Nursing Catalogue 2016

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Nurses’ Guide to Clinical Procedures, Sixth Edition Jean Smith-Temple 978-0-7817-7795-7 • December 2009 • Spiralbound • 4.25” x 7.125” • 968 pp. • 250 Illus.• 25Tables

This handy pocket reference delivers step by step instruction on about 200 of the most commonly performed nursing skills. Each skill is presented according to its place in the nursing process and includes relevant information on required equipment, assessment needed, sample diagnosis, care planning, implementation, expected outcomes, and sample documentation. Features • Chapter Overviews highlight the basic principles underlying each procedure. • Includes sample evaluations that help you assess how well outcomes meet the goals of care. • Helpful Icons throughout the text highlight standard precautions, cultural considerations, and cost cutting tips. • Presents documentation samples for each procedure to help build sound practice performance. • Provides step-by-step guidance on how to perform a procedure with the rationale behind each step. • Includes special considerations that outline how to alter a procedure based on client, plus, home health considerations, cost-cutting tips and when to delegate a procedure.

Table of Contents Ch.1: Safety, Asepsis, and Infection Control Ch.2: Documenting and Reporting Ch.3: Essential Assessment Components Ch.4: Hygiene Ch.5: Medication Administration Ch.6: Oxygenation Ch.7: Fluids and Nutrition

Medical Surgical

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