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About the Book
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Disclaimer
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Infection Prevention and Control Practices
1.3 Hand Hygiene and Non-Sterile Gloves
1.4 Additional Precautions and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
1.5 Principles of Asepsis
1.6 The Operating Room Environment
1.7 Surgical Hand Scrub, Applying Sterile Gloves and Preparing a Sterile Field
1.8 Summary
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Health History
2.3 Pain Assessment
2.4 Vital Signs
2.5 Head-to-Toe / Systems Approach to Assessment
2.6 Head-to-Toe Assessment: head and neck / Neurological Assessment
2.7 Head-to-Toe Assessment: Chest / Respiratory Assessment
2.8 Head-to-Toe Assessment: Cardiovascular Assessment
2.9 Head-to-Toe Assessment: Abdominal / Gastrointestinal Assessment
2.10 Head-to-Toe Assessment: Genitourinary Assessment
2.11 Head-to-Toe Assessment: Musculoskeletal Assessment
2.12 Head-to-Toe Assessment: Integument Assessment
2.13 Quick Priority Assessment (QPA)
2.14 Summary
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Body Mechanics
3.3 Risk Assessment for Safer Patient Handling
3.4 Levels of Assistance
3.5 Assistive Devices
3.6 Types of Patient Transfers
3.7 Types of Patient Transfers: Transfers without Mechanical Assistive Devices
3.8 Types of Patient Transfers: Transfers Using Mechanical Aids
3.9 Positioning Patients in Bed
3.10 Assisting a Patient to Ambulate Using Assistive Devices
3.11 Fall Prevention
3.12 Summary
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Wound Healing and Assessment
4.3 Wound Infection and Risk of Wound Infection
4.4 Wound Management
4.5 Simple Dressing Change
4.6 Advanced Wound Care: Wet to Moist Dressing, and Wound Irrigation and Packing
4.7 Suture Removal
4.8 Staple Removal
4.9 Drain Management and Removal
4.10 Summary
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Oxygenation
5.3 Pulse Oximetry
5.4 Signs and Symptoms of Hypoxia
5.5 Oxygen Therapy Systems
5.6 Management of Hypoxia
5.7 Cautions with Oxygen Therapy
5.8 Oral Suctioning
5.9 Oropharyngeal suctioning
5.10 Summary
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Safe Medication Administration
6.3 Administering Medications by Mouth and Gastric Tube
6.4 Administering Medications Rectally and Vaginally
6.5 Instilling Eye, Ear, and Nose Medications
6.6 Administering Inhaled Medications
6.7 Administering Topical Medications
6.8 Summary
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Preparing Medications from Ampules and Vials
7.3 Intradermal Injections
7.4 Subcutaneous Injections
7.5 Intramuscular Injections
7.6 Intravenous Medications by Direct IV (Formerly IV Push)
7.7 Administering IV Medication via Mini-Bag (Secondary Line) or Continuous Infusion
7.8 IV Medications Adverse Events and Management of Adverse Reactions
7.9 Summary
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Intravenous Therapy: Guidelines and Potential Complications
8.3 Types of Venous Access
8.4 IV Fluids
8.5 IV Administration Equipment
8.6 Infusing IV Fluids by Gravity or an Electronic Infusion Device (Pump)
8.7 Priming IV Tubing / Changing IV Bags / Changing IV Tubing
8.8 Flushing and Locking PVAD-Short, Midlines, CVADs (PICCs, Percutaneous Non Hemodialysis Lines)
8.9 Removal of a PVAD-Short, Midline Catheter, Percutaneous Non Hemodialysis CVC, and PICC
8.10 IV Site Dressing Changes
8.11 Transfusion of Blood and Blood Products
8.12 Parenteral Nutrition (PN)
8.13 Summary
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Glucometer Use
9.3 Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia
9.4 Summary
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Caring for Patients with Tubes and Devices
10.3 Nasogastric Tubes
10.4 Urinary Catheters
10.5 Tracheostomies
10.6 Chest Tube Drainage Systems
10.7 Summary
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Ostomy Care
11.3 Summary
Appendix 1: Glossary
Appendix 2: Checklists - Summary and Links
Appendix 3: Video titles and links
Appendix 4: Tables Summary and Links
About the Authors
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