Lippincott Nursing Procedures

Description

This start-to-finish guide includes over 400 nursing procedures--from basic to advanced. Every entry lists equipment, details each step to perform right at the bedside, and provides rationales and cautions to ensure patient safety and positive outcomes. Organized alphabetically for fast, easy access, the 8 th Edition of Lippincott Nursing Procedures addresses what the nurse needs to know and do to perform best-practice procedures concerning infection control, specimen collection, physical assessment, drug administration, IV therapy, and hemodynamic monitoring, as well as procedures related to body systems, such as chest tube insertion, peripheral nerve stimulation, and intra-abdominal pressure monitoring. Thoroughly updated, this edition also includes new evidence-based entries on synchronized cardioversion, gait belt use, intermittent infusion device flushing and locking, isolation garb use, nasal bridal insertion and removal, pneumatic antishock garment application and removal, self-medication administration practice, and weaning a patient from a ventilator. With clear, step-by-step guidelines and hundreds of sidebars, photos, illustrations, and eye-catching alerts (Nursing Alerts, Pediatric, Elder, Hospital-Acquired Condition Alerts), you'll find the level of detail required to provide optimal hands-on patient care. Packed with pre- and postprocedure nursing considerations, warnings about potential complications, troubleshooting tips, and other helpful advice, this go-to reference provides everything you need to do your job confidently and well, whether you are beginning your nursing career, learning a new skill, or brushing up on a familiar technique. Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Contributors and consultants How to use this book Alphabetical Listing of Nursing Procedures A Abdominal paracentesis, assisting Admission Admixture of drugs in a syringe Advance directives Airborne precautions Air-fluidized therapy bed use Alignment and pressure-reducing devices Antiembolism stocking application Aquapheresis Arterial and venous sheath removal Arterial pressure monitoring Arterial puncture for blood gas analysis Assessment techniques Autologous blood collection, preoperative Autologous blood transfusion, perioperative Automated external defibrillation B Back care Balloon valvuloplasty care Bariatric bed use Bed bath Bed equipment, supplemental Bed-making, occupied Bed-making, unoccupied Bedpan and urinal use Bedside spirometry Biliary drainage catheter care Binder application Bispectral index monitoring Bladder ultrasonography Blood culture sample collection Blood glucose monitoring Blood pressure assessment Body jewelry removal Body mechanics Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy Brain tissue oxygen monitoring and care Brain tissue oxygen monitoring device, insertion, assisting Bronchoscopy, assisting Buccal and sublingual drug administration Burn care Burn dressing application, biological and synthetic C Canes Capillary blood gas sampling Carbon monoxide oximetry Cardiac monitoring Cardiac output measurement Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, adult Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, child Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, infant Cardioversion, synchronized Care plan preparation Cast application Cast removal Central venous access catheter Central venous pressure monitoring Cerebrospinal fluid drainage management Cervical collar application Chemotherapeutic drug administration Chemotherapeutic drug preparation and handling Chest physiotherapy Chest tube drainage system monitoring and care Chest tube drainage system setup Chest tube insertion, assisting Chest tube removal, assisting Clavicle strap application Closed-wound drain management Code management Cold application Colostomy and ileostomy care Colostomy irrigation Contact lens care Contact precautions Continent ileostomy care Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis Continuous bladder irrigation Continuous passive motion device use Continuous positive airway pressure use Continuous renal replacement therapy Credé maneuver Cricothyrotomy, assisting Crutch use D Defibrillation Discharge Documentation Doppler use Droplet precautions Drug and alcohol specimen collection Dying patient care E Eardrop instillation Ear irrigation Elastic bandage application Electrical bone growth stimulation Electrocardiogram, 12-lead Electrocardiogram, right chest lead Electrocardiogram, posterior chest lead Electrocardiogram, signal-averaged Endoscopic therapy, assisting Endotracheal drug administration Endotracheal intubation Endotracheal tube care End-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring Enema administration Epicardial pacing and care Epidural analgesic administration Esophagogastric tamponade tube care Esophagogastric tamponade tube insertion and removal External fixation management Eye care Eye compress application Eye irrigation Eye medication administration F Fall prevention and management Fecal impaction removal, digital Fecal occult blood tests Feeding Feeding tube insertion and removal Femoral compression Foot care Foreign-body airway obstruction