Medical Surgical Nursing Clnical Management for postive outcomes Clnical Management for postive outcomes

Medical Surgical Nursing Clnical Management for postive outcomes Clnical Management for postive outcomes Black hawks Susan Grinslade laurine j.singel Pamela l.keys - vi,520.: ill 28cm

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SUPPORTING THE CLIENT THROUGH THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM . Admitting, Transfer, and Discharge . Communication . Recording and Reporting . SAFETY AND COMFORT . Safety . Comfort . HYGIENE . Personal Hygiene and Bedmaking . Pressure Ulcer Care . Care of Eye and Ear Prostheses . VITAL SIGNS AND PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT . Vital Signs . Shift Assessment . OXYGENATION . Oxygen Therapy . Performing Chest Physiotherapy . Airway Maintenance . Closed Chest Drainage Systems . Emergency Measures for Life Support . MEDICATIONS . Preparing for Medication Administration . Oral and Topical Medications . Parenteral Medications . FLUID BALANCE . Intravenous and Vascular Therapy . Blood Therapy . NUTRITION . Oral Nutrition . Enteral Nutrition . Parenteral Nutrition . ELIMINATION . Urinary Elimination . Bowel Elimination and Gastric Intubation . Ostomy Care . POSTURE, MOBILITY, AND AMBULATION . Body Mechanics, Transfer, and Positioning . Exercise and Ambulation . Orthopedic Measures . Support Surfaces and Special Beds . INFECTION CONTROL . Medical Asepsis . Sterile Technique . CARE OF THE SURGICAL CLIENT . Preoperative and Post-Operative Care . Intraoperative Care . DRESSINGS AND WOUND CARE . Wound Care and Irrigations . Dressings . Binders and Bandages . Hot and Cold Therapy . HOME CARE . Home Care Safety . Home Care Teaching . SPECIAL PROCEDURES . Specimen Collection . Diagnostic Procedures . Care After Death . Glossary

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