Sleep medicine in clinical practice

✍ Scribed by Michael H Silber; Lois E Krahn; Timothy I Morgenthaler

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 401
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"This colorful skills atlas serves as a portable, quick reference for step-by-step maternal-newborn and pediatric nursing skills. The third edition of this valuable manual guides you through 150 skills using full-color photographs and rationales, including 30 maternal-newborn and more than 100 pediatric skills. Special features include: chapters on physical assessment, special pain management techniques, cardiorespiratory care, administration of medications (including intravenous access), and other information helpful to nurses in the clinical setting; a short description of each skill, followed by the preparation that the nurse needs, equipment and supplies required for the unique skill, and the procedure itself, presented step by step; margin boxes and tables highlighting important safety issues, growth and development considerations, teaching and home care facts for families, and clinical tips; and appendices containing growth grids, blood pressure levels, and calculation of body surface area for medication administration."--Publisher's description. Read more...

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Preface --
Introduction --
Chapter 1: Protective Methods: --
Chapter outline --
Infection control methods --
Standard precautions --
Transmission-based precautions --
Skill 1-1: Latex precautions --
Skill 1-2: Visitor identification and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) --
Chapter 2: Women's Health And Prenatal Care: --
Chapter outline --
Breast Self-Examination (BSE) --
Skill 2-1: Teaching breast self-examination --
Pelvic examination --
Skill 2-2: Assisting with a pelvic examination --
Deep tendon reflexes (DTRs) and clonus --
Skill 2-3: Assessing deep tendon reflexes and clonus --
Rh sensitization --
Skill 2-4: Administration of Rh immune globulin (RhoGAM, HypRho-D) --
Amniocentesis --
Skill 2-5: Assisting during amniocentesis --
Assessment of fetal well-being --
Skill 2-6: Assessment of fetal well-being: nonstress test (NST) --
Skill 2-7: Assessment of fetal well-being: contraction stress test (CST) --
Skill 2-8: Assessment of fetal well-being: biophysical profile (BPP) --
Chapter 3: Intrapartum: --
Chapter outline --
Intrapartal vaginal examination --
Skill 3-1: Performing an intrapartal vaginal examination --
Amniotomy --
Skill 3-2: Assisting with amniotomy (AROM: artificial rupture of membranes) --
Leopold's maneuvers --
Skill 3-3: Performing Leopold's maneuvers --
Fetal heart rate --
Skill 3-4: Auscultating fetal heart rate --
Electronic fetal monitoring --
Skill 3-5: External electronic fetal monitoring --
Skill 3-6: Internal electronic fetal monitoring: applying a fetal scalp electrode --
Induction of labor --
Skill 3-7: Assisting with and monitoring the woman undergoing labor induction with pitocin and cervical ripening agents --
Epidural during labor --
Skill 3-8: Assisting with and caring for the woman with an epidural during labor --
Prolapsed cord --
Skill 3-9: Care of the woman with prolapsed cord --
Chapter 4: Postpartum: --
Chapter outline --
Assessing the uterine fundus --
Skill 4-1: Assessing the uterine fundus following vaginal birth --
Lochia --
Skill 4-2: Evaluating lochia --
Perineal assessment --
Skill 4-3: Postpartum perineal assessment --
Perineal care --
Skill 4-4: Use of perineal hygiene, ice packs, and sitz baths --
Skill 4-5: Assisting with breastfeeding after childbirth --
Chapter 5: Newborn: --
Chapter outline --
Nasal pharyngeal suctioning --
Skill 5-1: Performing nasal pharyngeal suctioning --
Newborn apgar --
Skill 5-2: Assigning newborn apgar scores --
Thermoregulation of the newborn --
Skill 5-3: Thermoregulation of the newborn --
Umbilical cord care --
Skill 5-4: Umbilical cord clamp: application, care, and removal --
Circumcision care --
Skill 5-5: Assisting with circumcision and providing circumcision care --
Newborn bath --
Skill 5-6: Initial newborn bath --
Jaundice/Billirubin --
Phototheraphy --
Skill 5-7: Infant receiving phototheraphy --
Chapter 6: Informed Consent: --
Chapter outline --
