontological 348
Home Care 348
Skill 14.2 Designing a Restraint-Free Environment 348
Delegation and Collaboration 349
Equipment 349
Step/\tRationale 349
Recording and Reporting 352
Special Considerations 352
Teaching 352
Gerontological 352
Home Care 352
Skill 14.3 Applying Physical Restraints 352
Delegation and Collaboration 353
Equipment 353
Step/\tRationale 353
Recording and Reporting 358
Special Considerations 358
Teaching 358
Pediatric 358
Gerontological 358
Home Care 358
Skill 14.4 Seizure Precautions 361
Delegation and Collaboration 361
Equipment 361
Step/\tRationale 361
Recording and Reporting 364
Special Considerations 364
Teaching 364
Pediatric 365
Gerontological 365
Home Care 365
Clinical Debrief 365
Review Questions 365
References 365
15 Disaster Preparedness 367
Skills and Procedures 367
Objectives 367
Media Resources 367
Purpose 367
Standards of Care 367
Principles for Practice 367
Patient-Centered Care 370
Evidence-Based Practice 370
Safety Guidelines 372
Skill 15.1 Care of a Patient After Biological Exposure 373
Delegation and Collaboration 375
Equipment 375
Step/\tRationale 375
Recording and Reporting 378
Special Considerations 378
Teaching 378
Pediatric 378
Gerontological 378
Home Care 378
Skill 15.2 Care of a Patient After Chemical Exposure 379
Delegation and Collaboration 380
Equipment 380
Step/\tRationale 380
Recording and Reporting 383
Special Considerations 383
Teaching 383
Pediatric 383
Gerontological 383
Home Care 383
Skill 15.3 Care of a Patient After Radiation Exposure 384
Delegation and Collaboration 384
Equipment 384
Step/\tRationale 384
Recording and Reporting 387
Special Considerations 387
Teaching 387
Pediatric 387
Gerontological 387
Home Care 387
Clinical Debrief 387
Review Questions 387
References 387
16 Pain Management 389
Skills and Procedures 389
Objectives 389
Media Resources 389
Purpose 389
Standards of Care 389
Principles for Practice 389
Patient-Centered Care 390
Evidence-Based Practice 391
Safety Guidelines 391
Skill 16.1 Pain Assessment and Basic Comfort Measures 392
Delegation and Collaboration 392
Equipment 392
Step/\tRationale 392
Recording and Reporting 397
Special Considerations 397
Teaching 397
Pediatric 397
Gerontological 398
Home Care 398
Skill 16.2 Patient-Controlled Analgesia 398
Delegation and Collaboration 398
Equipment 398
Step/\tRationale 399
Recording and Reporting 402
Special Considerations 402
Teaching 402
Pediatric 403
Gerontological 403
Skill 16.3 Epidural Analgesia 403
Delegation and Collaboration 404
Equipment 404
Step/\tRationale 405
Reporting and Recording 408
Special Considerations 408
Teaching 408
Pediatric 409
Gerontological 409
Home Care 409
Skill 16.4 Local Anesthetic Infusion Pump for Analgesia 409
Delegation and Collaboration 409
Equipment 409
Step/\tRationale 410
Reporting and Recording 412
Special Considerations 412
Teaching 412
Pediatric 412
Gerontological 412
Home Care 412
Skill 16.5 Nonpharmacological Pain Management 412
Relaxation and Guided Imagery 412
Cutaneous Stimulation 413
Massage 413
Heat and Cold 413
Distraction 413
Delegation and Collaboration 413
Equipment 413
Step/\tRationale 414
Recording and Reporting 419
Special Considerations 419
Teaching 419
Pediatric 420
Gerontological 420
Home Care 420
Clinical Debrief 420
Review Questions 420
References 421
17 Palliative Care 423
Skills and Procedures 423
Objectives 423
Media Resources 423
Purpose 423
Standards of Care 423
Principles for Practice 423
Patient-Centered Care 424
Evidence-Based Practice 424
Safety Guidelines 425
Skill 17.1 Supporting Patients and Families in Grief 425
Grief 425
Delegation and Collaboration 426
Step/\tRationale 426
Recording and Reporting 428
Special Considerations 428
Teaching 428
Pediatric 428
Gerontological 428
Skill 17.2 Symptom Management at the End of Life 428
Delegation and Collaboration 428
Equipment 428
Step/\tRationale 429
Recording and Reporting 433
Special Considerations 433
Teaching 433
Pediatric 433
Gerontological 433
Home Care 433
Skill 17.3 Care of a Body After Death 434
Delegation and Collaboration 434
Equipment 434
Step/\tRationale 435
Recording and Reporting 438
Special Considerations 438
Pediatric 438
Gerontological 438
Home Care 438
Clinical Debrief 438
Review Questions 439
References 439
Unit 7 Hygiene 441
18 Personal Hygiene and Bed Making 441
Skills and Procedures 441
Objectives 441
Media Resources 441
Purpose 441
Standards of Care 441
Principles for Practice 441
Patient-Centered Care 442
Evidenced-Based Practice 442
Safety Guidelines 442
The Skin 442
The Mouth 444
The Hair 444
The Nails 444
Skill 18.1 Complete or Partial Bed Bath 445
Delegation and Collaboration 445
Equipment 446
Step\tRationale 446
Recording and Reporting 454
Special Considerations 454
Teaching 454
Pediatric 454
Gerontological 454
Home Care 454
Long-Term Care 454
Skill 18.2 Oral Hygiene 457
