Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques

by Anne G. Perry RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN, Patricia A. Potter RN, PhD, FAAN, Wendy R. Ostendorf RN, MS, EdD, CNE, Nancy Laplante PhD, RN, AHN-BC

Overview

This widely respected, best selling text features nearly 1,000 full-colour photographs and drawings, a nursing process framework, step-by-step instructions with rationales, and a focus on critical thinking and evidence-based practice. This edition also includes new coverage of patient-centered care and safety guidelines, an enhanced emphasis on QSEN core competencies, and an expanded clinical focus with specialized clinical debriefs, teach-back, and sample documentation throughout

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323708630
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	03/12/2021
Edition description:	10th ed.
Pages:	1360
Sales rank:	526,736
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Anne Griffin Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN is a Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois.

Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN is a Director of Research, Patient Care Services Barnes-Jewish Hospital St. Louis, Missouri.

Associate Professor of Nursing,Widener University,Chester, Pennsylvania

Table of Contents

UNIT 1 Supporting the Patient Through the Health Care System
1 Clinical Judgment in Nursing Practice
2 Communication and Collaboration
3 Admitting, Transfer, and Discharge
4 Documentation and Informatics
UNIT 2 Vital Signs and Physical Assessment
5 Vital Signs
6 Health Assessment
UNIT 3 Special Procedures
7 Specimen Collection
8 Diagnostic Procedures
UNIT 4 Infection Control
9 Medical Asepsis
10 Sterile Technique
UNIT 5 Activity and Mobility
11 Safe Patient Handling and Mobility
12 Exercise, Mobility, and Immobilization Devices
13 Support Surfaces and Special Beds
UNIT 6 Safety and Comfort
14 Patient Safety
15 Disaster Preparedness
16 Pain Management
17 End-of-Life Care
UNIT 7 Hygiene
18 Personal Hygiene and Bed Making
19 Care of the Eye and Ear
UNIT 8 Medications
20 Safe Medication Preparation
21 Nonparenteral Medications
22 Parenteral Medications
UNIT 9 Oxygenation
23 Oxygen Therapy
24 Airway Management
25 Cardiac Care
26 Closed Chest Drainage Systems
27 Emergency Measures for Life Support
UNIT 10 Fluid Balance
28 Intravenous and Vascular Access Therapy
29 Blood Therapy
UNIT 11 Nutrition
30 Oral Nutrition
31 Enteral Nutrition
32 Parenteral Nutrition
UNIT 12 Elimination
33 Urinary Elimination
34 Bowel Elimination and Gastric Intubation
35 Ostomy Care
UNIT 13 Care of the Surgical Patient
36 Preoperative and Postoperative Care
37 Intraoperative Care
UNIT 14 Dressings and Wound Care
38 Wound Care and Irrigation
39 Pressure Injury Prevention and Care
40 Dressings, Bandages, and Binders
UNIT 15 Home Care
41 Home Care Safety
42 Home Care Teaching
Appendix A: Terminology/Combining Forms: Prefixes and Suffixes
Answers to Clinical Judgment and Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination–Style Questions
Answers to Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN)–Style Unfolding Case Studies
Index

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From the Publisher

Learn more than 200 nursing skills and prepare for success on the Next-Generation NCLEX^® Examination

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Melissa Banks-Sockriter, MSN (Delaware Technical & Community College)
Description: This book thoroughly covers the numerous clinical skills and techniques that are taught at the basic nursing level. This edition has over 200 new photos, procedural guidelines, information about using evidence in nursing practice, assessment, and managing parenteral nutrition, to list just a few topics. End-of-chapter review questions enhance learning.
Purpose: Over 200 basic, intermediate, and advanced nursing skills and procedures are outlined, complete with guidelines, rationales, teaching considerations, and a glossary. The book works nicely with the other Potter and Perry textbooks for nursing students. Every chapter has clear and concise objectives.
Audience: It is intended for nursing students in basic or intermediate courses. It is perfect for use in beginning courses, and can be used as a resource for more advanced courses.
Features: The book covers a wide variety of skills and techniques that nursing students must learn in a basic or intermediate course. They range from simple to complex, from reporting and recording to vital signs and physical assessment, oxygenation, and medications. Some essential features enhance comprehension: a list of key terms and objectives at the beginning of each chapter, critical thinking exercises at the end, and inclusion of evidence-based practice trends that provide an overview of recent research findings and their implications for quality nursing practice. Where applicable, the book also includes information on culturally diverse clients. Color illustrations, a complete glossary, and detailed skill reviews are notable features.
Assessment: This is a great resource for teaching nursing students the necessary skills for their profession. In nursing, skills are continuing to change and advance, but this edition is up to date with nursing practice. There is nothing in this book that is obsolete or unnecessary.

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