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Smith,Sandra F.

Clinical nursing skills : basic to advanced skills - 7th Edition Pearson International Edition - , Upper Saddle River, N.J Pearson Prentice Hall c2008 - lvi, 1457p.: illustrations (chiefly color).; 28cm. 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Includes Bibliographical references and Index


Professional nursing
Nursing process and critical thinking
Managing client care: documentation and delegation
Communication and nurse-client relationship
Admission, transfer, and discharge
Client education and discharge planning
Safe client environment and restraints
Bathing, bedmaking, and maintaining skin integrity
Personal hygiene
Vital signs
Physical assessment
Body mechanics and positioning
Exercise and ambulation
Infection control
Disaster preparedness; bioterrorism
Pain management
Alternative therapies and stress management
Medication administration
Nutritional management and NG intubation
Specimen collection
Diagnostic procedures
Urinary elimination
Bowel elimination
Heat and cold therapies
Wound care and dressings
Respiratory care
Circulatory maintenance
Intravenous therapy
Central vascular access devices
Orthopedic intervention
Perioperative care
End-of-life care
Advanced nursing skills
Community-based nursing
Appendix: Answers and rationales to review questions

ISBN: 9780132424974

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nursing Care
Nursing Process

LC Class. No.: RT41 / .S65 2008