Delegation and Collaboration 457
Equipment 458
Step\tRationale 458
Recording and Reporting 462
Special Considerations 462
Teaching 462
Pediatric 462
Gerontological 462
Home Care 462
Skill 18.3 Performing Mouth Care for an Unconscious or Debilitated Patient 464
Delegation and Collaboration 464
Equipment 464
Step\tRationale 464
Recording and Reporting 467
Special Considerations 467
Teaching 467
Home Care 467
Skill 18.4 Performing Nail and Foot Care 471
Delegation and Collaboration 473
Equipment 473
Step\tRationale 473
Recording and Reporting 476
Special Considerations 476
Teaching 476
Pediatric 476
Gerontological 476
Home Care 477
Clinical Debrief 482
Review Questions 482
References 483
19 Care of the Eye and Ear 484
Skills and Procedures 484
Objectives 484
Media Resources 484
Purpose 484
Standards of Care 484
Principles for Practice 484
Patient-Centered Care 484
Evidence-Based Practice 485
Safety Guidelines 485
Skill 19.1 Eye Irrigation 489
Delegation and Collaboration 489
Equipment 489
Step/\tRationale 489
Recording and Reporting 492
Special Considerations 492
Teaching 492
Pediatric 492
Skill 19.2 Ear Irrigation 492
Delegation and Collaboration 492
Equipment 492
Step/\tRationale 492
Recording and Reporting 495
Special Considerations 495
Teaching 495
Pediatric 495
Home Care 495
Skill 19.3 Care of Hearing Aids 495
Delegation and Collaboration 496
Equipment 496
Step/\tRationale 497
Recording and Reporting 499
Special Considerations 499
Teaching 499
Pediatric 499
Gerontological 499
Home Care 499
Clinical Debrief 500
Review Questions 500
References 500
Unit 8 Medications 501
20 Safe Medication Preparation 501
Outline 501
Objectives 501
Media Resources 501
Purpose 501
Standards of Care 501
Principles for Practice 502
Pharmacological Concepts 502
Medication Names 502
Classification 502
Medication Forms 502
Pharmacokinetics 502
Types of Medication Action 502
Therapeutic Effects 503
Adverse Effects 503
Side Effects 504
Toxic Effects 504
Idiosyncratic Reactions 504
Allergic Reactions 504
Medication Tolerance and Dependence 504
Medication Interactions 505
Medication Dose Responses 505
Routes of Administration 505
Medication Distribution 506
Computerized Provider Order Entry 506
Distribution Systems 506
Unit Dose 506
Automated Medication Dispensing System 506
Special Handling of Controlled Substances 507
Bar Coding 507
Systems of Medication Measurement 508
Metric System 508
Household Measurement 508
Solutions 508
Patient-Centered Care 509
Safe Medication Administration 509
Right Medication 509
Medication Orders. 510
Right Dose 512
Right Patient 512
Right Route 513
Right Time 513
Right Documentation 513
Medication Preparation 514
Interpreting Medication Labels 514
Clinical Calculation 514
Conversions Within One System. 514
Conversion Between Systems. 514
Dosage Calculations. 514
The Formula Method 515
Dimensional Analysis Method. 515
Ratio-and-Proportion Method. 515
Pediatric Doses. 515
Older Adult Dosages. 516
Evidence-Based Practice 516
Nursing Process 516
Assessment 516
Planning 517
Implementation 517
Preadministration Activities 517
Medication Administration 517
Postadministration Activities 517
Evaluation 517
Reporting Medication Errors 518
Patient and Family Teaching 518
Clinical Debrief 519
Review Questions 519
References 519
21 Nonparenteral Medications 521
Skills and Procedures 521
Objectives 521
Media Resources 521
Purpose 521
Standards of Care 521
Principles for Practice 522
Patient-Centered Care 522
Evidence-Based Practice 522
Safety Guidelines 523
Skill 21.1 Administering Oral Medications 523
Delegation and Collaboration 523
Equipment 523
Step\tRationale 523
Recording and Reporting 530
Special Considerations 530
Teaching 530
Pediatric 530
Gerontological 530
Home Care 530
Skill 21.2 Administering Medications Through a Feeding Tube 530
Delegation and Collaboration 531
Equipment 531
Step\tRationale 531
Recording and Reporting 535
Special Considerations 536
Teaching 536
Pediatric 536
Skill 21.3 Applying Topical Medications to the Skin 536
Delegation and Collaboration 536
Equipment 536
Step\tRationale 536
Recording and Reporting 541
Special Considerations 541
Teaching 541
Gerontological 541
Home Care 541
Skill 21.4 Administering Ophthalmic Medications 541
Delegation and Collaboration 542
Equipment 542
Eyedrops/Ointment 542
Step\tRationale 542
Recording and Reporting 546
Special Considerations 546
Teaching 546
Pediatric 546
Gerontological 546
Home Care 546
Skill 21.5 Administering Ear Medications 547
Equipment 547
Delegation and Collaboration 547
Step\tRationale 547
Recording and Reporting 550
Pediatric 550
Skill 21.6 Administering Nasal Instillations 550
Delegation and Collaboration 550
Equipment 550
Step\tRationale 550
Recording and Reporting 554
Special Considerations 554
Teaching 554
Pediatric 554
Skill 21.7 Using Metered-Dose Inhalers (MDIs) 554
