Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Potter, Wendy R. Ostendorf
ISBN #9780323083836
8th Edition
440 Questions
Homework Questions
Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques is a comprehensive guide that integrates evidence-based practices and patient-centered approaches across a broad spectrum of nursing procedures. It systematically covers essential topics—from effective communication, meticulous documentation, and safe medication administration to advanced techniques in airway management, wound care, and emergency life support—ensuring nurses are well-equipped for both routine and critical care scenarios. Emphasizing safety, cultural sensitivity, and interdisciplinary collaboration, the book provides structured, practical tools that enhance quality care in diverse settings such as hospitals, operating rooms, and home care environments.
Chapter 1
Using Evidence in Nursing Practice
Chapter 2
Admitting, Transfer, and Discharge
Chapter 3
Communication
Chapter 4
Documentation and Informatics
Chapter 5
Vital Signs
Chapter 6
Health Assessment
Chapter 7
Medical Asepsis
Chapter 8
Sterile Technique
Chapter 9
Safe Patient Handling, Transfer, and Positioning
Chapter 10
Exercise and Ambulation
Chapter 11
Orthopedic Measures
Chapter 12
Support Surfaces and Special Beds
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Chapter 13
Safety and Quality Improvement
Chapter 14
Disaster Preparedness
Chapter 15
Pain Assessment and Basic Comfort Measures
Chapter 16
Palliative Care
Chapter 17
Personal Hygiene and Bed Making
Chapter 18
Pressure Ulcer Care
Chapter 19
Care of the Eye and Ear
Chapter 20
Safe Medication Preparation
Chapter 21
Oral and Topical Medications
Chapter 22
Parenteral Medications
Chapter 23
Oxygen Therapy
Chapter 24
Performing Chest Physiotherapy
Chapter 25
Airway Management
Chapter 26
Closed Chest Drainage Systems
Chapter 27
Emergency Measures for Life Support
Chapter 28
Intravenous and Vascular Access Therapy
Chapter 29
Blood Transfusions
Chapter 30
Oral Nutrition
Chapter 31
Enteral Nutrition
Chapter 32
Parenteral Nutrition
Chapter 33
Urinary Elimination
Chapter 34
Bowel Elimination and Gastric Intubation
Chapter 35
Ostomy Care
Chapter 36
Preoperative and Postoperative Care
Chapter 37
Intraoperative Care
Chapter 38
Wound Care and Irrigations
Chapter 39
Dressings, Bandages, and Binders
Chapter 40
Therapeutic Use of Heat and Cold
Chapter 41
Home Care Safety
Chapter 42
Home Care Teaching
Chapter 43
Specimen Collection
Chapter 44
Diagnostic Procedures
Problem 1
A patient who wears contact lenses in both eyes is scheduled for hand surgery and will have her hand in a cast for 6 weeks. What is the priority nursing diagnosis for this patient? 1 Anxiety 2 Self-health management 3 Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements 4 Disturbed personal identity
Joanna Quigley Numerade Educator
Problem 2
A patient with diabetes is experiencing low blood glucose levels. The nurse teaches the patient to use which of the following when he or she experiences low blood glucose. 1 Drink 4 ounces of sugar-free juice 2 Eat several saltine crackers with peanut butter 3 Eat one or two hard candies 4 Drink at least 4 ounces of fruit juice
Problem 3
A nurse who wears contact lenses splashes rubbing alcohol into his right eye. What is the priority action to take? 1 Carefully remove the contact lens from the affected eye 2 Gently cover the eye with a comfortable patch 3 Test the $\mathrm{pH}$ of the secretions with litmus paper 4 Irrigate the eye with water or prescribed solution
Problem 4
The nurse has just completed a cold application to a patient's knee. Which observation would be expected as a result of the treatment? 1 The affected area is slightly pale and cool to touch. 2 The amount of edema has increased. 3 The patient relates a measurable increase in pain. 4 The affected area is mottled or bluish purple.
Asma Venkitta Numerade Educator
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