and management Functional assessment G Gait belt use Gastric lavage Gastrostomy feeding button reinsertion H Hair care Halo-vest traction management Hand hygiene Hearing aid care Heat application Height and weight measurement Hemodialysis Hemoglobin testing, bedside Hip arthroplasty care Hour-of-sleep care Humidifier therapy Hyperthermia-hypothermia blanket use I IM injection Impaired swallowing and aspiration precautions Implanted port use Incentive spirometry Incontinence device application, male Incontinence management, fecal Incontinence management, urinary Indwelling urinary catheter care and removal Indwelling urinary catheter insertion Indwelling urinary catheter irrigation Intermittent infusion device drug administration Intermittent infusion device flushing and locking Intermittent infusion device insertion Intermittent positive-pressure breathing Intermittent urinary catheterization Internal fixation management Intra-abdominal pressure monitoring Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation Intracranial pressure monitoring Intradermal injection Intraosseous infusion Intrapleural drug administration Iontophoresis IV bolus injection IV catheter insertion and removal IV catheter maintenance IV infusion rates and manual control IV pump use IV secondary line drug infusion IV therapy preparation J Jugular venous oxygen saturation monitoring K Knee arthroplasty postprocedure care L Laryngeal mask airway insertion Laser therapy, assisting Latex allergy protocol Lipid emulsion administration Low-air-loss therapy bed use Lumbar puncture, assisting M Manual ventilation Massive infusion device use Mechanical traction management Mechanical ventilation, positive pressure Metered-dose inhaler use Mixed venous oxygen saturation monitoring Moderate sedation Mucus clearance device N Nasal bridle insertion and removal Nasal irrigation Nasal medication administration Nasal packing, assisting Nasoenteric-decompression tube care Nasoenteric-decompression tube insertion and removal Nasogastric tube care Nasogastric tube drug instillation Nasogastric tube insertion and removal Nasopharyngeal airway insertion and care Nebulizer therapy Negative-pressure wound therapy Nephrostomy and cystostomy tube dressing changes Neurologic assessment Nutritional screening O Ommaya reservoir drug infusion Oral care Oral drug administration Organ donor, identification Oronasopharyngeal suction Oropharyngeal airway insertion and care Oxygen administration P Pain management Parenteral nutrition administration Parenteral nutrition monitoring Passive range-of-motion exercises Patient-controlled analgesia Percutaneous coronary intervention care Pericardiocentesis, assisting Perineal care Peripherally inserted central catheter use Peripheral nerve stimulation Peritoneal dialysis Peritoneal lavage, assisting Permanent pacemaker care Personal protective equipment Postmortem care Postoperative care Preoperative care Preoperative skin preparation Pressure dressing application Pressure injury care Progressive ambulation Prone positioning Protective environment guidelines Pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary artery occlusion pressure monitoring Pulse amplitude monitoring Pulse assessment Pulse oximetry R Radiation implant therapy Radiation therapy, external Radioactive iodine therapy Rectal suppositories and ointments Rectal tube insertion and removal Residual limb care Respiration assessment Restraint application Ring removal Rotation beds S Safe medication administration practices, general Seizure management Self-catheterization Sequential compression therapy Sexual assault examination Sharp debridement Shaving Sitz bath Skin biopsy Skin graft care Skin staple and clip removal Soaks Spiritual care Splint application Sponge bath Sputum collection Standard precautions Sterile technique, basic Stool specimen collection ST-segment monitoring Subcutaneous injection Subdermal drug implants Surgical drain removal Surgical wound management Suture removal Swab specimen collection T Temperature assessment Therapeutic bath Thoracentesis, assisting Thoracic electrical bioimpedance monitoring Tilt table Topical skin drug application Tracheal cuff pressure measurement Tracheal suctioning, intubated patient Tracheostomy and ventilator speaking valve Tracheostomy care Tracheotomy, assisting Transabdominal tube feeding and care Transcranial Doppler monitoring Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation Transcutaneous pacing Transdermal drug application Transducer system setup Transfer within a facility Transfusion of blood and blood products Transfusion reaction management Transvenous pacing Traumatic wound management Tub baths and showers Tube feedings U Ultraviolet light therapy Unna boot application Urinary diversion stoma care Urine collection, 12- or 24-hour timed Urine glucose and ketone tests Urine pH Urine specimen collection Urine straining, for calculi V Vaginal medication administration Venipuncture Ventricular assist device care Ventricular drain insertion, assisting Volume-control set preparation W Walkers Water intoxication assessment Weaning a patient from a ventilator Wound dehiscence and evisceration management Wound irrigation Z Z-track injection Index