Delegation and Collaboration 554
Equipment 554
Step\tRationale 555
Recording and Reporting 559
Special Considerations 559
Teaching 559
Pediatric 559
Gerontological 560
Home Care 560
Skill 21.8 Using Small-Volume Nebulizers 561
Delegation and Collaboration 561
Equipment 561
Step\tRationale 561
Recording and Reporting 564
Special Considerations 564
Teaching 564
Pediatric 564
Gerontological 564
Home Care 564
Skill 21.9 Administering Vaginal Instillations 565
Delegation and Collaboration 565
Equipment 565
Step\tRationale 565
Recording and Reporting 569
Special Considerations 569
Teaching 569
Gerontological 569
Skill 21.10 Administering Rectal Suppositories 569
Delegation and Collaboration 569
Equipment 569
Step\tRationale 570
Recording and Reporting 572
Special Considerations 572
Teaching 572
Pediatric 572
Gerontological 572
Clinical Debrief 573
Review Questions 573
References 573
22 Parenteral Medications 575
Skills and Procedures 575
Objectives 575
Media Resources 575
Purpose 575
Standards of Care 575
Principles for Practice 575
Patient-Centered Care 576
Evidence-Based Practice 576
Safety Guidelines 576
Needlestick Prevention 577
Equipment 578
Syringes 578
Needles 579
Disposable Injection Units 579
Skill 22.1 Preparing Injections: Ampules and Vials 580
Delegation and Collaboration 580
Equipment 581
Step\tRationale 581
Skill 22.2 Administering Intradermal Injections 589
Delegation and Collaboration 589
Equipment 589
Step\tRationale 589
Recording and Reporting 593
Special Considerations 593
Teaching 593
Pediatric 593
Gerontological 593
Skill 22.3 Administering Subcutaneous Injections 593
Special Considerations for Administration of Insulin 594
Special Considerations for Administration of Heparin 594
Delegation and Collaboration 595
Equipment 595
Step\tRationale 595
Recording and Reporting 600
Special Considerations 600
Teaching 600
Pediatric 600
Gerontological 600
Home Care 600
Skill 22.4 Administering Intramuscular Injections 600
Injection Sites 601
Ventrogluteal Site 601
Vastus Lateralis Muscle 601
Deltoid Muscle 602
Delegation and Collaboration 602
Equipment 603
Step\tRationale 603
Recording and Reporting 606
Special Considerations 606
Teaching 606
Pediatric 607
Gerontological 607
Home Care 607
Skill 22.5 Administering Medications by Intravenous Bolus 607
Delegation and Collaboration 608
Equipment 608
Step\tRationale 608
Recording and Reporting 613
Special Considerations 613
Teaching 613
Pediatric 613
Gerontological 613
Home Care 613
Skill 22.6 Administering Intravenous Medications by Piggyback, Intermittent Infusion Sets, and Mini-Infusion Pumps 614
Needle Safety 614
Delegation and Collaboration 614
Equipment 614
Step\tRationale 615
Recording and Reporting 620
Special Considerations 620
Teaching 620
Pediatric 620
Gerontological 620
Home Care 620
Skill 22.7 Administering Continuous Subcutaneous Medications 620
Delegation and Collaboration 621
Equipment 621
Step\tRationale 621
Recording and Reporting 624
Special Considerations 624
Teaching 624
Pediatric 625
Gerontological 625
Home Care 625
Clinical Debrief 625
Review Questions 625
References 626
Unit 9 Oxygenation 627
23 Oxygen Therapy 627
Skills and Procedures 627
Objectives 627
Media Resources 627
Purpose 627
Standards of Care 627
Principles for Practice 627
Patient-Centered Care 628
Evidence-Based Practice 628
Safety Guidelines 628
Skill 23.1 Applying an Oxygen-Delivery Device 629
Oxygen-Delivery Devices 629
Nasal Cannula 631
Oxygen Mask 632
Delegation and Collaboration 633
Equipment 633
Step/\tRationale 633
Recording and Reporting 636
Special Considerations 636
Teaching 636
Pediatric 636
Gerontological 636
Home Care 636
Skill 23.2 Administering Oxygen Therapy to a Patient With an Artificial Airway 636
Delegation and Collaboration 636
Equipment 637
Step/\tRationale 637
Recording and Reporting 639
Special Considerations 639
Teaching 639
Home Care 639
Skill 23.3 Using Incentive Spirometry 639
Delegation and Collaboration 640
Equipment 640
Step/\tRationale 640
Recording and Reporting 642
Special Considerations 642
Teaching 642
Pediatric 642
Gerontological 642
Skill 23.4 Care of a Patient Receiving Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation 642
Delegation and Collaboration 643
Equipment 643
Step/\tRationale 643
Recording and Reporting 646
Special Considerations 646
Teaching 646
Home Care 646
Skill 23.5 Care of a Patient on a Mechanical Ventilator 649
Modes of Positive-Pressure Mechanical Ventilation 649
Alarms and Settings 649
Ventilator-Associated Events 649
Delegation and Collaboration 652
Equipment 652
Step/\tRationale 652
Recording and Reporting 657
Special Considerations 658
Teaching 658
Pediatric 658
Gerontological 658
Home Care 658
Clinical Debrief 658
Review Questions 658
References 659
24 Performing Chest Physiotherapy 660
Skills and Procedures 660
