Nurses' Guide to Clinical Procedures - Couverture souple

Smith-Temple, Anthelyn Jean; Johnson, Joyce Young

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0397549873 ISBN 13 : 9780397549870

Editeur : Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 1994

Synopsis

This quick outline handbook should serve as a clinical support tool for students as well as practising nurses. Portable and handy, it contains step-by-step guidelines for over 200 nursing skills organized in a nursing process format, including a rationale for each skill step, nursing diagnoses and sample documentation. Chapter overviews briefly review the principles and concepts for each major skill area. Numerous illustrations and charts enhance the information. This new edition uses pictogram symbols to identify cultural considerations for each skill and to identify procedures that require body substance precautions. New skills include pulse oximetry, pneumatic compression device, continuous passive motion machine and bandage application. New information includes electronic vital sign measurement and small-bore feeding tubes.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This handy pocket reference delivers step by step instruction on about 200 of the most commonly performed nursing skills. Each skill is presented according to its place in the nursing process and includes relevant information on required equipment, assessment needed, sample diagnosis, care planning, implementation, expected outcomes, and sample documentation. Coverage includes suggestions on how to alter a procedure based on client, plus home health considerations, cost-cutting tips, and when to delegate a procedure.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0397549873
• ISBN 13: 9780397549870
• Reliure: Couverture à spirales
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 768
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible