Clinical nursing procedures : the art of nursing practice / Edited by Annamma Jacob, Rekha R and Jadhav Sonali Tarachand

Includes index.

Table of Contents. Ch. 1 Health assessment - - measuring body temperature - - assessment of Pulse - - assessing respiration - - Monitoring blood pressure - - Checking height and weight of a patient. – Ch. 2 Client care: Hygiene and comfort - - Assisting in oral hygiene for a conscious patient - - Bathing a patient in bed - - Performing nail and foot care - - Use of comfort devices - - Providing Sitz bath - - Care of body after death. – Ch. 3 Safety, Body mechanics and prevention of infection - - Logrolling a patient - - Transferring a patient between a bed and a stretcher - - Policies for segregation and disposal of biomedical waste - - Disinfection of blood and body fluids spills - - Applying restraints - - Positioning and restraining children for procedures. – Ch. 4 Nutrition - - Serving normal diet - - Insertion of a Nasogastric tube - - Administration of Nasogastric tube feeding - - Administration of total parenteral nutrition - - Performing a test feed. – Ch. 5 Elimination - - Applying a condom catheter - - Administering an enema - - Performing colostomy care - - Performing colostomy irrigation. – Ch. 6 Oxygenation - - Administering oxygen by mask method - - Administering steam inhalation - - Performing chest physiotherapy - - Assessment of oxygen saturation using pulse Oximeter - - Performing Nebulization therapy. – Ch. 7 Circulation and fluid electrolyte balance - - Performing a venipuncture for intravenous therapy - - Administering an intravenous container, tubing and dressing - - Administration of blood (Blood Transfusion) - - Blood transfusion reaction and nursing management. – Ch. 8 Medication administration - - Policies on drug administration - - Administering oral medication - - Administering a subcutaneous injection, an intradermal injection and Intramuscular injection - - Administering Nasal drops - - Instilling medication into ear and eyes - - Inserting medication into vagina - - Applying topical medications. – Ch. 9 Immobilization and support - - Assisting with application of splints, slings and skin traction - - Assisting with application of plaster of Paris (POP) - - Pin site care in skeletal traction - - Assisting with crutch walking. – Ch. 10 Skin integrity and wound care - - Performing a wound dressing - - Dressing a burn wound - - Performing wound irrigation. – Ch. 11 Advanced clinical procedures - - Recording an electrocardiogram (ECG) - - Performing a Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) - - Advanced cardiac life support algorithm - - Digital subtraction angiography - - Measuring central venous pressure (CVP) - - Assisting with Bronchoscopy - - Assisting with Tracheostomy - - Assisting with Thoracentesis - - Assisting with liver Biopsy - - Assisting with lumbar puncture - - Preparing patients for Electromyography (EMG) - - Fluid resuscitation in acute burns - - Preparing patient for mammography. – Ch. 12 Operating room and related procedures - - Performing a surgical scrub - - Performing skin preparation for surgery - - Positioning patients for surgery - - Assisting with postoperative exercises. – Ch. 13 Mental health nursing - - Performing mental status examination - - Assisting with hypnosis therapy - - Assisting with insulin Subcoma therapy. – Ch. 14 Maternal and child nursing - - Teaching antenatal exercises - - Assisting with an amniocentesis - - Conducting a normal vaginal delivery - - Performing an examination of placenta - - Performing and suturing an episiotomy - - Providing perineal care - - Teaching postnatal exercises - - Care of baby undergoing phototherapy - - Care of newborn in incubator - - Feeding infants with cleft lip and cleft palate - - Performing Heimlich maneuver for children - - Collecting urine specimen from infants. – Ch. 15 Community health nursing - - Taking anthropometric measurement - - Performing Urine analysis - - Collecting blood for peripheral smear - - Conducting a domiciliary delivery. – Ch. 16 legal aspects of nursing practice - - Ethics in nursing practice.