Nursing interventions & clinical skills

Perry, Anne Griffin (author.). Potter, Patricia Ann (author.). Ostendorf, Wendy R. (author.).

Summary: "Master nursing skills with this guide from the respected Perry, Potter & Ostendorf author team! The concise coverage in Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills, 7th Edition makes it easy to learn the skills most commonly used in everyday nursing practice. Clear, step-by-step instructions cover more than 160 basic, intermediate, and advanced skills — from measuring body temperature to insertion of a peripheral intravenous device — using evidence-based concepts to improve patient safety and outcomes. A streamlined, visual approach makes the book easy to read, and an Evolve companion website enhances learning with review questions and handy checklists for each clinical skill." --Publisher's website.

Record details

ISBN: 032354701X
ISBN: 9780323547017 (softcover)
Physical Description: xv, 878 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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Edition: Seventh edition.
Publisher: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Unit 1: Quality and Safety in Nursing Practice -- 1. Using Evidence in Nursing Practice -- 2. Communication & Collaboration -- 3. Documentation and Informatics -- 4. Patient Safety & Quality Improvement -- 5. Infection Control -- 6. Disaster Preparedness -- Unit 2: Patient Assessment Skills -- 7. Vital Signs -- 8. Health Assessment -- 9. Specimen Collection -- 10. Diagnostic Procedures -- Unit 3: Basic Human Needs -- 11. Bathing and Personal Hygiene -- 12. Care of the Eye and Ear -- 13. Promoting Nutrition -- 14. Parenteral Nutrition -- 15. Pain Management -- 16. Promoting Oxygenation -- Unit 4: Activity and Mobility -- 17. Safe Patient Handling -- 18. Exercise, Mobility & Immobilization Devices -- Unit 5: Promoting Elimination -- 19. Urinary Elimination -- 20. Bowel Elimination and Gastric Decompression -- 21. Ostomy Care -- Unit 6: Medication Administration -- 22. Preparation for Safe Medication Administration -- 23. Nonparenteral Medications -- 24. Parenteral Medications -- Unit 7: Dressings and Wound Care -- 25. Wound Care and Irrigation -- 26. Pressure Injury Prevention and Care -- 27. Dressings Bandages and Binders -- Unit 8: Complex Nursing Interventions -- 28. Intravenous and Vascular Access Therapy -- 29. Pre-Operative and Post-Operative Care -- 30. Emergency Measures for Life Support in the Hospital Setting -- Unit 9: Supportive Nursing Interventions -- 31. End-of-Life Care -- 32. Home Care Safety.