TY - BOOK AU - Ellis,Janice Rider AU - Bentz,Patricia M. TI - Modules for basic nursing skills SN - 0781753805; 9780781753807 AV - RT52 .E44 2006 PY - 2007///. CY - Philadelphia PB - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins KW - Nursing -- Problems, exercises, etc. / KW - Nursing -- Outlines, syllabi, etc. KW - Nursing N1 - 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 ER -