Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills

Anne Griffin Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN is a Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois. Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN is a Former Director of Research, Patient Care Services Barnes-Jewish Hospital St. Louis, Missouri. Wendy R. Ostendorf, Contributing Faculty, Masters of Science in Nursing, Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA,

• Unit 1: Quality and Safety in Nursing Practice1. Using Evidence in Nursing Practice 2. Communication & Collaboration3. Documentation and Informatics4. Patient Safety & Quality Improvement5. Infection Control6. Disaster Preparedness Unit 2: Patient Assessment Skills7. Vital Signs8. Health Assessment9. Specimen Collection10. Diagnostic ProceduresUnit 3: Basic Human Needs11. Bathing and Personal Hygiene12. Care of the Eye and Ear13. Promoting Nutrition 14. Parenteral Nutrition 15. Pain Management16. Promoting OxygenationUnit 4: Activity and Mobility17. Safe Patient Handling18. Exercise, Mobility & Immobilization DevicesUnit 5: Promoting Elimination19. Urinary Elimination20. Bowel Elimination21. Ostomy CareUnit 6: Medication Administration22. Preparation for Safe Medication Administration23. Nonparenteral Medications24. Parenteral MedicationsUnit 7: Dressings and Wound Care25. Wound Care and Irrigation26. Pressure Injury Prevention and Care27. Dressings Bandages and BindersUnit 8: Complex Nursing Interventions28. Intravenous Therapy29. Pre-Operative and Post-Operative Care30. Emergency Measures for Life SupportUnit 9: Supportive Nursing Interventions31. End-of-Life Care32. Home Care Safety