Nursing interventions & clinical skills - Griffin-Perry, A.; Perry, Anne Griffin; Potter, Patricia Ann; Ostendorf, Wendy (London Elsevier, 2020)
Using evidence in nursing practice -- Communication and collaboration -- Documentation and informatics -- Patient safety and quality improvement -- Infection control -- Vital signs -- Health assessment -- Specimen collection -- Diagnostic procedures -- Bathing and personal hygiene -- Care of the eye and ear -- Promoting nutrition -- Pain management -- Promoting oxygenation -- Safe patient handling, transfer, and positioning -- Exercise and mobility -- Traction, cast care, and immobilization devices -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination and gastric intubation -- Ostomy care -- Preparation for safe medication administration -- Administration of nonparenteral medications -- Administration of parenteral medications -- Wound care and irrigation -- Pressure ulcers -- Dressings, bandages, and binders -- Intravenous and vascular access therapy -- Preoperative and postoperative care -- Emergency measures for life support in the hospital setting -- Palliative care -- Home care safety -- Appendix A: Answer key to end-of-chapter exercises -- Appendix B: Abbreviations and equivalents.
Keywords: Nursing; Clinical competence