Objectives 660
Media Resources 660
Purpose 660
Standards of Care 660
Principles for Practice 660
Patient-Centered Care 661
Evidence-Based Practice 661
Safety Guidelines 661
Skill 24.1 Performing Postural Drainage 662
Delegation and Collaboration 662
Equipment 662
Step/\tRationale 665
Recording and Reporting 667
Special Considerations 667
Teaching 667
Pediatric 667
Gerontological 667
Home Care 667
Clinical Debrief 671
Review Questions 671
References 671
25 Airway Management 672
Skills and Procedures 672
Objectives 672
Media Resources 672
Purpose 672
Standards of Care 672
Principles for Practice 672
Patient-Centered Care 672
Evidence-Based Practice 673
Safety Guidelines 673
Skill 25.1 Performing Oropharyngeal Suctioning 674
Delegation and Collaboration 674
Equipment 674
Step/\tRationale 674
Recording and Reporting 677
Special Considerations 677
Teaching 677
Pediatric 677
Gerontological 677
Home Care 677
Long-Term Care 677
Skill 25.2 Airway Suctioning 677
Artificial Airway Suctioning 678
Endotracheal Tubes 678
Tracheostomy Tubes 678
Delegation and Collaboration 679
Equipment 679
Step/\tRationale 679
Recording and Reporting 686
Special Considerations 686
Teaching 686
Pediatric 686
Gerontological 687
Home Care 687
Skill 25.3 Performing Endotracheal Tube Care 689
Delegation and Collaboration 689
Equipment 689
Step/\tRationale 690
Recording and Reporting 695
Special Considerations 695
Teaching 695
Pediatric 695
Gerontological 695
Skill 25.4 Performing Tracheostomy Care 696
Delegation and Collaboration 697
Equipment 697
Step/\tRationale 698
Recording and Reporting 703
Special Considerations 703
Teaching 703
Pediatric 704
Gerontological 704
Home Care 704
Clinical Debrief 704
Review Questions 704
References 704
26 Cardiac Care 706
Skills and Procedures 706
Objectives 706
Media Resources 706
Purpose 706
Standards of Care 706
Principles for Practice 706
Patient-Centered Care 706
Evidence-Based Practice 706
Indications 706
Contraindications 706
Safety Guidelines 707
Skill 26.1 Obtaining a 12-Lead Electrocardiogram 707
Delegation and Collaboration 708
Equipment 708
Step/\tRationale 708
Recording and Reporting 710
Special Considerations 710
Skill 26.2 Applying a Cardiac Monitor 710
Delegation and Collaboration 710
Equipment 711
Step/\tRationale 711
Recording and Reporting 713
Special Considerations 713
Pediatric 713
Clinical Debrief 713
Review Questions 713
References 713
27 Closed Chest Drainage Systems 714
Skills and Procedures 714
Objectives 714
Media Resources 714
Purpose 714
Standards of Care 714
Principles for Practice 714
Patient-Centered Care 717
Evidence-Based Practice 717
Safety Guidelines 717
Skill 27.1 Managing Closed Chest Drainage Systems 718
Water-Seal Systems 718
Two-Chamber Water-Seal System 718
Three-Chamber Water-Seal System 718
Waterless Systems 719
Two-Chamber Waterless System 719
Three-Chamber Waterless System 720
Dry Suction System 720
Delegation and Collaboration 720
Equipment 721
Step\tRationale 721
Recording and Reporting 727
Special Considerations 727
Teaching 727
Pediatric 727
Gerontological 727
Home Care 727
Skill 27.2 Assisting With Removal of Chest Tubes 728
Delegation and Collaboration 728
Equipment 728
Step\tRationale 728
Recording and Reporting 730
Special Considerations 730
Teaching 730
Pediatric 730
Skill 27.3 Autotransfusion of Chest Tube Drainage 731
Delegation and Collaboration 731
Equipment 731
Step\tRationale 731
Recording and Reporting 733
Special Considerations 733
Teaching 733
Clinical Debrief 734
Review Questions 734
References 734
28 Emergency Measures for Life Support 735
Skills and Procedures 735
Objectives 735
Media Resources 735
Purpose 735
Standards of Care 735
Principles of Practice 735
Patient-Centered Care 735
Evidence-Based Practice 736
Safety Guidelines 736
Skill 28.1 Inserting an Oropharyngeal Airway 736
Delegation and Collaboration 736
Equipment 737
Step/\tRationale 737
Recording and Reporting 739
Special Considerations 739
Pediatric 739
Skill 28.2 Using an Automated External Defibrillator 739
Delegation and Collaboration 739
Equipment 739
Step/\tRationale 739
Recording and Reporting 741
Special Considerations 741
Teaching 741
Pediatric 741
Home Care 742
Skill 28.3 Code Management 742
Delegation and Collaboration 744
Equipment 744
Step/\tRationale 745
Recording and Reporting 750
Special Considerations 750
Teaching 750
Pediatric 750
Gerontological 750
Home Care 750
Clinical Debrief 750
Review Questions 750
References 750
Unit 10 Fluid Balance 751
29 Intravenous and Vascular Access Therapy 751
Skills and Procedures 751
Objectives 751
Media Resources 751
Purpose 751
Standards of Care 751
Principles for Practice 751
Intravenous Catheters 752
Intravenous Solutions 752
Patient-Centered Care 752
Evidence-Based Practice 753
Safety Guidelines 753
Skill 29.1 Insertion of a Short-Peripheral Intravenous Device 754
