Evolve Resources for Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques, 10th Edition

Unit 1: Supporting the Patient Through the Health Care System

1 Using Evidence in Practice

2 Admitting, Transfer, and Discharge

3 Communication and Collaboration

4 Documentation and Informatics

Unit 2: Vital Signs and Physical Assessment

5 Vital Signs

6 Health Assessment

Unit 3: Special Procedures

7 Specimen Collection

8 Diagnostic Procedures

Unit 4: Infection Control

9 Medical Asepsis

10 Sterile Technique

Unit 5: Activity and Mobility

11 Safe Patient Handling, Transfer, and Positioning

12 Exercise and Mobility

13 Support Surfaces and Special Beds

Unit 6: Safety and Comfort

14 Patient Safety

15 Disaster Preparedness

16 Pain Management

17 Palliative Care

Unit 7: Hygiene

18 Personal Hygiene and Bed Making

19 Care of the Eye and Ear

Unit 8: Medications

20 Safe Medication Preparation

21 Nonparenteral Medications

22 Parenteral Medications

Unit 9: Oxygenation

23 Oxygen Therapy

24 Performing Chest Physiotherapy

25 Airway Management

26 Cardiac Care

27 Closed Chest Drainage Systems

28 Emergency Measures for Life Support

Unit 10: Fluid Balance

29 Intravenous and Vascular Access Therapy

30 Blood Therapy

Unit 11: Nutrition

31 Oral Nutrition

32 Enteral Nutrition

33 Parenteral Nutrition

Unit 12: Elimination

34 Urinary Elimination

35 Bowel Elimination and Gastric Intubation

36 Ostomy Care

Unit 13: Care of the Surgical Patient

37 Preoperative and Postoperative Care

38 Intraoperative Care

Unit 14: Dressings and Wound Care

39 Impaired Skin Integrity Prevention and Care

40 Wound Care and Irrigations

41 Dressings, Bandages, and Binders

42 Warm and Cold Therapy

Unit 15: Home Care

43 Home Care Safety

44 Home Care Teaching

Anne G. Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN, Professor Emerita,School of Nursing,Southern Illinois University,Edwardsville, Illinois, Patricia A. Potter, RN, PhD, FAAN, Formerly,Director of Research,Patient Care Services,Barnes-Jewish Hospital,St. Louis, Missouri, Wendy R. Ostendorf, RN, MS, EdD, CNE, Contributing Faculty, Masters of Science in Nursing, Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA and Nancy Laplante, PhD, RN, AHN-BC