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

Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN is a Former Director of Research, Patient Care Services Barnes-Jewish Hospital St. Louis, Missouri. Anne Griffin Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN is a Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois.

• 1. Acapella Device2. Aquathermia and Heating Pads3. Aspiration Precautions4. Assisting with Use of Canes, Walkers, and Crutches5. Bladder Scan6. Blood Administration7. Blood Glucose Monitoring8. Blood Pressure by Auscultation: Upper Extremities, Lower Extremities, Palpation9. Blood Pressure: Automatic10. Cardiac Monitor Application11. Central Vascular Access Device CARE: Central and Peripherally Inserted12. Chest Tube Insertion and Management13. Cold Application14. Condom and External Urinary Catheter15. Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion16. Dressings: Dry and Damp-to-Dry17. Dressings: Hydrocolloid, Hydrogel, Foam, or Alginate Dressing18. Dressings: Transparent Dressing19. Ear Medications20. Ear Irrigation21. Obtaining a 12-Lead Electrocardiogram22. Enema Administration23. Enteral Nutrition: Nasogastric, Nasointestinal, Gastrostomy, or Jejunostomy Tube24. Enteral Tube Insertion25. Epidural Analgesia26. Eye Irrigation27. Eye Medications28. Fall Prevention in a Health Care Facility29. Fecal Impaction30. Hypothermia and Hyperthermia Blankets31. Using Incentive Spirometry32. Intradermal Injections33. Intramuscular Injections34. Intravenous Medications by Piggyback and Syringe Pumps35. Intravenous Medications: Intravenous Bolus36. Isolation Precautions37. Mechanical Lifts: Transfer Skills38. Metered-Dose Inhalers (MDIs)39. Moist Heat Applications (Compress and Sitz Bath)40. Mouth Care for an Unconscious or Debilitated Patient41. Nail and Foot Care42. Nasogastric Tube Insertion for Gastric Decompression: Maintenance and Removal43. Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy44. Oral Medications45. Oral Medications Administered Through a Feeding Tube46. Ostomy Care (Colostomy and Ileostomy Pouching)47. Oxygen Therapy48. Parenteral Medication Preparation: Ampules and Vials49. Parenteral Medication Preparation: Mixing Medications in One Syringe50. Patient Controlled Analgesia51. Peak Flowmeter52. Peripheral Intravenous Care: Dressing Change and Discontinuation53. Peripheral Intravenous Care: Regulating Intravenous Flow Rates and Changing Solutions54. Peripheral Intravenous care: Short Catheter Insertion55. Preoperative Teaching56. Pressure Bandage57. Pressure Injury Risk Assessment and Prevention58. Pressure Injury Treatment59. Pulse: Apical60. Pulse Oximetry61. Rectal Suppositories62. Respiration Assessment63. Restraint Application (Physical)64. Restraint-Free Environment65. Seizure Precautions66. Sequential Compression Devices and Elastic Stockings67. Sterile Gloving68. Sterile Field Preparation69. Subcutaneous Injections70. Scutioning: Open and Closed for Nasotracheal/pharyngeal and Artificial Airways71. Suctioning: Oropharyngeal72. Suprapubic Catheter Care73. Suture and Staple Removal74. Topical Medications to the Skin75. Tracheostomy Care76. Urinary Catheter Insertion: Straight or Indwelling Catheter77. Urinary Indwelling Catheter Care and Removal78. Urinary Indwelling Catheter Irrigation79. Urostomy Pouching80. Vaginal Medications81. Venipuncture: Collecting Blood Specimens and Cultures by Syringe and Vacutainer Method82. Wound Drainage Evacuation83. Performing a Wound IrrigationBibliographyIndex