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Author Berman, Audrey, author.

Title Skills in clinical nursing / Audrey Berman, PhD, RN, Professor, Dean of Nursing, Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, California, Shirlee J. Snyder, EdD, RN, Former Dean and Professor, Nursing, Nevada State College, Henderson, Nevada.

Publication Info. Boston : Pearson, [2016]
©2016

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Reference Material  Ref. 610.73 B516S    In-Library Use Only
Edition Eighth edition.
Description xx, 834 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Unit 1: Introduction -- Foundational skills -- Unit 2: Health assessment -- Vital signs -- Health assessment -- Diagnostic testing -- Unit 3: Assisting with client hygiene and comfort -- Client hygiene -- Bed-making -- Infection prevention -- Heat and cold measures -- Pain management -- Unit 4: Mobility and safety -- Positioning the client -- Mobilizing the client -- Fall prevention and restraints -- Maintaining joint mobility -- Unit 5: Medication administration -- Drug calculations -- Administering oral and enteral medications -- Administering topical medications -- Administering parenteral medications -- Administering intravenous therapy -- Unit 6: Nutrition and elimination -- Feeding clients -- Assisting with urinary elimination -- Assisting with fecal elimination -- Caring for the client with peritoneal dialysis -- Unit 7: Circulatory and ventilatory support -- Promoting circulation -- Breathing exercises -- Oxygen therapy -- Suctioning -- Caring for the client with a tracheostomy -- Assisting with mechanical ventilation -- Caring for the client with chest tube drainage -- Administering emergency measures to the hospitalized client -- Unit 8: Wounds and injury care -- Performing wound and pressure ulcer care -- Orthopedic care -- Performing perioperative care -- End-of-life care.
Subject Nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Nursing Care.
Nursing Process.
Nursing. (OCoLC)fst01041731
Genre/Form Handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
Added Author Snyder, Shirlee, author.
ISBN 9780133997439 (pbk.)
013399743X (pbk.)
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