Delegation and Collaboration 754
Equipment 755
Step/\tRationale 756
Recording and Reporting 767
Special Considerations 767
Teaching 767
Pediatric 767
Gerontological 768
Home Care 768
Skill 29.2 Regulating Intravenous Flow Rates 768
Delegation and Collaboration 769
Equipment 769
Step/\tRationale 769
Recording and Reporting 773
Special Considerations 773
Teaching 773
Pediatric 773
Gerontological 773
Home Care 773
Skill 29.3 Changing Intravenous Solutions 774
Delegation and Collaboration 774
Equipment 774
Step/\tRationale 774
Recording and Reporting 777
Special Considerations 777
Teaching 777
Home Care 777
Skill 29.4 Changing Infusion Tubing 777
Delegation and Collaboration 777
Equipment 777
Step/\tRationale 778
Recording and Reporting 780
Special Considerations 780
Teaching 780
Home Care 780
Skill 29.5 Changing a Short-Peripheral Intravenous Dressing 781
Delegation and Collaboration 781
Equipment 781
Step/\tRationale 781
Recording and Reporting 784
Special Considerations 784
Teaching 784
Pediatric 784
Gerontological 784
Home Care 784
Skill 29.6 Managing Central Vascular Access Devices 785
Delegation and Collaboration 787
Equipment 787
Step/\tRationale 788
Recording and Reporting 798
Special Considerations 798
Teaching 798
Pediatric 798
Gerontological 798
Home Care 798
Clinical Debrief 798
Review Questions 799
References 799
30 Blood Transfusions 800
Skills and Procedures 800
Objectives 800
Media Resources 800
Purpose 800
Standards of Care 800
Principles for Practice 800
ABO System 800
Rh System 801
Human Leukocyte Antigen System 802
Patient-Centered Care 802
Evidence-Based Practice 803
Safety Guidelines 803
Skill 30.1 Initiating Blood Therapy 805
Delegation and Collaboration 806
Equipment 807
Step/\tRationale 807
Recording and Reporting 813
Special Considerations 813
Teaching 813
Pediatric 813
Gerontological 813
Home Care 813
Skill 30.2 Monitoring for Adverse Transfusion Reactions 814
Delegation and Collaboration 814
Step/\tRationale 814
Recording and Reporting 817
Special Considerations 817
Teaching 817
Pediatric 817
Gerontological 817
Home Care 817
Clinical Debrief 817
Review Questions 817
References 818
Unit 11 Nutrition 819
31 Oral Nutrition 819
Skills and Procedures 819
Objectives 819
Media Resources 819
Purpose 819
Standards of Care 819
Principles for Practice 819
Patient-Centered Care 820
Evidence-Based Practice 820
Safety Guidelines 821
Skill 31.1 Performing a Nutritional Screening and Physical Examination 821
Delegation and Collaboration 821
Equipment 822
Step/\tRationale 822
Recording and Reporting 825
Special Considerations 825
Teaching 825
Gerontological 826
Pediatric 826
Home Care 826
Skill 31.2 Assisting an Adult Patient With Oral Nutrition 826
Delegation and Collaboration 827
Equipment 827
Step/\tRationale 827
Recording and Reporting 831
Special Considerations 831
Teaching 831
Pediatric 831
Gerontological 832
Home Care 832
Skill 31.3 Aspiration Precautions 832
Dysphagia Evaluation 832
Dysphagia Management 833
Consequences of Dysphagia 833
Delegation and Collaboration 833
Equipment 834
Step/\tRationale 834
Recording and Reporting 836
Special Considerations 836
Pediatric 836
Gerontological 836
Home Care 837
Clinical Debrief 837
Review Questions 837
References 837
32 Enteral Nutrition 839
Skills and Procedures 839
Objectives 839
Media Resources 839
Purpose 839
Standards of Care 839
Principles for Practice 839
Patient-Centered Care 839
Evidence-Based Practice 840
Safety Guidelines 840
Skill 32.1 Inserting and Removing a Small-Bore Nasogastric or Nasoenteric Feeding Tube 840
Delegation and Collaboration 841
Equipment 841
Insertion 841
Removal 841
Step/\tRationale 841
Recording and Reporting 846
Special Considerations 846
Teaching 846
Pediatric 846
Gerontological 847
Home Care 847
Skill 32.2 Verifying Feeding Tube Placement 847
Delegation and Collaboration 848
Equipment 848
Step/\tRationale 848
Recording and Reporting 850
Special Considerations 850
Teaching 850
Pediatric 850
Home Care 850
Skill 32.3 Irrigating a Feeding Tube 850
Delegation and Collaboration 850
Equipment 850
Step/\tRationale 851
Recording and Reporting 852
Special Considerations 852
Pediatric 852
Skill 32.4 Administering Enteral Nutrition: Nasoenteric, Gastrostomy, or Jejunostomy Tube 852
Delegation and Collaboration 853
Equipment 853
Step/\tRationale 853
Recording and Reporting 857
Special Considerations 857
Teaching 857
Pediatric 857
Gerontological 857
Home Care 857
Clinical Debrief 859
Review Questions 859
References 860
33 Parenteral Nutrition 861
Skills and Procedures 861
Objectives 861
Media Resources 861
Purpose 861
Standards of Care 861
Principles for Practice 861
Patient-Centered Care 861
Evidence-Based Practice 862
Safety Guidelines 863
Skill 33.1 Administering Central Parenteral Nutrition 864
Delegation and Collaboration 865
Equipment 865
Step/\tRationale 865
