This clearly written and abundantly illustrated text details the skills identified in Taylor's Fundamentals of Nursing, Sixth Edition and describes additional advanced skills. The procedures and skills are outlined in a step-by-step manner, with rationale, and offer guidance on how to respond to unanticipated outcomes—a feature unique to this text.

Contents

Actions Basic to Nursing Care

1. Vital Signs
2. Health Assessment
3. Safety
4. Asepsis and Infection control
5. Medication
6. Perioperative Nursing

Promoting Healthy Physiologic Responses

7. Hygiene
8. Skin Integrity and Wound Care
9. Activity
10. Comfort
11. Nutrition
12. Urinary Elimination
13. Bowel Elimination
14. Oxygenation
15. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
16. Cardiovascular Care
17. Neurological Care
18. Laboratory Specimen Collection

Integrated Case Studies

• Basic Case Studies
• Intermediate Case Studies
• Advanced Case Studies

Index
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