Category:

Nursing Procedures

Course Description

Your indispensable guide to nursing procedures now completely updated

More than 350 nursing procedures
This newly revised third edition of Nursing Procedures contains clearly written, easy-to-use instructions on how to perform virtually every nursing procedure– from the most basic to those using the latest technology such as transcranial Doppler monitoring. Among the key topics you’ll find are signal-averaged ECG, automated external defibrillation, vascular access devices, PICCs, chemotherapeutic drug preparation and handling, retrograde intubation, latex allergy protocols, and functional assessment of elderly patients.

Lavishly illustrated

  • More than 500 illustrations, photographs, and charts enhance your understanding of the procedures.
  • Logos call your attention to important cautions, emergency procedures, home care tips, and variations in care for pediatric and elderly patients.

Easy-to-use format

  • Chapters organized by body system
  • Separate chapters on maternal-neonatal, pediatric, and geriatric care
  • Standard headings in each entry
    • Equipment
    • Preparation of equipment
    • Implementation with rationales in italics for key steps
    • Special considerations
    • Home care
    • Complications
    • Documentation

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify correct procedures for patient admission, transfer and discharge.
  2. Name assessment techniques relating to performing a head to toe physical assessment
  3. Enumerate tips for writing an effective patient care plan.
  4. Describe safety and mobility guidelines relating to restraints and devices to assist in progressive ambulation.
  5. Describe good body mechanics and explain transfer techniques.
  6. Identify a variety of special beds.
  7. Describe care techniques relating to personal hygiene and patient comfort.
  8. Discuss nutrition and elimination.
  9. Implement preoperative and postoperative care.
  10. Discuss spiritual and terminal care.
  11. Recite general principles of handwashing and isolation equipment use.
  12. Identify reportable diseases.
  13. Discuss guidelines for universal precautions, respiratory isolation and neutropenic isolation.
  14. Differentiate blood specimen collection techniques such as venipuncture, cultures and arterial puncture.
  15. Differentiate urine collection for various urine tests.
  16. Conduct stool specimen collection.
  17. Describe other various specimen collection techniques and tests.
  18. Describe benefits and contraindications for heat and cold application.
  19. Prepare and implement use of hyperthermia-hypothermia blanket.
  20. Implement Sitz baths, therapeutic baths and soaks.
  21. Explain the application and assessment of support devices such as anti-embolism stockings, sequential compression therapy, elastic bandages, binders and pressure dressings.
  22. Explain the management of surgical wounds.
  23. Describe suture removal and removal of skin staples and clips.
  24. Explain the management of wound dehiscence and evisceration.
  25. Explain the management of traumatic wounds.
  26. Describe and differentiate external radiation therapy, radiation implant therapy and radioactive iodine therapy.
  27. Differentiate and implement different types of topical drug administration such as topical skin and transdermal drug administration; eye medications, ear drops, inhalers, nasal medications, vaginal medications.
  28. Differentiate and implement various enteral drug administration techniques such as oral, nasogastric tube buccal, sublingual and rectal.
  29. Differentiate and implement various parenteral drug administration techniques such as subcutaneous, intradermal, intramuscular, and Z-track injections as well as intraosseous infusion and drug infusion through a secondary IV line and IV bolus.
  30. Explain the preparation and handling of chemotherapeutic drugs.
  31. Explain the administration of chemotherapeutic drugs.
  32. Describe various special administration techniques such as epidural administration, drug infusion through a reservoir, endotracheal administration and implants.
  33. Describe the preparation and implementation of I.V. therapy lines such as use of a volume-control set, peripheral I.V. lines, intermittent infusion device.
  34. Explain the maintenance of peripheral I. V. sites and systems.
  35. Prepare for and describe the implementation of central venous and arterial lines and implanted vascular access devices.
  36. Explain flow rate calculation.
  37. Explain the use of I. V. controllers and pumps.
  38. Explain equipment preparation and administration of TPN and lipid emulsions.