Recording and Reporting 868
Special Considerations 868
Teaching 868
Pediatric 868
Gerontological 868
Home Care 868
Skill 33.2 Administering Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition With Lipid (Fat) Emulsion 869
Delegation and Collaboration 869
Equipment 869
Step/\tRationale 869
Recording and Reporting 872
Special Considerations 872
Teaching 872
Pediatric 872
Gerontological 872
Home Care 872
Clinical Debrief 872
Review Questions 872
References 872
Unit 12 Elimination 873
34 Urinary Elimination 873
Skills and Procedures 873
Objectives 873
Media Resources 873
Purpose 873
Standards of Care 873
Principles for Practice 873
Patient-Centered Care 874
Evidence-Based Practice 874
Safety Guidelines 874
Skill 34.1 Insertion of a Straight or an Indwelling Urinary Catheter 876
Delegation and Collaboration 877
Equipment 877
Step/\tRationale 878
Recording and Reporting 886
Special Considerations 886
Teaching 886
Pediatric 886
Gerontological 887
Home Care 887
Skill 34.2 Care and Removal of an Indwelling Catheter 887
Delegation and Collaboration 887
Equipment 887
Step/\tRationale 887
Recording and Reporting 891
Special Considerations 891
Teaching 891
Pediatric 891
Gerontological 891
Home Care 891
Skill 34.3 Performing Closed Urinary Catheter Irrigation 893
Delegation and Collaboration 893
Equipment 893
Closed Intermittent Irrigation 893
Closed Continuous Irrigation 893
Step/\tRationale 893
Recording and Reporting 897
Special Considerations 897
Teaching 897
Home Care 897
Skill 34.4 Applying a Condom-Type External Catheter 897
Delegation and Collaboration 897
Equipment 897
Step/\tRationale 897
Recording and Reporting 900
Special Considerations 900
Teaching 900
Pediatric 900
Gerontological 900
Home Care 900
Skill 34.5 Suprapubic Catheter Care 900
Delegation and Collaboration 901
Equipment 901
Step/\tRationale 901
Recording and Reporting 903
Special Considerations 903
Teaching 903
Home Care 903
Clinical Debrief 904
Review Questions 904
References 904
35 Bowel Elimination and Gastric Intubation 905
Skills and Procedures 905
Objectives 905
Media Resources 905
Purpose 905
Standards of Care 905
Principles of Practice 905
Patient-Centered Care 906
Evidence-Based Practice 906
Safety Guidelines 906
Skill 35.1 Providing a Bedpan 907
Delegation and Collaboration 907
Equipment 907
Step/\tRationale 907
Recording and Reporting 911
Special Considerations 911
Pediatric 911
Gerontological 912
Skill 35.2 Removing Fecal Impaction Digitally 912
Delegation and Collaboration 912
Equipment 912
Step/\tRationale 912
Recording and Reporting 915
Special Considerations 915
Pediatric 915
Gerontological 915
Skill 35.3 Administering an Enema 915
Delegation and Collaboration 915
Equipment 915
Step/\tRationale 916
Recording and Reporting 920
Special Considerations 920
Pediatric 920
Gerontological 920
Home Care 920
Skill 35.4 Insertion, Maintenance, and Removal of a Nasogastric Tube for Gastric Decompression 922
Delegation and Collaboration 923
Equipment 923
Step/\tRationale 923
Recording and Reporting 929
Special Considerations 929
Gerontological 929
Clinical Debrief 930
Review Questions 930
References 930
36 Ostomy Care 931
Skills and Procedures 931
Objectives 931
Media Resources 931
Purpose 931
Standards of Care 931
Principles for Practice 931
Patient-Centered Care 931
Evidence-Based Practice 933
Safety Guidelines 933
Skill 36.1 Pouching a Colostomy or an Ileostomy 933
Delegation and Collaboration 934
Equipment 934
Step/\tRationale 934
Recording and Reporting 938
Special Considerations 938
Teaching 938
Pediatric 938
Gerontological 938
Home Care 938
Skill 36.2 Pouching a Urostomy 938
Delegation and Collaboration 938
Equipment 939
Step/\tRationale 939
Recording and Reporting 941
Special Considerations 941
Teaching 941
Pediatric 941
Gerontological 941
Home Care 941
Skill 36.3 Catheterizing a Urinary Diversion 942
Delegation and Collaboration 942
Equipment 942
Step/\tRationale 942
Recording and Reporting 944
Special Considerations 944
Teaching 944
Clinical Debrief 944
Review Questions 944
References 944
Unit 13 Care of the Surgical Patient 945
37 Preoperative and Postoperative Care 945
Skills and Procedures 945
Objectives 945
Media Resources 945
Purpose 945
Standards of Care 945
Principles for Practice 945
Patient-Centered Care 946
Evidence-Based Practice 946
Safety Guidelines 946
Skill 37.1 Preoperative Assessment 947
Delegation and Collaboration 947
Equipment 947
Step/\tRationale 947
Recording and Reporting 951
Special Considerations 951
Pediatric 951
Gerontological 951
Skill 37.2 Preoperative Teaching 951
Delegation and Collaboration 951
Equipment 952
Step/\tRationale 952
Recording and Reporting 959
Special Considerations 959
Teaching 959
Pediatric 959
Gerontological 959
Home Care 959
Skill 37.3 Physical Preparation for Surgery 960
Delegation and Collaboration 961
