Clinical nursing skills : basic to advanced skills /
Sandra F. Smith, Donna J. Duell, Barbara C. Martin.
- 7th ed.
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2008.
- lvi, 1457 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Professional nursing - Nursing process and critical thinking -- Managing client care: documentation and delegation -- Communication and nurse-client relationship -- Administration, transfer, and discharge -- Client education and discharge planning -- Safe client environment and restraints -- Bathing, bedmaking, and maintaining skin integrity -- Personal hygiene -- Vital signs -- Physical assessment -- Body mechanics and positioning -- Exercise and ambulation -- Infection control -- Disaster preparedness; bioterrorism -- Pain management -- Alternative therapies and stress management -- Medication administration -- Nutrition management and NG intubation -- Speciment collection -- Diagnostic procedures -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Heat and cold therapies -- Wound care and dressings -- Respiratory care -- Circulatory maintenance -- Intravenous therapy -- Central vascular access devices -- Orthopedic intervention -- Postoperative care -- End-of-life care -- Advanced nursing skills -- Community-based nursing -- Appendix: Answers and rationales to review questions.
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