Description: This book was written to prepare the nursing assistant or patient care technician to provide advanced patient care procedures. The book includes content on sterile procedures, including preparing and working with a sterile field, using sterile technique, and performing sterile dressing changes, wet to dry dressings. Venipuncture technique is covered in several chapters as well as intravenous procedures and many other advanced skills.
The importance of reporting information and observations to the licensed supervisor is emphasized throughout the book. To this end, most chapters contain special text boxes listing observations to be reported and recorded. Added highlights within the text narrative include safety and infection control alerts, and age related information; information that is important to the student and in keeping with the latest health care trends. Product Benefits: - Content is current, timely, and relevant.
- Contains important observation and reporting guidelines.
- Safety alerts
- Cover age-related information, which is required by accrediting organizations
Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Health Care Delivery
Chapter 2 Observation, Documentation, and Reporting to the RN
Chapter 3 Infection Control
Chapter 4 Surgical Asepsis
Chapter 5 Wound Care
Chapter 6 Phlebotomy
Chapter 7 Intravenous Therapy
Chapter 8 Urinary and Bowel Elimination
Chapter 9 Enteral Nutrition
Chapter 10 Specimen Collection
Chapter 11 Perioperative Care
Chapter 12 Heat and Cold Applications
Chapter 13 Caring for Patients with Special Needs
Chapter 14 Advanced Respiratory Procedures
Chapter 15 Endotracheal Tube and Tracheostomy Care
Chapter 16 Cardiac Care Skills
Chapter 17 Emergency Procedures |