Equipment 961
Step/\tRationale 961
Recording and Reporting 964
Special Considerations 964
Pediatric 964
Gerontological 964
Skill 37.4 Providing Immediate Anesthesia Recovery in the Postanesthesia Care Unit 964
Delegation and Collaboration 965
Equipment 965
Step/\tRationale 965
Recording and Reporting 971
Special Considerations 971
Teaching 971
Pediatric 971
Gerontological 972
Home Care 972
Skill 37.5 Providing Early Postoperative and Convalescent Phase Recovery 972
Delegation and Collaboration 972
Equipment 972
Step/\tRationale 972
Recording and Reporting 976
Special Considerations 976
Teaching 976
Pediatric 976
Gerontological 976
Home Care 976
Clinical Debrief 977
Review Questions 977
References 977
38 Intraoperative Care 978
Skills and Procedures 978
Objectives 978
Media Resources 978
Purpose 978
Standards of Care 978
Principles for Practice 978
Patient-Centered Care 979
Evidence-Based Practice 980
Safety Guidelines 981
Skill 38.1 Surgical Hand Antisepsis 981
Delegation and Collaboration 981
Equipment 981
Step/\tRationale 981
Recording and Reporting 985
Skill 38.2 Donning a Sterile Gown and Closed Gloving 985
Delegation and Collaboration 985
Equipment 985
Step/\tRationale 985
Recording and Reporting 988
Clinical Debrief 989
Review Questions 989
References 989
Unit 14 Dressings and Wound Care 990
39 Pressure Injury Prevention and Care 990
Skills and Procedures 990
Objectives 990
Media Resources 990
Purpose 990
Standards of Care 990
Principles for Practice 990
Patient-Centered Care 993
Evidence-Based Practice 993
Safety Guidelines 994
Skill 39.1 Risk Assessment, Skin Assessment, and Prevention Strategies 995
Delegation and Collaboration 996
Equipment 997
Step/\tRationale 997
Recording and Reporting 1003
Special Considerations 1003
Teaching 1003
Pediatric 1003
Gerontological 1003
Home Care 1003
Skill 39.2 Treatment of Pressure Injuries 1003
Delegation and Collaboration 1004
Equipment 1004
Step/\tRationale 1005
Recording and Reporting 1010
Special Considerations 1010
Teaching 1010
Gerontological 1010
Home Care 1010
Long-Term Care 1010
Clinical Debrief 1010
Review Questions 1010
References 1011
40 Wound Care and Irrigation 1012
Skills and Procedures 1012
Objectives 1012
Media Resources 1012
Purpose 1012
Standards of Care 1012
Principles for Practice 1012
Patient-Centered Care 1015
Evidence-Based Practice 1015
Safety Guidelines 1015
Skill 40.1 Performing a Wound Irrigation 1017
Delegation and Collaboration 1018
Equipment 1018
Step/\tRationale 1019
Recording and Reporting 1022
Special Considerations 1022
Teaching 1022
Pediatric 1022
Gerontological 1022
Home Care 1022
Skill 40.2 Removing Sutures and Staples 1022
Delegation and Collaboration 1023
Equipment 1023
Step/\tRationale 1023
Recording and Reporting 1027
Special Considerations 1027
Teaching 1027
Pediatric 1027
Gerontological 1027
Skill 40.3 Managing Wound Drainage Evacuation 1027
Delegation and Collaboration 1028
Equipment 1028
Step/\tRationale 1028
Recording and Reporting 1032
Special Considerations 1032
Teaching 1032
Pediatric 1032
Gerontological 1032
Home Care 1032
Skill 40.4 Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy 1032
Delegation and Collaboration 1033
Equipment 1033
Step/\tRationale 1033
Recording and Reporting 1037
Special Considerations 1037
Teaching 1037
Pediatric 1037
Gerontological 1037
Home Care 1037
Clinical Debrief 1037
Review Questions 1037
References 1038
41 Dressings, Bandages, and Binders 1039
Skills and Procedures 1039
Objectives 1039
Media Resources 1039
Purpose 1039
Standards of Care 1039
Principles for Practice 1039
Patient-Centered Care 1040
Evidence-Based Practice 1040
Safety Guidelines 1040
Skill 41.1 Applying a Dressing (Dry and Damp-to-Dry) 1042
Delegation and Collaboration 1043
Equipment 1043
Step/\tRationale 1044
Recording and Reporting 1050
Special Considerations 1050
Teaching 1050
Pediatric 1050
Gerontological 1050
Home Care 1050
Skill 41.2 Applying a Pressure Bandage 1050
Delegation and Collaboration 1051
Equipment 1051
Step/\tRationale 1051
Recording and Reporting 1053
Special Considerations 1053
Teaching 1053
Pediatric 1053
Gerontological 1053
Home Care 1053
Skill 41.3 Applying a Transparent Dressing 1053
Delegation and Collaboration 1053
Equipment 1053
Step/\tRationale 1054
Recording and Reporting 1056
Special Considerations 1056
Teaching 1056
Pediatric 1056
Gerontologic 1056
Home Care 1056
Skill 41.4 Applying a Hydrocolloid, Hydrogel, Foam, or Alginate Dressing 1056
Delegation and Collaboration 1057
Equipment 1057
Step/\tRationale 1057
Recording and Reporting 1062
Special Considerations 1062
Teaching 1062
Pediatric 1062
Gerontological 1062
Clinical Debrief 1066
Review Questions 1066
References 1066
42 Therapeutic Use of Heat and Cold 1067
Skills and Procedures 1067
Objectives 1067
Media Resources 1067
Purpose 1067
Standards of Care 1067
Principles for Practice 1067
Patient-Centered Care 1067
Evidence-Based Practice 1068
Safety Guidelines 1068
Skill 42.1 Application of Moist Heat (Compress and Sitz Bath) 1069
Delegation and Collaboration 1070
Equipment 1070
Step/\tRationale 1070
Recording and Reporting 1074
Special Considerations 1074
Teaching 1074
Pediatric 1074
Gerontological 1074
Home Care 1074
Skill 42.2 Applying Aquathermia and Dry Heat 1074
Delegation and Collaboration 1074
Equipment 1075
Step/\tRationale 1075
Recording and Reporting 1077
Special Considerations 1077
Teaching 1077
Pediatric 1077
Gerontological 1077
Home Care 1077
Skill 42.3 Application of Cold 1077
Delegation and Collaboration 1078
Equipment 1078
Step/\tRationale 1078
Recording and Reporting 1081
Special Considerations 1081
Teaching 1081
Pediatric 1081
Gerontological 1081
Skill 42.4 Caring for Patients Requiring Hypothermia or Hyperthermia Blankets 1081
Delegation and Collaboration 1081
Equipment 1082
Step/\tRationale 1082
Recording and Reporting 1083
Special Considerations 1084
Teaching 1084
Pediatric 1084
Gerontological 1084
Clinical Debrief 1084
Review Questions 1084
References 1084
Unit 15 Home Care 1085
43 Home Care Safety 1085
Skills and Procedures 1085
Objectives 1085
Media Resources 1085
Purpose 1085
Standards of Care 1085
Principles for Practice 1085
Client-Centered Care 1085
Evidence-Based Practice 1086
Safety Guidelines 1086
Skill 43.1 Home Environment Assessment and Safety 1086
Delegation and Collaboration 1086
Equipment 1086
Step/\tRationale 1087
Recording and Reporting 1095
Special Considerations 1095
Teaching 1095
Pediatric 1095
Gerontological 1095
Skill 43.2 Adapting the Home Setting for Clients With Cognitive Deficits 1096
Delegation and Collaboration 1096
Equipment 1096
Step/\tRationale 1096
Recording and Reporting 1101
Special Considerations 1101
Teaching 1101
Pediatric 1101
Gerontological 1101
Skill 43.3 Medication and Medical Device Safety 1102
Delegation and Collaboration 1102
Equipment 1102
Step/\tRationale 1102
Recording and Reporting 1106
Special Considerations 1106
Teaching 1106
Pediatric 1106
Clinical Debrief 1106
Review Questions 1106
References 1107
44 Home Care Teaching 1108
Skills and Procedures 1108
Objectives 1108
Media Resources 1108
Purpose 1108
Standards of Care 1108
Principles for Practice 1108
Client-Centered Care 1108
Evidence-Based Practice 1109
Safety Guidelines 1109
Skill 44.1 Teaching Clients to Measure Body Temperature 1109
Delegation and Collaboration 1110
Equipment 1110
Step/\tRationale 1110
Recording and Reporting 1112
Special Considerations 1112
Teaching 1112
Pediatric 1113
Gerontological 1113
Skill 44.2 Teaching Blood Pressure and Pulse Measurement 1113
Delegation and Collaboration 1113
Equipment 1113
Step/\tRationale 1114
Recording and Reporting 1117
Special Considerations 1117
Teaching 1117
Pediatric 1117
Gerontological 1118
Skill 44.3 Teaching Intermittent Self-Catheterization 1118
Delegation and Collaboration 1118
Equipment 1118
Step/\tRationale 1118
Recording and Reporting 1121
Special Considerations 1121
Teaching 1121
Pediatric 1121
Gerontological 1121
Skill 44.4 Using Home Oxygen Equipment 1121
Delegation and Collaboration 1123
Equipment 1123
Step/\tRationale 1124
Recording and Reporting 1127
Special Considerations 1127
Teaching 1127
Pediatric 1128
Gerontological 1128
Skill 44.5 Teaching Home Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning 1128
Delegation and Collaboration 1128
Equipment 1128
Step/\tRationale 1128
Recording and Reporting 1132
Special Considerations 1132
Teaching 1132
Pediatric 1132
Gerontological 1133
Skill 44.6 Teaching Medication Self-Administration 1133
Delegation and Collaboration 1133
Equipment 1133
Step/\tRationale 1133
Recording and Reporting 1137
Special Considerations 1137
Teaching 1137
Pediatric 1137
Gerontological 1138
Skill 44.7 Managing Feeding Tubes in the Home 1138
Delegation and Collaboration 1138
Equipment 1138
Step/\tRationale 1138
Recording and Reporting 1141
Special Considerations 1141
Teaching 1141
Pediatric 1141
Gerontological 1141
Skill 44.8 Managing Parenteral Nutrition in the Home 1141
Delegation and Collaboration 1142
Equipment 1142
Step/\tRationale 1142
Recording and Reporting 1145
Special Considerations 1145
Teaching 1145
Pediatric 1145
Gerontological 1145
Clinical Debrief 1145
Review Questions 1145
References 1145
Appendixes 1147
Appendix A 1147
NANDA Definitions From Nursing Diagnoses: Definitions and Classification 2015-2017, 10th Edition. 1147
Appendix B 1153
Terminology/Combining Forms: Prefixes and Suffixes 1153
Common Prefixes 1153
Common Suffixes 1154
Index 1156
A 1156
B 1157
C 1159
D 1161
E 1162
F 1164
G 1164
H 1165
I 1166
J 1168
K 1168
L 1168
M 1168
N 1170
O 1171
P 1172
Q 1176
R 1176
S 1176
T 1178
U 1179
V 1180
W 1180
Y 1180
Z 1180
Index of Skills and Procedural Guidelines 1182