Medical Surgical Nursing Clnical Management for postive outcomes Clnical Management for postive outcomes Black hawks Susan Grinslade laurine j.singel Pamela l.keys

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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