General guidelines for obtaining informed consent --
Skill 6-1: Pediatric considerations for obtaining informed consent --
Chapter 7: Positioning And Restraining Therapies: --
Chapter outline --
Human restraint --
Skill 7-1: Positioning a child for injections or intravenous access --
Skill 7-2: Positioning a child for lumbar puncture --
Skill 7-3: Positioning a child for an otoscopic examination --
Mechanical restraint --
Skill 7-4: Applying a papoose board immobilizer --
Skill 7-5: Applying a mummy immobilizer --
Skill 7-6: Applying elbow immobilizers --
Chapter 8: Transporting The Child: --
Chapter outline --
Skill 8-1: Transporting the infant --
Skill 8-2: Transporting the child --
Skill 8-3: Transporting the child with a disability --
Chapter 9: Physical Assessment: --
Chapter outline --
Growth measurements --
Skill 9-1: Length --
Skill 9-2: Height --
Skill 9-3: Weight --
Skill 9-4: Body Mass Index --
Skill 9-5: Head circumference --
Skill 9-6: Chest circumference --
Skill 9-7: Abdominal girth --
Vital signs --
Skill 9-8: Heart rate --
Skill 9-9: Respiratory rate --
Skill 9-10: Blood pressure --
Body temperature --
Skill 9-11: Oral route --
Skill 9-12: Rectal route --Skill 9-13: Axillary route --
Skill 9-14: Tympanic route --
Special neurologic assessments --
Skill 9-15: Glasgow coma scale --
Skill 9-16: Neurovascular assessment --
Skill 9-17: Intracranial pressure monitoring and daily care --
Visual acuity screening --
Skill 9-18: Snellen letter chart --
Skill 9-19: HOTV, Snellen E, or picture chart --
Hearing acuity screening --
Skill 9-20: Pure tone audiometry --
Skill 9-21: Tympanometry --
Fluid and electrolyte balance: intake and output --
Skill 9-22: Output measurement --
Chapter 10: Specimen Collection: --
Chapter outline --
Blood samples --
Skill 10-1: Performing a capillary puncture --
Skill 10-2: Newborn screening --
Skill 10-3: Blood glucose meters --
Skill 10-4: Performing a venipuncture --
Skill 10-5: Blood cultures --
Skill 10-6: Arterial blood gases --
Urine samples --
Skill 10-7: Applying a urine collection bag (infant) --
Skill 10-8: Routine urine collection (older child) --
Skill 10-9: Collecting a clean-catch midstream urine specimen (older child) --
Skill 10-10: Collecting a sterile urinary catheter specimen --
Skill 10-11: Collecting an indwelling catheter urine specimen --
Skill 10-12: Collecting a 24-hour urine specimen --
Stool culture --
Skill 10-13: Obtaining a stool specimen --
Wound culture --
Skill 10-14: Obtaining a sample for wound culture --
Throat culture --
Skill 10-15: Obtaining a sample for a throat culture --
Respiratory secretions --
Skill 10-16: Collecting respiratory secretions from an infant --
Skill 10-17: Collecting respiratory secretions from a child --
Bone marrow aspiration --
Skill 10-18: Assisting with bone marrow aspiration --
Chapter 11: Administering Medications And Irrigations: --
Chapter outline --
Administering medications --
Preparation --
Documentation --
Calculation --
Oral medication --
Skill 11-1: Administering an oral medication --
Intramuscular injection --
Growth and development --
Skill 11-2: Administering an intramuscular injection --
Subcutaneous injection --
Skill 11-3: Administering a subcutaneous injection --
Intravenous medication --
Special considerations --
Skill 11-4: Administering an intravenous medication --
Ophthalmic medication --
Skill 11-5: Administering neonatal ophthalmic ointment --
Skill 11-6: Administering an ophthalmic medication --
Contact lens care --
Eye irrigation --
Skill 11-7: Performing an eye irrigation --
Otic medication --
Skill 11-8: Administering an otic medication --
Ear irrigation --
Skill 11-9: Performing an ear irrigation --
Nasal medication --
Skill 11-10: Administering a nasal medication --
Aerosol therapy --
Skill 11-11: Administering nebulizer aerosol therapy --
Metered-dose inhaler (MDI) --
Skill 11-12: Using a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) --
Topical medication --
Skill 11-13: Administering topical medication --
Rectal medication --
Skill 11-14: Administering rectal medication --
Chapter 12: Intravenous Access: --
Chapter outline --
Peripheral vascular access --
Choice of site --
Skill 12-1: Accessing a peripheral vein --
Medication lock --
