Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills
- 7th Edition - January 8, 2019
- Imprint: Mosby
- Authors: Anne G. Perry, Patricia A. Potter, Wendy R. Ostendorf
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 7 6 7 3 - 1
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 5 4 7 0 1 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 5 7 1 0 3 - 6
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Request a sales quoteMaster nursing skills with this guide from the respected Perry, Potter & Ostendorf author team! The concise coverage in Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills, 7th Edition makes it easy to learn the skills most commonly used in everyday nursing practice. Clear, step-by-step instructions cover more than 160 basic, intermediate, and advanced skills — from measuring body temperature to insertion of a peripheral intravenous device — using evidence-based concepts to improve patient safety and outcomes. A streamlined, visual approach makes the book easy to read, and an Evolve companion website enhances learning with review questions and handy checklists for each clinical skill.
- Coverage of more than 160 skills and interventions addresses the basic, intermediate, and advanced skills you'll use every day in practice.
- Safe Patient Care Alerts highlight risks or other key information to know in performing skills, so you can plan ahead at each step of nursing care.
- Unique! Using Evidence in Nursing Practice chapter provides the information needed to use evidence-based care to solve clinical problems.
- Coverage of evidence-based nursing techniques includes the concept of care bundles, structured practices that improve patient safety and outcomes, in addition to the coverage of teach-back.
- Delegation & Collaboration guidelines help you make decisions in whether to delegate a skill to unlicensed assistive personnel, and indicates what key information must be shared.
- Teach-Back step shows how to evaluate the success of patient teaching, so you can see whether the patient understands a task or topic or if additional teaching may be needed.
- Recording guidelines describe what should be reported and documented after performing skills, with Hand-off Reporting sections listing important patient care information to include in the handoff.
- Special Considerations indicate the additional risks or accommodations you may face when caring for pediatric or geriatric patients, as well as patients in home care settings.
- A consistent format for nursing skills makes it easier to perform skills, organized by Assessment, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation.
- Media resources include skills performance checklists on the Evolve companion website and related lessons, videos, and interactive exercises on Nursing Skills Online.
- Cover image
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Contributors
- Reviewers
- Acknowledgments
- Notes From the Authors
- Preface to the Instructor
- Key Features
- New to This Edition
- Ancillaries
- Unit 1 Quality and Safety in Nursing Practice
- 1 Using Evidence in Nursing Practice
- Introduction
- Steps in the EBP Framework
- Safe and Effective Nursing Skills and Procedures
- Practice Standards
- Practice Standards
- Benefits of EBP
- Practice Reflections
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 2 Communication and Collaboration
- SKILL 2.1 Discharge Planning and Transitional Care
- SKILL 2.2 Workplace Violence and Safety
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 3 Documentation and Informatics
- Introduction
- Practice Standards
- Electronic Health Record
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Safety Guidelines
- Confidentiality
- Legal Guidelines in Documentation
- Standards
- Guidelines for Quality Documentation
- Special Considerations
- Practice Reflections
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 4 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
- SKILL 4.1 Fall Prevention in a Health Care Setting
- SKILL 4.2 Designing a Restraint-Free Environment
- SKILL 4.3 Applying Physical Restraints
- SKILL 4.4 Seizure Precautions
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 5 Infection Control
- SKILL 5.1 Hand Hygiene
- SKILL 5.2 Applying Personal Protective Equipment
- SKILL 5.3 Caring for Patients Under Isolation Precautions
- SKILL 5.4 Preparing a Sterile Field
- SKILL 5.5 Sterile Gloving
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 6 Disaster Preparedness
- SKILL 6.1 Care of a Patient After Biological Exposure
- SKILL 6.2 Care of a Patient After Chemical Exposure
- SKILL 6.3 Care of a Patient After Radiation Exposure
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- Unit 2 Patient Assessment Skills
- 7 Vital Signs
- SKILL 7.1 Measuring Body Temperature
- SKILL 7.2 Assessing Apical Pulse
- SKILL 7.3 Assessing Radial Pulse
- SKILL 7.4 Assessing Respirations
- SKILL 7.5 Assessing Blood Pressure
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 8 Health Assessment
