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Taylor’sHandbookofClinicalNursingSkills,SecondEdition PamelaLynn,MSN, RN 978-1-4511-9363-3 •October2014 • Softbound •4.25” x7.125” • 1016pp. • 107 illus.

Taylor’sHandbookofClinicalNursingSkills , a quick-reference guide tobasic and advancednursing skills, outlines step-by-step instructions while reinforcing the cognitive and technical knowledge needed to perform skills safely and effectively. The convenient handbook format is helpful for your review in the labor clinical settingandas a reference for practice. Features • NEW!DelegationConsiderations assist you indeveloping the critical decision-making skills necessary to transfer responsibility for theperformanceof anactivity toanother individual and toensure safeandeffectivenursing care. • Step-by-StepSkills arepresented ina concise, straightforward, and simplified two-column format facilitating competent performance of nursing skills. • ANursingProcessFramework integrates relatednursing responsibilities for eachof thefive steps. • SkillVariations provide clear, start-to-finish instructions for variations inequipmentor technique. • DocumentationGuidelines direct you inaccuratedocumentation of skills andfindings. • ScientificRationales accompanyeachnursingaction topromote adeeper understandingof thebasicprinciples supportingnursing care. • HandHygiene icons alert you to this crucial step that prevents the spreadofmicroorganisms. • Patient Identification icons alert you to this crucial stepensuring the right patient receives the interventionandhelpingprevent errors. • GeneralConsiderations ,whichexplain thevaryingneedsof patients across the lifespanand invarious settings, areavailableon thePoint.

Fundamentals & Skills

Table of Contents A:

Ch. 1: Ambulation, Assisting a Patient with Ch. 2: AmbulationUsing aCane, Assisting a Patient with Ch. 3: AmbulationUsingCrutches, Assisting a Patient with Ch. 4: AmbulationUsing aWalker, Assisting a Patient with Ch. 5: Arterial Catheters, Peripheral, Removing B: Ch. 6: BackMassage, Giving Ch. 7: Bandage, Applying a Figure-Eight Ch. 8: Bath: Bed, Providing Ch. 9: Bath: Shower or Tub, AssistingWith Ch. 10: Bath: Sitz, Assistingwith Ch. 11: BedMaking,Occupied Ch. 12: BedMaking, Unoccupied Ch. 13: Bed Scale, Using Ch. 14: Bedpan, Assistingwith theUse of Ch. 15: Bladder Irrigation, Continuous ClosedBladder Irrigation (CBI), Administering Ch. 16: BladderVolume: AssessingUsing anUltrasoundBladder Scanner Ch. 17: BloodGlucoseTesting,Obtaining a Capillary Sample Ch. 18: BloodPressure, AssessingBrachial ArteryAuscultated Ch. 19: BloodPressure, AssessingUsing a DopplerUltrasound Ch. 20: BloodPressure, AssessingUsing an ElectronicAutomatedMonitor Ch. 21: Blood Sample,Obtaining from Arterial Catheter Ch. 22: Blood Sample, UsingVenipuncture for RoutineTesting Ch. 23: Blood Specimen: Culture and Sensitivity Ch. 24: Blood Specimen,Obtaining for Arterial BloodGas Analysis Ch. 25BloodTransfusing, Administering …Abridged tofit