Skills in clinical nursing / Audrey Berman and Shirlee Snyder.
| Author/creator | Berman, Audrey author. |
| Other author | Snyder, Shirlee author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Eighth edition. |
| Publication | Boston : Pearson, [2016] |
| Description | xx, 834 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Scope and content | Unit 1: Introduction -- Foundational skills -- Unit 2: Health assessment -- Vital signs -- Health assessment -- Diagnostic testing -- Unit 3: Assisting with client hygiene and comfort -- Client hygiene -- Bed-making -- Infection prevention -- Heat and cold measures -- Pain management -- Unit 4: Mobility and safety -- Positioning the client -- Mobilizing the client -- Fall prevention and restraints -- Maintaining joint mobility -- Unit 5: Medication administration -- Drug calculations -- Administering oral and enteral medications -- Administering topical medications -- Administering parenteral medications -- Administering intravenous therapy -- Unit 6: Nutrition and elimination -- Feeding clients -- Assisting with urinary elimination -- Assisting with fecal elimination -- Caring for the client with peritoneal dialysis -- Unit 7: Circulatory and ventilatory support -- Promoting circulation -- Breathing exercises -- Oxygen therapy -- Suctioning -- Caring for the client with a tracheostomy -- Assisting with mechanical ventilation -- Caring for the client with chest tube drainage -- Administering emergency measures to the hospitalized client -- Unit 8: Wounds and injury care -- Performing wound and pressure ulcer care -- Orthopedic care -- Performing perioperative care -- End-of-life care. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2014043489 |
| ISBN | 9780133997439 |
| ISBN | 013399743X |
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| Laupus | Missing - search in progress | WY 49 B516S 2016 | Missing - search in progress | Want This? |