Clinical nursing skills

Bowen, Christy

Clinical nursing skills / senior contributing author, Christy Bowen - 1 online resource (1331 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit 1. Concepts of comprehensive clinical care Chapter 1. The role of the nurse in comprehensive care Chapter 2. The evolution of the nurse's role Chapter 3. Patient communication and interviewing Chapter 4. Obtaining a complete health history Chapter 5. Cultural competence and assessment Chapter 6. Infection prevention techniques and safety in the clinical setting Unit 2. General assessment and special considerations Chapter 7. Hygiene Chapter 8. Wound and burn assessment and care Chapter 9. Activity assessment and management Chapter 10. Specimen collection and lab testing Unit 3. Medication management Chapter 11. Principles of medication administration Chapter 12. Medication administration procedures Chapter 13. Intravenous administration Chapter 14. Miscellaneous medication administration Unit 4. Health assessment and promotion Chapter 15. General survey, anthropometric measurement, and vital signs Chapter 16. Pain assessment Chapter 17. Nutrition assessment Chapter 18. Oxygenation and perfusion Chapter 19. Fluids, electrolytes, and elimination Chapter 20. Psychosocial assessment Chapter 21. Assessment of the integumentary system Chapter 22. Assessment of the head and neck Chapter 23. Assessment of the thorax, lungs, breast, and lymphatic system Chapter 24. Assessment of the cardiovascular and peripheral vascular system Chapter 25. Assessment of the musculoskeletal system Chapter 26. Assessment of the neurological system Chapter 27. Assessment of the abdomen Chapter 28. Clinical judgment and critical thinking

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