TY - BOOK AU - Berman,Audrey AU - Synder,Shirlee TI - Skills in clinical nursing / SN - 9780132149648 AV - RT41 S67 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : PB - Pearson Education Inc., KW - Nursing KW - Nursing--Study and teaching KW - Australia N1 - Includes glossary, appendix and index.; Unit 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Foundational Skills. -- Unit 2 Health Assessment Chapter 2 Vital Signs.-- Chapter 3 Health Assessment.-- Chapter 4 Diagnostic Testing.-- Unit 3 Assisting with Client Hygiene and Comfort.-- Chapter 5 Client Hygiene.-- Chapter 6 Bed-Making.-- Chapter 7 Infection Control.-- Chapter 8 Heat and Cold Therapy.-- Chapter 9 Pain Management Unit 4 Mobility and Safety.-- Chapter 10 Positioning the Client.-- Chapter 11 Mobilizing the Client.-- Chapter 12 Fall Prevention and Restraints.-- Chapter 13 Maintaining Joint Mobility Unit 5 Medication Administration.-- Chapter 14 Drug Calculations.-- Chapter 15 Administering Oral and Enteral Medications.-- Chapter 16 Administering Topical Medications Chapter.-- 17 Administering Parenteral Medications.-- Chapter 18 Administering Intravenous Therapy Unit 6 Nutrition and Elimination.-- Chapter 19 Feeding Clients.-- Chapter 20 Assisting with Urinary Elimination.-- Chapter 21 Assisting with Fecal Elimination.-- Chapter 22 Caring for Clients with Peritoneal Dialysis Unit 7 Circulatory and Ventilatory Support.-- Chapter 23 Promoting Circulation.-- Chapter 24 Breathing Exercises.-- Chapter 25 Oxygen Therapy.-- Chapter 26 Suctioning.-- Chapter 27 Caring for the Client with a Tracheostomy.-- Chapter 28 Assisting with Mechanical Ventilation.-- Chapter 29 Caring for the Client with Chest Tube Drainage.-- Chapter 30 Administering Emergency Measures to the Hospitalized Client Unit 8 Wounds and Injury Care.-- Chapter 31 Performing Wound and Pressure Ulcer Care.-- Chapter 32 Orthopedic Care.-- Chapter 33 Performing Perioperative Care.-- Chapter 34 End-of-Life Care N2 - The skills performed by nurses exemplify the integration of knowledge, psychomotor dexterity, attitude, and critical thinking necessary for effective clinical practice in the 21st century. The seventh edition of Skills in Clinical Nursing has been revised, reorganized and updated to reflect the changes in practice that have occurred since the previous edition ER -