Includes index

An approach to nursing skills --
Documentation --
Basic body mechanics --
Basic infection control --
Safety in the health care environment --
Moving the patent in bed and positioning --
Providing hygiene --
Assisting with elimination and perineal care --
Bedmaking and therapeutic beds --
Assisting patients with eating --
Assessing temperature, pulse, and respiration --
Measuring blood pressure --
Monitoring intake and output --
Nursing physical assessment --
Collecting specimens and performing common laboratory tests --
Admission, transfer and discharge --
Assisting with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures --
Transfer --
Ambulation: simple assisted and using cane, walker, or crutches --
Range of motion exercises --
Caring for patients w/ casts & braces --
Caring for the patient in traction --
Isolation procedures. Basic sterile technique: sterile field and sterile gloves --
Surgical asepsis: scrubbing, gowning, and closed gloving --
Administering enemas --
Assisting the patient who requires urinary catheterization --
Caring for the patient with an ostomy --
Inserting and maintaining a nasogastric tube --
Administering tube feedings --
Administering oxygen --
Respiratory care procedures --
Oral and nasopharyngeal suctioning --
Tracheostomy care and suctioning --
Caring for patients with chest drainage --
Emergency resuscitation procedures --
Applying bandages and binders --
Applying heat and cold --
Administering ear and eye irrigations --
Providing wound care --
Providing preoperative care --
Providing postoperative care --
Providing postmortem care. Administering oral medications --
Administering medications by alternative routes --
Administering medications by injection --
Preparing and maintaining intravenous infusions --
Administering intravenous medications --
Caring for central venous catheters --
Initiating intravenous therapy --
Administering parenteral nutrition --
Administering blood and blood products --
Administering epidural medications.