Essential Nursing Skills
Essential Nursing Skills
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Author(s): Bavin, Carol
Cronin, Patricia
Nicol, Maggie
ISBN No.: 9780723431459
Pages: 208
Year: 199911
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 37.19
Status: Out Of Print

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM * Cardiovascular Observation: Recording Pulse Rate * Blood Pressure Recording * Cardiac Monitoring * Recording 12 lead ECG * Care of the Collapsed Person: Initial Assessment * Basic Life Support * Ward-Based Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation * Venepuncture * Intravenous Cannulation * Intravenous Therapy: Preparing an Infusion * Changing an Infusion bag * Regulation of Flow Rate * IV Pumps and Syringe Drivers * Care of Peripheral Cannula Site * Removing a Peripheral Cannula * Central Venous Catheters: Care of the Site * VP Measurement * Removal of CVP Catheter (non-tunnelled) * Care of Long Term catheters * Blood Transfusion: Checking Compatibility * Care and Management of Infusion * Use of Filters & Blood Warmers * CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM * Neurological Observation: Assessment of Level of Consciousness * Care of the Patient who is Fitting * Body Temperature: Measurement using a Mercury Thermometer * Use of Electronic Thermometers * Cooling the Patient * Warming the patient * Neurovascular Observations * GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM * Nutrition & Hydration: Feeding adults * Subcutaneous Fluids * Naso-Gastric Tube Insertion * Naso-Gastric Feeding * Care of Gastrostomy Site * Care of Gastrostomy Tube * Feeding via PEG * Weighing Patients * Administration of Medicines: Storage of Medicines * Self-Administration * All Routes (Principles) * Controlled Drugs * Subcutaneous Injection * Intramuscular Injection * Intravenous Injection * Instillation of Nose Drops * Instillation of Ear Drops * Instillation of Eye Drops/Ointment * Topical Application * Vaginal Preparations * Bowel Care: Observation of faeces * Obtaining a Specimen of Faeces * Administration of Suppositories * Administration of Enema * Stoma Management: Care of Stoma * Changing a Stoma Bag * Nausea & Vomiting: Care of the patient * Blood Glucose Monitoring * IMMUNE SYSTEM * Prevention of Cross Infection: Hand washing * Use of Aprons * Use of Gloves (non-sterile) * Taking a Swab * Disposal of Waste & Equipment * Wound Care: Aseptic Dressing Technique: Gloves * Aseptic Dressing Technique: Forceps * Removal of Skin Closures (Sutures/Staples) * Wound Drainage Principles * Changing a Vacuum Drainage Bottle * Removal of a Drain * MUSCULO-SKELETAL & INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM * Hygiene: Assisting with Bath or Shower * Bed Bath * Oral Assessment * Mouth Care for Dependent Patient * Facial Shave * Washing Hair in bed * Eye Care * Caring for Finger & Toe Nails * Last Offices * Manual Handling & Moving * Pressure Area Care Risk Assessment * Prevention of Pressure Sores * Deep Vein Thrombosis * RENAL SYSTEM * Elimination: Assisting with Bedpan * Assisting with Commode * Use of Urinal * Application of Penile Sheathe * Urine: Observation of Urine * Urinalysis * Midstream Specimen Collection * Catheter Specimen * 24 Hour Urine Collection * Specimen for Cytology * Early Morning Specimen * Monitoring Fluid Balance * Urinary Catheters: Female Catheterisation * Male catheterisation * Catheter care * Emptying a Catheter Bag * Continuous Bladder Irrigation * Bladder washout * Catheter Removal * RESPIRATORY SYSTEM * Oxygen Therapy: Face masks & Nasal Cannulae * Humidified Oxygen * Nebuliser Therapy * Respiratory Observation: Assessment of Breathing * Peak Flow measurement * Observation of Sputum * Obtaining a Sputum Specimen * Pulse Oximetry * Respiratory Care: Positioning a Breathless Patient * Oral Suctioning * Care of Tracheostomy * Tracheal Suctioning * Chest Drains: Insertion & Management * Chest Drain Removal.


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