Emergency Nursing Procedures

Section One: Assessment Procedures1. Primary Survey2. Secondary SurveySection Two: Airway Procedures3. Airway Positioning 4. Airway Foreign Object Removal 5. Oral Airway Insertion 6. Nasal Airway Insertion7. Laryngeal Mask Airway 8. General Principles of Endotracheal Intubation9. Rapid Sequence Intubation10. Oral Endotracheal Intubation11. Nasotracheal Intubation12. Retrograde Intubation13. Extubation14. Combitube Airway15. Crichothyrotomy 16. Percutaneous Transtracheal Ventilation 17. TracheostomySection Three: Breathing Procedures18. Positioning the Dyspneic Patient 19. Drawing Arterial Blood Gases 20. Capillary Blood Gases 21. Pulse Oximetry / Carbon Monoxide Oximetry 22. Assessing Pulsus Paradoxus 23. Peak Expiratory Flow Measurement 24. End Tidal Carbon Dioxide Detection/MonitoringSection Four: Oxygen Therapy25. General Principles of Oxygen Therapy and Oxygen Delivery Devices 26. Application and Removal of Oxygen Tank Regulators27. Non-Invasive Assisted Ventilation 28. T-pieceSection Five: Suctioning29. Pharyngeal Suctioning 30. Nasotracheal Suctioning 31. Endotracheal/Tracheostomy SuctioningSection Six: Ventilation32. Mouth-to-Mask Ventilation 33. Bag-Mask Ventilation 34. Anesthesia Bag Ventilation35. Mechanical VentilatorsSection Seven: Inhalation Therapy36. Nebulizer Therapy 37. Metered Dose InhalerSection Eight: Pleural Decompression38. Emergency Needle Thoracentesis 39. Chest Tube Insertion40. Management of Chest Drainage Systems 41. One-Way Valve 42. Chest Drainage Bottles 43. Chest Drainage Devices: Emerson 44. Chest Drainage Devices: Pleur-Evac® 45. Chest Drainage Devices: Argyle®46. Chest Drainage Devices: Atrium®47. ThoracentesisSection Nine: Circulation Procedures48. Positioning the Hypotensive Patient 49. Doppler BP and Pulses 50. Measuring Postural Vital Signs 51. Pneumatic Antishock Garment 52. Therapeutic Phlebotomy 53. Pericardiocentesis 54. Emergency Thoracotomy and Internal Defibrillation 55. Electrocardiographic Monitoring56. 12-, 15-, and 18-Lead Electrocardiogram57. Continuous ST Segment Monitoring58. Phlebotomy for Labatory Specimens59. Blood Glucose MonitoringSection Ten: Vascular Access60. Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation 61. Rapid Infusion Catheter Exchange 62. External Jugular Venous Access 63. Subclavian Venous Access 64. Internal Jugular Venous Access65. Femoral Venous Access 66. Venous Cutdown 67. Intraosseous Access 68. Umbilical Vessel Cannulation69. Accessing Preexisting Central Venous Catheters 70. Accessing Implanted Vascular Port DevicesSection Eleven: Blood Product Administration71. Declotting Central Venous Access Devices72. Administration of Blood Products 73. Blood Filters74. Massive Transfusion75. Blood and Fluid Warmers76. Blood and Fluid Pressure Infusers77. General Principles of Autotransfusion 78. Autotransfusion Devices: Pleur-Evac® 79. Autotransfusion Devices: Argyle® 80. Autotransfusion Devices: Atrium®Section Twelve: Electrical Therapy81. Defibrillation 82. Synchronized Cardioversion 83. Automatic External Defibrillation84. Emergency Management of the Patient with an ICDSection Thirteen: Cardiac Pacing85. Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing 86. Temporary Transvenous Pacemaker InsertionSection Fourteen: Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring87. Central Venous Pressure Monitoring88. Arterial Line Insertion and Monitoring89. Pulmonary Artery Catheter InsertionSection Fifteen: Neurologic Procedures90. Positioning the Patient with Increased ICP 91. Lumbar Puncture 92. Intracranial Pressure Monitoring 93. Burr Holes 94. Tongs or Open Back Halo Application for Cervical TractionSection Sixteen: Abdominal and Genitourinary Procedures95. Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage 96. Paracentesis97. Intra-Abdominal Pressure Monitoring98. Insertion of Orogastric and Nasogastric Tubes 99. Gastric Lavage for GI Bleeding 100. Gastric Lavage for Removal of Toxic Substances101. Whole Bowel Irrigation102. Balloon Tamponade of Gastroesophageal Varices 103. Diagnostic Bladder Ultrasound104. Urinary Bladder Catheterization 105. Suprapubic Urine Aspiration106. Suprapubic Catheter Insertion107. Pelvic Examination108. Assessing Fetal Heart Tones 109. Emergency Childbirth110. Dilatation and CurettageSection Seventeen: Musculoskeletal Procedures111. Spinal Immobilization 112. Helmet Removal113. General Principles of Splinting 114. Ring Removal115. Body Jewelry Removal116. Vacuum Splints117. Air Splints 118. Traction Splints119. Pelvic Splinting120. Sling Application121. Shoulder Immobilization 122. Knee Immobilization123. Finger Immobilization 124. Plaster and Fiberglass Splinting 125. Removal and Bivalving Casts126. Elastic Bandage Application 127. Skeletal Traction 128. Heat Therapy129. Cold Therapy130. Measuring Compartmental Pressure 131. Measuring and Fitting Ambulation Aids 132. Patient Teaching for Ambulation Aids133. Arthocentesis/Intra-articular Injection Section Eighteen: Integumentary Procedures134. Wound Cleansing and Irrigation 135. Wound Anesthesia: Local Infiltration and Topical Agents136. Digital Block137. Bier Block138. Fishhook Removal 139. Wound Care for Amputations 140. Surgical Tape Closures 141. Skin Adhesive 142. Suture Removal 143. Staple Removal144. Minor Burn Care 145. Escharotomy146. Incision and DrainageSection Nineteen: Thermoregulation147. Measures to Reverse Hyperthermia148. Measures to Reverse Hypothermia149. Heat Lamp 150. Forced Air Warming Blanket 151. Warm/Cool Water Circulating Blankets152. Continuous ArterioVenous Rewarming (CAVR)Section Twenty: Ophthalmic Procedures153. Assessing Visual Acuity154. Contact Lens Removal 155. Eye Irrigation156. Fluorescein Staining of Eyes157. Ophthalmic Foreign Body Removal158. Instillation of Eye Medications 159. Eye Patching160. Tonometry 161. Immobilization of an Ophthalmic Foreign BodySection Twenty-One: Otic Procedures162. Instillation of Ear Medications163. Ear Wick Insertion 164. Ear Irrigation 165. Otic Foreign Body Removal 166. Cerumen RemovalSection Twenty-Two: Nasal Procedures167. Topical Vasoconstrictors for Epistaxis 168. Electrical and Chemical Cautery for Epistaxis169. Anterior Packing for Epistaxis 170. Posterior Packing for Epistaxis 171. Balloon Catheters for Epistaxis172. Nasal Foreign Body RemovalSection Twenty-Three: Dental and Throat Procedures173. Indirect Laryngoscopy 174. Esophageal Foreign Body Removal 175. Tooth Preservation and Replantation 176. Nitrous Oxide AdministrationSection Twenty-Four: Medication Administration177. Sedation 178. Peripheral Nerve Stimulator (Twitch monitor)179. Streptokinase Administration180. TNK-tPA Administration for Acute Myocardial Infarction 181. tPA Administration for AMI/PE182. tPA Administration for Acute Ischemic Stroke 183. Reteplase Administration for Acute Myocardial Infarction 184. High-Dose Steroids for Spinal Cord InjurySection Twenty-Five: Miscellaneous Procedures185. Methotrexate for Ectopic Pregnancy186. Drug and Alcohol Specimen Collection187. Preservation of Evidence188. Sexual Assault Examination189. Collection of Bite Mark Evidence 190. Application of Restraints 191. Preparing and Restraining Children for Procedures 192. Decontamination193. Preparation for Interfacility Ground/Air TransportIndex