Procedure Manual for Nurses and Midwives

Includes Index

Bed making; ward maintenance and cleaning; admission and discharge procedures; observations; administration of drugs; bedbaths, baths and pressure-area care; bedpans and urinals; feeding patients; administration of oxygen; ward emergencies; general principles for collection of specimens; preparation for the doctor's round; preparation of patients for x-ray; intravenous therapy and blood transfusion; pre- and post-operative care; fractures, amputations and bandaging; catheterization and bladder lavage; stomach washout and miscellaneous procedures; barrier nursing; the operation theatre; lumbar puncture and related procedures; clinical diagnosis; care of the eyes, nose and ears; vaginal examination, vulval toilet and inevitable abortion; antenatal care; normal labour;complications of pregnancy and labour; instrumental and operative deliveries; the new born infant; the pueperium; management of the MCH clinic; family planning; health education.

This manual covers the major jobs encountered by nurses and midwives such as the administration of drugs and general principles for collection of specimens.