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Fundamentals & Skills
Taylor’s Handbook of Clinical Nursing Skills, Second Edition
Pamela Lynn, MSN, RN
978-1-4511-9363-3 • October 2014 • Softbound • 4.25” x 7.125” • 1016 pp. • 107 illus.
Taylor’s Handbook of Clinical Nursing Skills
, a quick-reference guide
to basic and advanced nursing skills, outlines step-by-step instructions
while reinforcing the cognitive and technical knowledge needed to
perform skills safely and effectively. The convenient handbook format
is helpful for your review in the lab or clinical setting and as a reference
for practice.
Features
•
NEW! Delegation Considerations
assist you in developing the
critical decision-making skills necessary to transfer responsibility for
the performance of an activity to another individual and to ensure
safe and effective nursing care.
•
Step-by-Step Skills
are presented in a concise, straightforward, and
simplified two-column format facilitating competent performance
of nursing skills.
•
Skill Variations
provide clear, start-to-finish instructions for
variations in equipment or technique.
•
Documentation Guidelines
direct you in accurate documentation
of skills and findings.
•
Scientific Rationales
accompany each nursing action to promote
a deeper understanding of the basic principles supporting nursing
care.
•
Patient Identification icons
alert you to this crucial step ensuring
the right patient receives the intervention and helping prevent
errors.
•
General Considerations
, which explain the varying needs of
patients across the lifespan and in various settings, are available on
thePoint.
Table of Contents
A:
Ch. 1: Ambulation, Assisting a Patient with
Ch. 2: Ambulation Using a Cane, Assisting
a Patient with
Ch. 3: Ambulation Using Crutches, Assisting
a Patient with
Ch. 4: Ambulation Using a Walker, Assisting
a Patient with
Ch. 5: Arterial Catheters, Peripheral,
Removing
B:
Ch. 6: Back Massage, Giving
Ch. 7: Bandage, Applying a Figure-Eight
Ch. 8: Bath: Bed, Providing
Ch. 9: Bath: Shower or Tub, Assisting With
Ch. 10: Bath: Sitz, Assisting with
Ch. 11: Bed Making, Occupied
Ch. 12: Bed Making, Unoccupied
Ch. 13: Bed Scale, Using
Ch. 14: Bedpan, Assisting with the Use of
…Abridged to fit
Lippincott Photo Atlas of Medication
Administration, Fifth Edition
Pamela Lynn, MSN, RN
978-1-4511-9431-9 • December 2014 • Softbound • 8.375” x 10.875” • 96 pp
Lippincott PhotoAtlas of MedicationAdministration
uses the nursing
process format to provide step-by-step nursing skills (with rationales).
In addition to being completely illustrated, the Photo Atlas also
contains documentation guidelines and samples, and Unexpected
Situations, which explain how to respond to unanticipated outcomes.
Topics include removing medication from an ampule, removing
medication from a vial, mixing medications from two vials in one
syringe, administering an intradermal injection, and more.