  39. Describe patient monitoring during TPN.
  40. Explain equipment preparation, nursing procedures, and guidelines for transfusion of blood and blood components.
  41. Explain the management of transfusion reactions.
  42. Discuss autologous transfusion.
  43. Describe various cardiovascular monitoring devices such as ECG, arterial pressure monitoring, pulmonary artery pressure monitoring, central venous pressure monitoring and cardiac output measurement.
  44. Differentiate between various cardiovascular treatments such as pacemakers, code management, CPR, defibrillation, synchronized cardioversion, vagal maneuvers, ventricular assist device, IABP, PTCA, balloon valvuloplasty, and antishock trousers.
  45. Differentiate various respiratory monitoring.
  46. Explain obstructed airway management.
  47. Differentiate various airway devices.
  48. Explain tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, endotracheal tube care.
  49. Describe cricothyrotomy.
  50. Differentiate various oxygen administration treatments.
  51. Describe chest physiotherapy, thoracentesis, chest tube insertion and thoracic drainage.
  52. Explain neurologic assessment and neurologic vital signs.
  53. Differentiate various intracranial pressure monitoring techniques.
  54. Explain cerebral blood flow monitoring.
  55. Describe various treatments such as cerebrospinal fluid drains, halo-vest and skull tong traction, and TENS unit treatment.
  56. Describe some pain assessment techniques.
  57. Discuss NG tube insertion and removal and NG tube care.
  58. Discuss gastric lavage.
  59. Describe tube feeding techniques and procedures.
  60. Differentiate nasoenteric-decompression tubes and esophageal tubes.
  61. Describe nasoenteric-decompression and esophageal tube care.
  62. Explain rectal tube insertion and removal.
  63. Explain administration of an enema.
  64. Describe and differentiate various transabdominal assess procedures such as gastrostomy, colostomy, ileostomy, T-tube, abdominal paracentesis and peritoneal lavage.
  65. Describe procedures relating to indwelling urinary catheters.
  66. Explain intermittent self-catheterization.
  67. Describe surgical urinary diversion.
  68. Explain various dialysis procedures such as peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis and continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration.
  69. Describe various orthopedic supports and explain procedures.
  70. Identify some traction and fixation devices.
  71. Explain stump and prosthesis care.
  72. Explain arthroplasty care.
  73. Explain electrical bone growth stimulation.
  74. Describe pressure ulcers and explain pressure ulcer care.
  75. Explain burn care.
  76. Identify biological burn dressings.
  77. Explain mechanical debridement.
  78. Explain skin graft care.
  79. Discuss ultraviolet light therapy and laser therapy.
  80. Discuss the implementation of procedures involving eye, ear and nose care.
  81. Discuss procedures for fetal assessment.
  82. Discuss the labor and delivery process.
  83. Discuss neonatal monitoring.
  84. Discuss various neonatal treatments.
  85. Discuss neonatal feeding techniques.
  86. Explain the procedures of circumcision and RhoGAM administration.
  87. Explain the process of urine collection in the pediatric patient.
  88. Discuss procedures for various treatments that apply to the pediatric patient such as drug administration, I.V. therapy, mist tent therapy, CPR, Bryant’s traction and hip spica cast care.
  89. Discuss the management of incontinence.
  90. Discuss drug therapy as it relates to the elderly patient.
  91. Discuss the prevention and management of falls.

Course Contents

  1. Fundamental procedures
  2. Infection control
  3. Specimen collection and testing
  4. Physical treatments
  5. Drug administration
  6. Intravascular therapy
  7. Cardiovascular care
  8. Respiratory care
  9. Neurologic care
  10. Gastrointestinal care
  11. Renal and urologic care
  12. Orthopedic care
  13. Skincare
  14. Eye, ear, and nose care
  15. Maternal-neonatal care
  16. Pediatric care
  17. Geriatric care

Customer Comments

“The book will be a useful resource; the course was well planned to cover the broad scope of clinical responsibilities for registered nurses. Well done.”

– C.R., New Cumberland, WV

“I have never given any home study course an excellent rating until now. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy this course was to understand. Thank you!”

– J.W., Plainview, TX

“I am living overseas in Kazakhstan and this course worked great with my schedule.”

– C.L.C., RN, CA