- SKILL 8.1 General Survey
- SKILL 8.2 Assessing the Head and Neck
- SKILL 8.3 Assessing the Thorax and Lungs
- SKILL 8.4 Cardiovascular Assessment
- SKILL 8.5 Assessing the Abdomen
- SKILL 8.6 Assessing the Genitalia and Rectum
- SKILL 8.7 Musculoskeletal and Neurological Assessment
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 9 Specimen Collection
- SKILL 9.1 Urine Specimen Collection—Midstream (Clean-Voided) Urine, Sterile Urinary Catheter
- SKILL 9.2 Testing for Gastrointestinal Alterations—Gastroccult Test, Stool Specimen, and Hemoccult Test
- SKILL 9.3 Collecting Nose and Throat Specimens
- SKILL 9.4 Collecting a Sputum Specimen
- SKILL 9.5 Collecting Wound Drainage Specimens
- SKILL 9.6 Blood Glucose Monitoring
- SKILL 9.7 Collecting Blood and Culture Specimens by Venipuncture (Syringe and Vacutainer Method)
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 10 Diagnostic Procedures
- SKILL 10.1 Intravenous Moderate Sedation
- SKILL 10.2 Contrast Media Studies: Arteriogram (Angiogram), Cardiac Catheterization, Intravenous Pyelogram
- SKILL 10.3 Care of Patients Undergoing Aspirations: Bone Marrow, Lumbar Puncture, Paracentesis, Thoracentesis
- SKILL 10.4 Care of Patients Undergoing Bronchoscopy
- SKILL 10.5 Care of Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- SKILL 10.6 Obtaining a 12-Lead Electrocardiogram
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- Unit 3 Basic Human Needs
- 11 Bathing and Personal Hygiene
- SKILL 11.1 Complete or Partial Bed Bath
- SKILL 11.2 Performing Mouth Care for an Unconscious or Debilitated Patient
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 12 Care of the Eye and Ear
- SKILL 12.1 Eye Irrigation
- SKILL 12.2 Ear Irrigation
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 13 Promoting Nutrition
- SKILL 13.1 Dysphagia Screening and Assisting With Oral Nutrition
- SKILL 13.2 Aspiration Precautions
- SKILL 13.3 Insertion and Removal of a Small-Bore Feeding Tube
- SKILL 13.4 Verifying Placement and Irrigating a Feeding Tube
- SKILL 13.5 Administering Enteral Nutrition: Nasogastric, Nasointestinal, Gastrostomy, or Jejunostomy Tube
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 14 Parenteral Nutrition
- SKILL 14.1 Administering Central Parenteral Nutrition
- SKILL 14.2 Administering Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition With Lipid (Fat) Emulsion
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 15 Pain Management
- SKILL 15.1 Pain Assessment and Basic Comfort Measures
- SKILL 15.2 Nonpharmacological Pain Management
- SKILL 15.3 Pharmacological Pain Management
- SKILL 15.4 Patient-Controlled Analgesia
- SKILL 15.5 Epidural Analgesia
- SKILL 15.6 Local Anesthetic Infusion Pump for Analgesia
- SKILL 15.7 Moist and Dry Heat Application
- SKILL 15.8 Cold Application
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 16 Promoting Oxygenation
- SKILL 16.1 Oxygen Administration
- SKILL 16.2 Airway Management: Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation
- SKILL 16.3 Airway Management: Suctioning
- SKILL 16.4 Care of Artificial Airways
- SKILL 16.5 Managing Closed Chest Drainage Systems
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- Unit 4 Activity and Mobility
- 17 Safe Patient Handling
- SKILL 17.1 Transfer Techniques
- SKILL 17.2 Moving and Positioning Patients in Bed
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 18 Exercise, Mobility, and Immobilization Devices
- SKILL 18.1 Assisting With Ambulation (Without Assist Devices)
- SKILL 18.2 Use of Canes, Crutches, and Walkers
- SKILL 18.3 Care of a Patient With an Immobilization Device
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- Unit 5 Promoting Elimination
- 19 Urinary Elimination
- SKILL 19.1 Applying a Male Incontinence Device
- SKILL 19.2 Insertion of a Straight or Indwelling Catheter
- SKILL 19.3 Care and Removal of an Indwelling Catheter
- SKILL 19.4 Suprapubic Catheter Care
- SKILL 19.5 Performing Catheter Irrigation
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 20 Bowel Elimination and Gastric Decompression
- SKILL 20.1 Administering an Enema
- SKILL 20.2 Insertion, Maintenance, and Removal of a Nasogastric Tube for Gastric Decompression
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 21 Ostomy Care
- SKILL 21.1 Pouching a Bowel Diversion
- SKILL 21.2 Pouching a Urostomy
- SKILL 21.3 Catheterizing a Urostomy
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- Unit 6 Medication Administration
- 22 Preparation for Safe Medication Administration
- Introduction
- Practice Standards
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Safety Guidelines
- Pharmacokinetics
- Drug Actions
- Types of Medication Action
- Administering Medications
- Distribution Systems
- Medication Administration Record
- Seven Rights of Medication Administration
- Medication Preparation
- Nursing Process
- Reporting Medication Errors
- Patient and Family Caregiver Teaching
- Handling of Special Medications
