Nursing Skills

by Ernstmeyer & Christman (Eds.)

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This Nursing Skills textbook is an open educational resource developed for entry-level undergraduate nursing students. It is aligned with the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) statewide nursing curriculum for the Nursing Skills course (543-102) that describes techniques for obtaining a health history and performing a basic physical assessment using a body systems approach. It also includes evidence-based clinical skills with related mathematical calculations and conversions.

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Medicine
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Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: General Survey
  7. 1.1: General Survey Introduction
  8. 1.2: Initiating Patient Interaction
  9. 1.3: Vital Signs
  10. 1.4: Basic Concepts
  11. 1.5: Expected Versus Unexpected Findings
  12. 1.6: Sample Documentation
  13. 1.7: Checklist for General Survey
  14. 1.8: Learning Activities
  15. 1.9: I Glossary
  16. 2: Blood Pressure
  17. 2.1: Blood Pressure Introduction
  18. 2.2: Blood Pressure Basics
  19. 2.3: Blood Pressure Assessment
  20. 2.4: Sample Documentation
  21. 2.5: Checklist for Manual Blood Pressure
  22. 2.6: Supplementary Video of Blood Pressure Assessment
  23. 2.7: Learning Activities
  24. 2.8: III Glossary
  25. 3: Aseptic Technique
  26. 3.1: Aseptic Technique Introduction
  27. 3.2: Aseptic Technique Basic Concepts
  28. 3.3: Aseptic Technique
  29. 3.4: Sterile Fields
  30. 3.5: Checklist for Hand Hygiene with Soap and Water
  31. 3.6: Checklist for Hand Hygiene with Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer
  32. 3.7: Checklist for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  33. 3.8: Checklist for Applying and Removing Sterile Gloves
  34. 3.9: Asepsis Learning Activities
  35. 3.10: IV Glossary
  36. 4: Oxygen Therapy
  37. 4.1: Oxygen Therapy Introduction
  38. 4.2: Basic Concepts of Oxygenation
  39. 4.3: Oxygenation Equipment
  40. 4.4: Nursing Process Related to Oxygen Therapy
  41. 4.5: Sample Documentation
  42. 4.6: Checklist for Oxygen Therapy
  43. 4.7: Supplementary Videos on Oxygen Therapy
  44. 4.8: Learning Activities
  45. 4.9: XI Glossary
  46. 5: Administration of Enteral Medications
  47. 5.1: Administration of Enteral Medications Introduction
  48. 5.2: Basic Concepts of Administering Medications
  49. 5.3: Assessments Related to Medication Administration
  50. 5.4: Checklist for Oral Medication Administration
  51. 5.5: Checklist for Rectal Medication Administration
  52. 5.6: Checklist for Enteral Tube Medication Administration
  53. 5.7: Supplementary Videos
  54. 5.8: Learning Activities
  55. 5.9: XV Glossary
  56. 6: Administration of Medications Via Other Routes
  57. 6.1: Administration of Medications Via Other Routes Introduction
  58. 6.2: Basic Concepts
  59. 6.3: Checklist for Transdermal, Eye, Ear, Inhalation, and Vaginal Routes Medication Administration
  60. 6.4: Learning Activities
  61. 6.5: XVI Glossary
  62. 7: Enteral Tube Management
  63. 7.1: Enteral Tube Management Introduction
  64. 7.2: Basic Concepts of Enteral Tubes
  65. 7.3: Assessments Related to Enteral Tubes
  66. 7.4: Sample Documentation
  67. 7.5: Checklist for NG Tube Enteral Feeding By Gravity with Irrigation
  68. 7.6: Checklist for NG Suction
  69. 7.7: Learning Activities
  70. 7.8: XVII Glossary
  71. 8: Administration of Parenteral Medications
  72. 8.1: Administration of Parenteral Medications Introduction
  73. 8.2: Basic Concepts
  74. 8.3: Evidence-Based Practices for Injections
  75. 8.4: Administering Intradermal Medications
  76. 8.5: Administering Subcutaneous Medications
  77. 8.6: Administering Intramuscular Medications
  78. 8.7: Applying the Nursing Process
  79. 8.8: Checklists for Parenteral Medication Administration
  80. 8.9: Sample Documentation
