Clinical nursing skills & techniques / [edited by] Anne Griffin Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN, Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois, Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN, Director of Research, Patient Care Services, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Wendy R. Ostendorf, RN, MS, EdD, CNE, Professor Nursing, Neumann University, Aston, Pennsylvania ; section editor, Nancy Laplante, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, Associate Professor of Nursing, Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania.

Contents:
[Contents] 1. Using Evidence in Nursing Practice
2. Communication and Collaboration
3. Admitting, Transfer, and Discharge
4. Documentation and Informatics
5. Vital Signs
6. Health Assessment
7. Specimen Collection
8. Diagnostic Procedures
9. Medical Asepsis
10. Sterile Technique
11. Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (SPHM)
12. Exercise and Mobility
13. Support Surfaces and Special Beds
14. Patient Safety
15. Disaster Preparedness
16. Pain Management
17. End-of-Life Care
18. Personal Hygiene and Bed Making
19. Care of the Eye and Ear
20. Safe Medication Preparation
21. Nonparenteral Medications
22. Parenteral Medications
23. Oxygen Therapy
24. Performing Chest Physiotherapy
25. Airway Management
26. Cardiac Care
27. Closed Chest Drainage Systems
28. Emergency Measures for Life Support
29. Intravenous and Vascular Access Therapy
30. Blood Therapy
31. Oral Nutrition
32. Enteral Nutrition
33. Parenteral Nutrition
34. Urinary Elimination
35. Bowel Elimination and Gastric Intubation
36. Ostomy Care
37. Preoperative and Postoperative Care
38. Intraoperative Care
39. Wound Care and Irrigations
40. Impaired Skin Integrity Prevention and Care
41. Dressings, Bandages, and Binders
42. Home Care Safety
43. Home Care Teaching
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Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques offers clear and comprehensive coverage of over 200 basic, intermediate and advanced skills. Features nearly 1,000 full-color photographs and drawings, a nursing process framework, step-by-step instructions with rationales, and a focus on critical thinking and evidence-based practice. This edition also includes new coverage of patient-centered care and safety guidelines, an enhanced emphasis on QSEN core competencies, and an expanded clinical focus with specialized Clinical Debriefs, Teach-Back, and sample documentation throughout.