Clinical nursing skills & techniques / Anne Griffin Perry, [and 3 others].

Includes index.

Unit 1. Supporting the patient through the health care system -- Clinical judgement in nursing practice -- Communication and collaboration -- Admitting, transfer, and discharge -- Documentation and informatics -- Unit 2. Vital signs and physical assessment -- Vital signs -- Health assessment -- Unit 3. Special procedures -- Specimen collection -- Diagnostic procedures -- Unit 4. Infection control -- Medical asepsis -- Sterile technique -- Unit 5. Infection control -- Safe patient handling and mobility -- Exercise, mobility, and immobilization devices -- Support surfaces and special beds -- Unit 6. Safety and comfort -- Patient safety -- Disaster preparedness -- Pain management -- End-of-life care -- Unit 7. Hygiene -- Personal hygiene and bed making -- Care of the eye and ear -- Unit 8. Medications -- Safe medication preparation -- Nonparenteral medications -- Parenteral medications -- Unit 9. Oxygenation -- Oxygen therapy -- Airway management -- Cardiac care -- Closed chest drainage systems -- Emergency measures for life support -- Unit 10. Fluid balance -- Intravenous and vascular access therapy -- Blood therapy -- Unit 11. Nutrition -- Oral nutrition -- Enteral nutrition -- Parenteral nutrition -- Unit 12. Elimination -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination and gastric intubation -- Ostomy care -- Unit 13. Care of the surgical patient -- Preoperative and postoperative care -- Intraoperative care -- Unit 14. Dressings and wound care -- Wound care and irrigation -- Pressure injury prevention and care -- Dressings, bandages, and binders -- Unit 15. Home care -- Home care safety -- Home care teaching.

"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"-- Worldcat.

"Learn the clinical nursing skills you will use every day and prepare for success on the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination! Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 11th Edition provides clear, step-by-step guidelines to more than 200 basic, intermediate, and advanced skills. With more than 1,200 full-color illustrations, a nursing process framework, and a focus on evidence-based practice, this manual helps you learn to think critically, ask the right questions at the right time, and make timely decisions"-- Amazon.com.