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Appendix 4: Tables Summary and Links

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
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

 

 

 

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