Table number |
Title |
Chapter |
1.1 |
Contact Precaution Guidelines |
1.4 |
1.2 |
Droplet Precautions |
1.4 |
1.3 |
Airborne Precautions |
1.4 |
1.4 |
Principles of Asepsis |
1.5 |
2.1 |
Pain Assessment Tools for Elders with Cognitive Impairment |
2.3 |
3.1 |
Factors that Contribute to MSIs |
3.2 |
3.2 |
Principles of Body Mechanics |
3.2 |
3.3 |
General Levels of Assistance |
3.4 |
3.4 |
Assistive Devices to Help Transfer Patients In and Out of Bed and Within the Bed |
3.5 |
3.5 |
Types of Transfers |
3.6 |
3.6 |
Choosing a Sling to Be Used with the Ceiling Lift |
3.8 |
3.7 |
Patient Positions in Bed |
3.9 |
3.8 |
Fall Prevention Strategies |
3.11 |
4.1 |
Phases of Wound Healing for Full Thickness Wounds |
4.2 |
4.2 |
Types of Wounds |
4.2 |
4.3 |
Patient Considerations for Wound Healing |
4.2 |
4.4 |
Wound Assessment |
4.2 |
4.5 |
Wound Infection Continuum and S&S Associated with Each Stage |
4.3 |
4.6 |
Considerations for Increased Risk of Wound Infection |
4.3 |
4.7 |
Wound Care Products |
4.6 |
4.8 |
General Guidelines for Irrigating and Packing a Complicated Wound |
4.6 |
4.9 |
Complications of Suture Removal |
4.7 |
4.10 |
Complications of Staple Removal |
4.8 |
5.1 |
Four Functional Components of the Respiratory System & Health Conditions that Might Present Challenges in Terms of Increasing Risk of Impaired Oxygenation |
5.2 |
5.2 |
Signs and Symptoms of Hypoxia |
5.4 |
5.3 |
Types of Oxygen Equipment |
5.5 |
5.4 |
Interventions to Treat and Prevent Hypoxia |
5.6 |
5.5 |
Oxygen Safety Guidelines for Home and Hospital |
5.7 |
5.6 |
Precautions and Complications of Oxygen Therapy |
5.7 |
6.1 |
Principles for Safer Medication Administration |
6.2 |
6.2 |
Acute Care Guidelines for Timely Administration of Schedule Medications (ISMP) |
6.2 |
7.1 |
Preventing Infection During an Injection |
7.2 |
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Guidelines for Safe Medication Administration |
7.2 |
7.2 |
Promoting Patient Safety and Comfort During an Injection |
7.2 |
7.3 |
Recommendations for Prevention of Needle-Stick Injuries |
7.2 |
7.4 |
Guidelines for Administering SC Insulin |
7.4 |
7.5 |
Guidelines for Administering SC Heparin |
7.4 |
7.6 |
Intramuscular Injection Sites |
7.5 |
7.7 |
Advantages and Disadvantages of Intravenous Medications |
7.6 |
7.8 |
Preparation Questions for Intravenous Medications |
7.6 |
7.9 |
Possible Complications related to IV medications and Related Interventions |
7.8 |
7.10 |
Possible Complications related to IV medications and Related Interventions |
7.8 |
7.11 |
Areas for Improvement to Prevent IV Medication Errors |
7.8 |
8.1 |
Potential Local Complications of IV Therapy |
8.2 |
8.2 |
Phlebitis Scale |
8.2 |
8.3 |
Potential Systemic Complications of IV Therapy |
8.2 |
8.4 |
Potential Complications Associated Specifically with CVADs |
8.2 |
8.5 |
Types of Central Venous Catheters (CVCs) |
8.3 |
8.6 |
Characteristics of Open- Versus Closed-Ended CVC Lumens |
8.3 |
8.7 |
Common IV Equipment |
8.5 |
8.8 |
Frequency of IV Tubing Changes |
8.5 |
8.9 |
Calculating the Drops per Minute (gtts/min) for an Infusion by Gravity |
8.6 |
8.10 |
Factors Influencing the Flow Rate of Infusions |
8.6 |
8.11 |
Sample Flushing and Locking Protocol |
8.8 |
8.12 |
Principles of IV Site Dressing Changes |
8.10 |
8.13 |
PN Specific Potential Complications, Rationale, and Interventions |
8.12 |
8.14 |
Plan of Care for Someone Receiving PN |
8.12 |
9.1 |
Blood Glucose Readings that Require Follow-up |
9.2 |
9.2 |
Hypoglycemia Treatment |
9.3 |
10.1 |
Guidelines for Caring for Patients with Tubes and Devices |
10.2 |
10.2 |
Parts of a Tracheostomy Tube |
10.5 |
10.3 |
Potential Complications Associated with Tracheostomies – Prevention and Interventions |
10.5 |
10.4 |
The Differences Between a Dry Suction Chest Drainage System and a Wet Suction Chest Drainage System |
10.6 |
10.5 |
Complications and Interventions Related to Chest Tube Drainage Systems |
10.6 |
10.6 |
How Changing a Urostomy Pouch Is Different than a Colostomy / Ileostomy |
11.2 |