  81. 8.10: Learning Activities
  82. 8.11: XVIII Glossary
  83. 9: Specimen Collection
  84. 9.1: Specimen Collection Introduction
  85. 9.2: Blood Glucose Monitoring
  86. 9.3: Nasal Specimen Collection
  87. 9.4: Oropharyngeal Specimen Collection
  88. 9.5: Sputum Specimen Collection
  89. 9.6: Stool Specimen Collection
  90. 9.7: Sample Documentation
  91. 9.8: Checklist for Blood Glucose Monitoring
  92. 9.9: Checklist for Obtaining a Nasal Swab
  93. 9.10: Checklist for Oropharyngeal Testing
  94. 9.11: Learning Activities
  95. 9.12: XIX Glossary
  96. 10: Wound Care
  97. 10.1: Wound Care Introduction
  98. 10.2: Basic Concepts Related to Wounds
  99. 10.3: Assessing Wounds
  100. 10.4: Wound Therapy
  101. 10.5: Wound Dressings
  102. 10.6: Sample Documentation
  103. 10.7: Checklist for Wound Assessment
  104. 10.8: Checklist for Simple Dressing Change
  105. 10.9: Checklist for Wound Culture
  106. 10.10: Checklist for Intermittent Suture Removal
  107. 10.11: Checklist for Staple Removal
  108. 10.12: Checklist for Wound Cleansing, Irrigation, and Packing
  109. 10.13: Checklist for Drain Management
  110. 10.14: Learning Activities
  111. 10.15: XX Glossary
  112. 11: Facilitation of Elimination
  113. 11.1: Facilitation of Elimination Introduction
  114. 11.2: Basic Concepts
  115. 11.3: Preventing CAUTI
  116. 11.4: Inserting and Managing Indwelling Urinary Catheters
  117. 11.5: Obtaining Urine Specimen for Culture
  118. 11.6: Removing an Indwelling Urinary Catheter
  119. 11.7: Managing Ostomies
  120. 11.8: Applying the Nursing Process to Catheterization
  121. 11.9: Sample Documentation
  122. 11.10: Checklist for Foley Catheter Insertion (Male)
  123. 11.11: Checklist for Foley Catheter Insertion (Female)
  124. 11.12: Checklist for Obtaining a Urine Specimen from a Foley Catheter
  125. 11.13: Checklist for Foley Removal
  126. 11.14: Checklist for Straight Catheterization – Female/Male
  127. 11.15: Checklist for Ostomy Appliance Change
  128. 11.16: Learning Activities
  129. 11.17: XXI Glossary
  130. 12: Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning
  131. 12.1: Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning Introduction
  132. 12.2: Basic Concepts Related to Suctioning
  133. 12.3: Assessments Related to Airway Suctioning
  134. 12.4: Oropharyngeal and Nasopharyngeal Suctioning Checklist and Sample Documentation
  135. 12.5: Checklist for Tracheostomy Suctioning and Sample Documentation
  136. 12.6: Checklist for Tracheostomy Care and Sample Documentation
  137. 12.7: Supplementary Videos
  138. 12.8: Learning Activities
  139. 12.9: XXII Glossary
  140. 13: IV Therapy Management
  141. 13.1: IV Therapy Management Introduction
  142. 13.2: IV Therapy Basics
  143. 13.3: Intravenous Therapy Assessment
  144. 13.4: Sample Documentation
  145. 13.5: Checklist for Primary IV Solution Administration
  146. 13.6: Checklist for Secondary IV Solution Administration
  147. 13.7: Sample Documentation
  148. 13.8: Checklist for Discontinuing an IV
  149. 13.9: Supplementary Videos Related to IV Therapy
  150. 13.10: Learning Activities
  151. 13.11: XXIII Glossary
  152. 14: Answer Keys
  153. 14.1: Chapter 11 (Oxygen Therapy)
  154. 14.2: Chapter 15 (Administration of Enteral Medications)
  155. 14.3: Chapter 16 (Administration of Medications via Other Routes)
  156. 14.4: Chapter 17 (Enteral Tube Management)
  157. 14.5: Chapter 18 (Administration of Parenteral Medications)
  158. 14.6: Chapter 19 (Specimen Collection)
  159. 14.7: Chapter 1 (General Survey)
  160. 14.8: Chapter 20 (Wound Care)
  161. 14.9: Chapter 21 (Facilitation of Elimination)
  162. 14.10: Chapter 22 (Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning)
  163. 14.11: Chapter 23 (IV Therapy Management)
  164. 14.12: Chapter 3 (Blood Pressure)
  165. 14.13: Chapter 4 (Aseptic Technique)
  166. Back Matter
  167. Index
  168. Glossary
  169. Detailed Licensing