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About the Book
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Disclaimer
1.8 Summary
1.1 Introduction
1.7 Sterile Procedures and Sterile Attire
1.6 The Operating Room Environment
1.4 Additional Precautions and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
1.3 Hand Hygiene and Non-Sterile Gloves
1.5 Surgical Asepsis and the Principles of Sterile Technique
1.2 Infection Prevention and Control Practices
2.3 Vital Signs
2.8 Summary
2.6 Initial and Emergency Assessment
2.2 Pain Assessment
2.7 Focused Assessments
2.4 Health History
2.1 Introduction
2.5 Head-to-Toe Assessment
3.7 Patient Transfers
3.9 Summary
3.8 Fall Prevention
3.4 Immobility and Assisting Patients
3.6 Assisting a Patient to a Sitting Position and Ambulation
3.5 Positioning Patients in Bed
3.3 Patient Risk Assessment
3.2 Body Mechanics
3.1 Introduction
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Wound Healing and Assessment
4.3 Simple Dressing Change
4.4 Suture Removal
4.5 Staple Removal
4.6 Moist to Dry Dressing, and Wound Irrigation and Packing
4.7 Drain Management and Removal
4.8 Summary
5.9 Summary
5.5 Oxygen Therapy Systems
5.1 Introduction
5.8 Oral Suctioning
5.7 Cautions with Oxygen Therapy
5.6 Management of Hypoxia
5.4 Signs and Symptoms of Hypoxia
5.3 Pulse Oximetry
5.2 Principles
6.5 Instilling Eye, Ear, and Nose Medications
6.4 Administering Medications Rectally and Vaginally
6.2 Safe Medication Administration
6.3 Administering Medications by Mouth and Gastric Tube
6.1 Introduction
6.6 Administering Inhaled Medications
6.7 Administering Topical Medications
6.8 Summary
7.7 Complications Related to Parenteral Medications and Management of Complications
7.6 Administering Intermittent Intravenous Medication (Secondary Medication) and Continuous IV Infusions
7.2 Parenteral Medications and Preparing Medications from Ampules and Vials
7.5 Intravenous Medications by Direct IV Route
7.8 Summary
7.4 Intramuscular Injections
7.3 Intradermal and Subcutaneous Injections
7.1 Introduction
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Intravenous Fluid Therapy
8.3 IV Fluids, IV Tubing, and Assessment of an IV System
8.4 Priming IV Tubing and Changing IV Fluids and Tubing
8.5 Flushing a Saline Lock and Converting a Saline Lock to a Continuous IV Infusion
8.6 Converting an IV Infusion to a Saline Lock and Removal of a Peripheral IV
8.7 Transfusion of Blood and Blood Products
8.8 Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
8.9 Summary
9.4 Summary
9.3 Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia
9.2 Glucometer Use
9.1 Introduction
10.2 Caring for Patients with Tubes and Attachments
10.7 Ostomy Care
10.8 Summary
10.6 Chest Tube Drainage Systems
10.5 Tracheostomies
10.4 Urinary Catheters
10.3 Nasogastric Tubes
10.1 Introduction
Appendix 1: Glossary
Appendix 2: Checklists Summary
About the Authors
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