Fundamental nursing skills and concepts / Barbara Kuhn Timby.
Publication details: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2005.Edition: 8th editionDescription: xxi, 887 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:- 0781747368 (pbk.)
- 9780781747363
- WY 100 T583f 2005
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Unit 1: Exploring Contemporary Nursing
1. Nursing Foundations
Nursing Origins
The Nightingale Reformation
Nursing in the United States
Contemporary Nursing
The Educational Ladder
Future Trends
Unique Nursing Skills
2. Nursing Process
Characteristics of the Nursing Process
Steps of the Nursing Process
Use of the Nursing Process
Unit 2: Integrating Basic Concepts
3. Laws and Ethics
Professional Liability
4. Health and Illness
Wellness
Health Care System
National Health Goals
Nursing Team
Continuity of Health Care
5. Homeostasis, Adaptation, and Stress
Nursing Implications
6. Culture and Ethnicity
Race
Minority
Anglo-American Culture and U.S. Subcultures
Transcultural Nursing
Culturally Sensitive Nursing
Unit 3: Fostering Communication
7. The Nurse-Client Relationship
Nursing Roles within the Nurse-Client Relationship
The Therapeutic Nurse-Client Relationship
Communication
8. Client Teaching
Importance of Client Teaching
Assessing the Learner
Informal and Formal Teaching
Teaching Adult Clients
9. Recording and Reporting
Medical Records
Methods of Charting
Protecting Health Information
Documenting Information
Communication for Continuity and Collaboration
Making Entries in a Client's Record
Unit 4: Performing Assessment and Evaluation
10. Admission, Discharge, Transfer, and Referrals
The Admission Process
The Discharge Process
Client Transfer
Client Referral
Admitting a Client
Discharging a Client
11. Vital Signs
Body Temperature
Pulse
Respiration
Blood Pressure
Documenting Vital Signs
Assessing Body Temperature
Assessing the Radial Pulse
Assessing the Respiratory Rate
Assessing Blood Pressure
Obtaining a Thigh Blood Pressure
Assessing for Postural Hypotension
12. Physical Assessment
Data Collection
Performing a Physical Assessment
13. Special Examinations and Tests
Assisting With a Pelvic Examination
Assisting With a Sigmoidoscopy
Using a Glucometer
Unit 5: Assisting With Basic Needs
14. Nutrition
Nutritional Patterns and Practices
Nutritional Status Assessment
Management of Problems Interfering with Nutrition
Management of Client Nutrition
Serving and Removing Meal Trays
Feeding a Client
15. Fluid and Chemical Balance
Body Fluid
Fluid Volume Assessment
Common Fluid Imbalances
Intravenous Fluid Administration
Blood Administration
Parenteral Nutrition
Recording Intake and Output
Preparing Intravenous Solutions
Starting an Intravenous Infusion
Changing IV Solution Containers
Changing IV Tubing
Discontinuing an Intravenous Infusion
Inserting a Medication Lock
Administering a Blood Transfusion
16. Hygiene
The Integumentary System
Hygiene Practices
Visual and Hearing Devices
Providing a Tub Bath or Shower
Administering Perineal Care
Giving a Bed Bath
Giving Oral Care to Unconscious Clients
Shampooing Hair
17. Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
The Client Environment
Sleep and Rest
Sleep Assessment
Sleep Disorders
Making an Unoccupied Bed
Making an Occupied Bed
Giving a Back Massage
18. Safety
Age-Related Safety Factors
Environmental Hazards
Restraints
Nursing Implications
Using Physical Restraints
19. Pain Management
Pain Assessment Standards
Pain Assessment Data
Pain Intensity Assessment Tools
Pain Management
Preparing a Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Infuser
Operating a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Unit
20. Oxygenation
Anatomy and Physiology of Breathing
Assessing Oxygenation
Promoting Oxygenation
Oxygen Therapy
Related Oxygenation Techniques
Using a Pulse Oximeter