Skill 12-2: Attaching a medication lock cap to an IV infusion --
Skill 12-3: Infusing medication: medication lock in place --
Skill 12-4: Administering an IV push bolus of medication: medication lock in place --
Intravenous infusion --
Pumps --
Skill 12-5: Administering IV fluids --
Guidelines for infusion of IV fluids blood administration --
Skill 12-6: Administering blood or blood products --
Skill 12-7: Total parenteral nutrition --
Central venous access devices --
Site management --
Skill 12-8: Caring for a central venous catheter site --
Skill 12-9: Accessing a central venous catheter --
Skill 12-10: Implanted ports --
Chapter 13: Pain Assessment And Management: --
Chapter outline --
Pain assessment --
Skill 13-1: Selected pediatric pain scales --
Special pain management techniques --
Skill 13-2: Administering patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps --
Skill 13-3: Sedation monitoring --
Skill 13-4: Regional and local pain management --
Chapter 14: Cardiorespiratory Care: --
Chapter outline --
Administering oxygen --
Oxygen delivery systems --
Skill 14-1: Using oxygen delivery systems --
Cardiorespiratory monitoring --
Skill 14-2: Oxygen saturation: pulse oximetry --
Skill 14-3: Cardiorespiratory or apnea monitor --
Skill 14-4: Placement of electrocardiogram electrodes --
Skill 14-5: Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) monitoring --
Skill 14-6: Central venous pressure monitoring --
Skill 14-7: Arterial pressure monitoring --
Artificial airways --
Skill 14-8: Assisting with oropharyngeal airway insertion --
Skill 14-9: Assisting with nasopharyngeal airway insertion --
Skill 14-10: Tracheostomy general guidelines --
Skill 14-11: Tracheostomy care --
Skill 14-12: Endotracheal tube care --
Assisted ventilation --
Skill 14-13: Bag-mask ventilation --
Skill 14-14: Ventilator --
Chest tubes --
Skill 14-15: Assisting with placement of chest tubes --
Skill 14-16: Care of the chest tube --
Skill 14-17: Assisting with chest tube removal --
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation --
Skill 14-18: Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation --
Foreign body airway obstruction --
Skill 14-19: Removing a foreign body airway obstruction --
Suctioning --
Nasal/oral suctioning --
Skill 14-20: Performing nasal/oral suctioning --
Skill 14-21: Suctioning a conscious (awake and alert) child --
Skill 14-22: Suctioning a child with a decreased level of consciousness --
Skill 14-23: Tracheostomy tube suctioning --
Skill 14-24: Endotracheal (ET) tube suctioning --
Chest physiotherapy/postural drainage --
Skill 14-25: Performing chest physiotheraphy/postural drainage --
Incentive spirometry --
Skill 14-26: Using the incentive spirometer --
Chapter 15: Nutrition: --
Chapter outline --
Gastric tubes --
Orogastric tubes --
Skill 15-1: Inserting and removing an orogastric tube --
Nasogastric tubes --
Skill 15-2: Inserting and removing a nasogastric tube --
Gastrostomy tubes --
Gavage/tube feeding --
Skill 15-3: Administering a Gavage/tube feeding --
Gastric suctioning --
Skill 15-4: Performing gastric suctioning --
Chapter 16: Elimination: --
Chapter outline --
Urinary catheterization --
Skill 16-1: Performing an indwelling urinary catheterization --
Skill 16-2: Double diapering with a stent in place --
Ostomy care --
Skill 16-3: Changing the dressing for an infant with an ostomy --
Skill 16-4: Changing an ostomy pouch for an infant or child --
Enemas --
Skill 16-5: Administering an enema --
Chapter 17: Skin And Musculoskeletal Care: --
Chapter outline --
Skin --
Skill 17-1: Wound irrigation --
Skill 17-2: Burn wound care --
Skill 17-3: Suture and staple removal --
Casts --
Skill 17-4: Providing cast care --
Crutches --
Skill 17-5: Setting crutch height --
Braces --
Traction --
Skill 17-6: Applying and monitoring skin traction --
Skill 17-7: Monitoring skeletal traction and performing pin care --
Appendix A: Physical growth charts --
Appendix B: Blood pressure values by age, sex, and height percentiles --
Appendix C: West nomogram-body surface area --
Citations and general references --
Index.
Abstract:

Rev. ed. of: Clinical skills manual for maternal & child nursing / Ruth C. Bindler ... [et al.]. 2nd ed. 2007. Read more...