Based on the trusted Potter & Perry textbooks, these unique cards are a must for student nurses in the skills lab or in their first clinicals. The essential elements of 75 key nursing skills are presented in a clear and concise format that's perfect for a quick, last minute review before actually performing the skills or before exams.
• Concise, consistent format for each skill features an overview, supplies list, Nurse Alerts, and streamlined step-by-step actions.
• Addresses the 75 skills that students are likely to be most anxious about performing for the first time.
• Gloving logo visually reminds students when clean gloves are needed.
• Nurse Alerts highlight important information for patient safety and effective skill performance.
• Quick Reference for Standard Protocol card summarizes essential steps required before, during, and after every nursing skill.
• Overview of CDC Hand Hygiene Guidelines reminds students of the how and when to perform hand hygiene at all levels of client interaction.
• Full-color design and over 100 vibrant illustrations bring concepts to life.
• Sturdy, slick cards are durable enough to stand up to repeated use, plus the convenient storage box keeps cards safe when not in use.
• A handy vinyl sleeve protects two cards for easy reference in the clinical setting.
• Pre-punched holes in cards make storage on a ring quick and easy.
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Overview
Based on the trusted Potter & Perry textbooks, these unique cards are a must for student nurses in the skills lab or in their first clinicals. The essential elements of 75 key nursing skills are presented in a clear and concise format that's perfect for a quick, last minute review before actually performing the skills or before exams.
• Concise, consistent format for each skill features an overview, supplies list, Nurse Alerts, and streamlined step-by-step actions.
• Addresses the 75 skills that students are likely to be most anxious about performing for the first time.
• Gloving logo visually reminds students when clean gloves are needed.
• Nurse Alerts highlight important information for patient safety and effective skill performance.
• Quick Reference for Standard Protocol card summarizes essential steps required before, during, and after every nursing skill.
• Overview of CDC Hand Hygiene Guidelines reminds students of the how and when to perform hand hygiene at all levels of client interaction.
• Full-color design and over 100 vibrant illustrations bring concepts to life.
• Sturdy, slick cards are durable enough to stand up to repeated use, plus the convenient storage box keeps cards safe when not in use.
• A handy vinyl sleeve protects two cards for easy reference in the clinical setting.
• Pre-punched holes in cards make storage on a ring quick and easy.
Product Details
Meet the Author
Associate Dean and Professor, Southern Illinois University, School of Nursing, Edwardsville, IL
Research Scientist, Siteman Cancer Center, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Table of Contents
• Quick Reference for Standard Protocol for All Nursing Interventions
• Overview of CDC Hand Hygiene Guidelines
Skills:
• Ambulation
• Aspiration Precautions
• Bed Making: Occupied
• Blood Glucose Monitoring
• Body Alignment
• Caps, Masks, and Protective Eyeware
• Dry and Wet-to-Dry Dressings
• Endotracheal Tube Care
• Enemas
• Enteral Feedings via Gastrostomy or Jejunostomy Tube
• Fall Prevention
• Feeding Tube: Verifying Placement
• Hand Hygiene
• Incentive Spirometry
• Initiating Blood Therapy
• Intake/Output Assessment
• Medication Administration: Eye
• Medication Administration: Injection Preparation from Ampules and Vials
• Medication Administration: Intramuscular Injections
• Medication Administration: Intermittant Infusions Sets and Mini-Infusion Pumps for IV Medication
• Medication Administration: Mixing Parenteral Medications in One Syringe
• Medication Administration: Nasal Instillations
• Medication Administration: Nasogastric Tube
• Medication Administration: Oral
• Medication Administration: Rectal Suppositories
• Medication Administration: Skin
• Musculoskeletal, Neurological, and Peripheral Vascular Assessment
• Nasal Cannula / Oxygen Mask Application
• Noninvasive Ventilation
• Oral Care: Unconscious /Debilitated Client
• Oral Hygiene
• Oxygen Therapy Administration for Client with an Artificial Airway
• Pain Management
• Pain Management: Nonpharmacologic Aids
• Perineal Care: Female
• Perineal Care: Male
• Peripheral Intravenous Catheter: Dressing Changes
• Peripheral Intravenous Catheter: Starting an IV
• Peripheral Intravenous Flow Rate: Regulation
• Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition with Lipid Emulsion
• Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Care
• Physical Restraints
• Postoperative Care: Phase 1 Immediate Recovery
• Postoperative Care: Phase 2 Convalescent Period
• Pressure Ulcer Risk: Assessment/Prevention
• Pressure Ulcer Treatment
• Pulse Oximetry: Oxygen Saturation Measurement
• Range-of-Motion Exercises
• Respiration Assessment
• Seizure Precautions
• Specimen Collection: Midstream (Clean-Voided) Urine
• Specimen Collection: Nose and Throat Specimens for Culture
• Specimen Collection: Occult Blood Measurement in Stool
• Specimen Collection: Occult Blood Measurement in Gastric Secretions
• Specimen Collection: Sputum
• Specimen Collection: Sterile Urine from an Indwelling Catheter
• Specimen Collection: Timed Urine Specimen
• Specimen Collection: Urine Chemical Properties
• Specimen Collection: Vaginal or Urethral Discharge
• Specimen Collection: Wound Drainage
• Sterile Gloving
• Suctioning: Nasopharyngeal and Nasotracheal
• Suctioning: Oropharyngeal
• Thorax and Lung Assessment
• Tracheostomy Care
• Transfer Techniques: Bed to Chair
• Transfer Techniques: Using Lift
• Transfer Technique: Using Slide Board
• Transparent Dressing
• Urinary Catheters: Indwelling Catheter Care and Removal
• Urinary Catheters: Straight and Indwelling Catheter Insertion
• Vascular Access Device Care
• Vascular Access Device: Dressing Change
• Venipuncture
• Wound Drainage Evacuation
• Wound Irrigation: Surgical