Administering Oxygen
Maintaining a Water-Seal Chest Tube Drainage System
Unit 6: Preventing Infection
21. Asepsis
Microorganisms
Chain of Infection
Asepsis
Handwashing
Creating a Sterile Field and Adding Sterile Items
Donning Sterile Gloves
22. Infection Control
Infection Control Precautions
Infection Control Measures
Psychological Implications
Removing Personal Protective Equipment
Assisting the Inactive Client
Unit 7: Body Mechanics, Positioning, and Moving
23. Maintaining Good Posture
Body Mechanics
Ergonomics
Positioning Clients
Protective Devices
Transferring Clients
Turning and Moving a Client
Transferring Clients
24. Therapeutic Exercise
Fitness Assessment
Exercise Prescriptions
Types of Exercise
Performing Range-of-Motion (ROM) Exercises
Using a Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) Machine
25. Mechanical Immobilization
Purposes of Mechanical Immobilization
Mechanical Immobilizing Devices
Nursing Implications
Applying an Arm Sling
Assisting With a Cast Application
Providing Pin Site Care
26. Ambulatory Aids
Preparing For Ambulation
Assistive Devices
Ambulatory Aids
Prosthetic Limbs
Measuring for Crutches, Canes, and Walkers
Assisting With Crutch-Walking
Applying a Leg Prosthesis
Unit 8: The Surgical Client
27. Perioperative Care
Preoperative Period
Intraoperative Period
Postoperative Period
Applying Antiembolism Stockings
Performing Presurgical Skin Preparation
Applying a Pneumatic Compression Device
28. Wound Care
Wound Repair
Wound Healing
Wound Management
Pressure Ulcers
Changing a Gauze Dressing
Irrigating a Wound
Providing a Sitz Bath
29. Gastrointestinal Intubation
Intubation
Types of Tubes
Nasogastric Tube Management
Nasointestinal Tube Management
Transabdominal Tube Management
Tube Feedings
Intestinal Decompression
Inserting a Nasogastric Tube
Irrigating a Nasogastric Tube
Removing a Nasogastric Tube
Administering Tube Feedings
Unit 9: Promoting Elimination
30. Urinary Elimination
Overview of Urinary Elimination
Characteristics of Urine
Abnormal Urinary Elimination Patterns
Assisting Clients with Urinary Elimination
Managing Incontinence
Catheterization
Urinary Diversions
Placing and Removing a Bedpan
Applying a Condom Catheter
Inserting a Foley Catheter in a Female
Inserting a Foley Catheter in a Male
Irrigating a Foley Catheter
31. Bowel Elimination
Defecation
Assessment of Bowel Elimination
Common Alterations in Bowel Elimination
Measures to Promote Bowel Elimination
Ostomy Care
Inserting a Rectal Tube
Inserting a Rectal Suppository
Administering a Cleansing Enema
Changing an Ostomy Appliance
Irrigating a Colostomy
Unit 10: Medication Administration
32. Oral Medications
Medication Orders
Methods of Supplying Medications
Medication Administration
Administering Oral Medications
Administering Medications Through an Enteral Tube
33. Topical and Inhalant Medications
Topical Route
Inhalant Route
Instilling Eye Medications
Administering Nasal Medications
34. Parenteral Medications
Parenteral Administration Equipment
Drug Preparation
Injection Routes
Reducing Injection Discomfort
Administering Intradermal Injections
Administering Subcutaneous Injections
Administering Intramuscular Injections
35. Intravenous Medications
Intravenous Medication Administration
Central Venous Catheters
Administering Intravenous Medication by Continuous Infusion
Administering an Intermittent Secondary Infusion
Using a Volume-Control Set
Unit 11: Intervening in Emergency Situations
36. Airway Management
Natural Airway Management
Artificial Airway Management
Suctioning the Airway
Providing Tracheostomy Care
37. Resuscitation
Airway Obstruction
Chain of Survival
Recovery
Discontinuing Resuscitation
Unit 12: Caring for the Terminally Ill
38. Death and Dying
Terminal Illness and Care
Grieving
Performing Postmortem Care.
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