- Special Considerations
- Practice Reflections
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 23 Nonparenteral Medications
- SKILL 23.1 Administering Oral Medications
- SKILL 23.2 Administering Medications Through a Feeding Tube
- SKILL 23.3 Applying Topical Medications to the Skin
- SKILL 23.4 Instilling Eye and Ear Medications
- SKILL 23.5 Using Metered-Dose Inhalers
- SKILL 23.6 Using Small-Volume Nebulizers
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 24 Parenteral Medications
- Introduction
- Practice Standards
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Safety Guidelines
- Needlestick Prevention
- SKILL 24.1 Preparing Injections: Vials and Ampules
- Assessment
- SKILL 24.2 Administering Subcutaneous Injections
- Assessment
- SKILL 24.3 Administering Intramuscular Injections
- Injection Sites
- Assessment
- SKILL 24.4 Administering Intradermal Injections
- Assessment
- SKILL 24.5 Administering Medications by Intravenous Bolus
- Assessment
- SKILL 24.6 Administering Intravenous Medications by Piggyback and Syringe Pumps
- Assessment
- SKILL 24.7 Administering Medications by Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion
- Assessment
- Special Considerations
- Practice Reflections
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- Unit 7 Dressings and Wound Care
- 25 Wound Care and Irrigation
- SKILL 25.1 Performing a Wound Irrigation
- SKILL 25.2 Managing Wound Drainage Evacuation
- SKILL 25.3 Removing Sutures and Staples
- SKILL 25.4 Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 26 Pressure Injury Prevention and Care
- SKILL 26.1 Risk Assessment, Skin Assessment, and Prevention Strategies
- SKILL 26.2 Treatment of Pressure Injuries and Wound Management
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 27 Dressings, Bandages, and Binders
- SKILL 27.1 Applying a Gauze Dressing (Dry and Damp-to-Dry)
- SKILL 27.2 Applying a Pressure Bandage
- SKILL 27.3 Applying Hydrocolloid, Hydrogel, Foam, or Alginate Dressings
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- Unit 8 Complex Nursing Interventions
- 28 Intravenous and Vascular Access Therapy
- SKILL 28.1 Insertion of a Short-Peripheral Intravenous Device
- SKILL 28.2 Regulating Intravenous Infusion Flow Rates
- SKILL 28.3 Maintenance of an Intravenous Site
- SKILL 28.4 Managing Central Vascular Access Devices
- SKILL 28.5 Transfusion of Blood Products
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 29 Preoperative and Postoperative Care
- SKILL 29.1 Preoperative Assessment
- SKILL 29.2 Preoperative Teaching
- SKILL 29.3 Patient Preparation Before Surgery
- SKILL 29.4 Providing Immediate Anesthesia Recovery in the Postanesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
- SKILL 29.5 Providing Early Postoperative (Phase II) and Convalescent Phase (Phase III) Recovery
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 30 Emergency Measures for Life Support in the Hospital Setting
- SKILL 30.1 Inserting an Oropharyngeal Airway
- SKILL 30.2 Using an Automated External Defibrillator
- SKILL 30.3 Code Management
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- Unit 9 Supportive Nursing Interventions
- 31 End-of-Life Care
- SKILL 31.1 Supporting Patients and Families in Grief
- SKILL 31.2 Symptom Management at End of Life
- SKILL 31.3 Care of the Body After Death
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- 32 Home Care Safety
- SKILL 32.1 Home Environment Assessment and Safety
- SKILL 32.2 Adapting the Home Setting for Clients With Cognitive Deficits
- SKILL 32.3 Medication and Medical Device Safety
- Clinical Review Questions
- References
- Appendixes
- Appendix A Integrative Practice Reflections
- Gerontological Focus
- Home Care Focus
- Appendix B Abbreviations and Equivalents
- Abbreviations for Conversion Using Household Measures
- Standard Equivalents, Abbreviations, and Conversions
- Symbols
- Abbreviations
- Answers to Clinical Review Questions
- Index
- Index of Skills
- Edition: 7
- Published: January 8, 2019
- Imprint: Mosby
- No. of pages: 896
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323676731
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323547017
- eBook ISBN: 9780323571036
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Anne G. Perry
Anne Griffin Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN is a Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois, USAPP
Patricia A. Potter
Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN is a Former Director of Research, Patient Care Services Barnes-Jewish Hospital St. Louis, Missouri.
Affiliations and expertise
Formerly, Director of Research, Patient Care Services, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USAWO
Wendy R. Ostendorf
Wendy R. Ostendorf, Contributing Faculty, Masters of Science in Nursing, Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA,
Affiliations and expertise
Contributing Faculty, Masters of Science in Nursing, Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA