Potter & Perry’s Pocket Guide to Nursing Skills & Procedures

• Authoritative content is based on and matches Perry, Potter, Ostendorf & Laplante’s Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 10th Edition, making this book ideal as a quick, handy skills reference for information in the core text.
• A-to-Z organization of skills makes it easy to find information quickly, with each skill beginning on a new page.
• Clear, step-by-step instructions include the purpose for performing each skill, guidelines to help in delegating tasks to assistive personnel, lists of required equipment, and full-color photographs and drawings.
• Concise two-column format for skills includes rationales for each step, providing the "what" and the "why" for performing the steps of each skill.
• Unexpected Outcomes / Related Interventions provide troubleshooting information for common problems that may develop when performing a skill and also recommend appropriate actions.
• Safety Alerts within the skills highlight important information for patient safety and effective performance of the skill.
• Special Considerations address teaching, home care settings, and pediatric and geriatric patients, describing the risks or accommodations needed when caring for patients in these populations.
• Gloving logo within the skills steps identifies circumstances in which clean gloves should be worn or gloves should be changed before proceeding to the next step of the skill.
• Documentation guidelines provide bulleted lists of what should be reported and recorded in the patient records.
• Convenient pocket-size format includes a back-cover flap for bookmarking and spiral binding, allowing the book to lay flat and stay open on the page being referenced.

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