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Davis's Guide to Clinical Nursing Skills

Bonnie Juvé Meeker RN, DNS
Jacqueline Rhoads PhD, ACNP-BC, ANP-C, GNP, CCRN

ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-1164-1
©2007 Spiral Bound 564 pages

$37.95 (US)

Carry the clinical how to’s (and why to’s) in your pocket! Rely on this portable reference for both the common and critical clinical procedures that nurses perform everyday... in every care setting. Easy-to-navigate, easyto- use, you’ll rely on this clinical reference every day.

For each procedure, you’ll find consistent, step-by-step guidance that provides... An Overview • Preparation • Relevant Nursing Diagnoses • Expected Outcomes • Equipment Lists • Step-by-step implementation with rationales • Evaluation and Follow-up Activities • Key Points for Reporting and Recording.

  • Step-by-step directions for performing each procedure, with rationales for every nursing action, so you know not only what to do but why you’re doing it!
  • A complete unit on physical assessment procedures, with more detailed coverage than any other handbook on clinical procedures.
  • A “Special Considerations” section in each procedure that describes the needs of pediatric, geriatric, obstetrical, and home health clients.
  • Specific guidelines for documenting the nursing care delivered for each procedure— important information for today’s increasingly complex healthcare environment.
  • Client teaching procedures insure that you know what your clients need to know. More than 100 full-color illustrations.

    • I. Basic Care
    1. Hygiene
    2. Infection Control
    II. Assessment
    3. Vital Signs
    4. Physical Assessment
    III. Medication Administration
    5. Oral and Topical Medications
    6. Parenteral Medications
    IV. Respiratory System
    7. Non-Invasive Pulmonary Hygiene
    8. Oxygen Therapy
    9. Ventilation Support
    10. Airway Suctioning
    11. Lung Re-Expansion or Chest Drainage
    V. Cardiovascular
    12. Intravenous Fluid Therapy
    13. Circulatory Maintenance
    14. Blood Transfusion Therapy
    VI. Nutritional and Digestive
    15. Oral and Enteric Nutrition
    16. Parenteral Nutrition
    17. Gastrointestinal Intubation
    18. Bowel Elimination
    VII. Renal and Urinary
    19. Urinary Elimination
    20. Bladder Irrigation and Function
    VIII. Musculoskeletal
    21. Body Alignment and Mechanics
    22. Exercise and Ambulation
    23. Transfer and Positioning
    24. Orthopedic Interventions
    25. Beds, Frames, Mattresses
    IX. Integumentary and Wound Care
    26. Pressure Ulcers
    27. Wound Care
    X. Specimen Collection
    28. Collecting Blood Samples
    29. Collecting Urine Samples
    30. Collecting Other Specimens

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