Potter & Ostendorf's Pocket Guide to Nursing Skills & Procedures

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, Nancy Laplante is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

• 1. Aquathermia and Heating Pads2. Aspiration Precautions3. Assisting With Use of Canes, Walkers, and Crutches4. Bladder Scan5. Blood Administration6. Blood Glucose Monitoring7. Blood Pressure by Auscultation8. Blood Pressure: Automatic9. Cardiac Monitor Application10. Central Vascular Access Device Care: Central and Peripherally Inserted11. Managing Closed Chest Drainage Systems12. Cold Applications13. Condom Catheters (Incontinence Device)14. Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion15. Dressings (Dry and Moist)16. Dressings: Hydrocolloid, Hydrogel, Foam, or Alginate Dressing17. Dressings: Transparent Dressing18. Ear Irrigation19. Ear Medications20. Enema Administration21. Enteral Nutrition: Nasogastric, Nasointestinal, Gastrostomy, or Jejunostomy Tube22. Enteral Tube (Small-Bore) Insertion and Removal23. Epidural Analgesia24. Eye Irrigation25. Eye (Ophthalmic) Medications26. Fall Prevention in a Healthcare Setting27. Fecal Impaction28. Incentive Spirometry29. Intradermal Injections30. Intramuscular Injections31. Intravenous Medications by Piggyback and Syringe Pumps32. Intravenous Medications: Intravenous Push33. Isolation Precautions34. Mechanical Lifts: Transfer Skills35. Metered-Dose Inhalers (MDIs)36. Moist Heat Applications (Compress and Sitz Bath)37. Mouth Care for an Unconscious or Debilitated Patient38. Nasogastric Tube for Gastric Decompression: Insertion, Maintenance, and Removal39. Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy40. Oral Medications41. Oral Medications: Via a Feeding Tube42. Ostomy Care: Pouching a Colostomy or an Ileostomy43. Oxygen Therapy44. Parenteral Medication Preparation: Ampules and Vials45. Parenteral Medication Preparation: Mixing Medications in One Syringe46. Patient-Controlled Analgesia47. Peak Flowmeter48. Peripheral Intravenous Care: Dressing Change and Discontinuation49. Peripheral Intravenous Care: Regulating Intravenous Flow Rates, Changing Solutions and Tubing50. Peripheral Intravenous Care: Short-Peripheral Catheter Insertion51. Preoperative Teaching52. Pressure Bandage53. Pressure Injury Risk Assessment, Skin Assessment, and Prevention54. Pressure Injury Treatment55. Pulse: Apical56. Pulse Oximetry57. Rectal Suppositories58. Respiration Assessment59. Restraint Application (Physical)60. Restraint-Free Environment61. Seizure Precautions62. Sequential Compression Devices and Graduated Compression (Elastic) Stockings63. Sterile Gloving64. Sterile Field Preparation65. Subcutaneous Injections66. Suctioning: Open for Nasotracheal/Pharyngeal and Artificial Airways and Closed (In-Line)67. Suctioning: Oropharyngeal68. Suprapubic Catheter Care69. Suture and Staple Removal70. Topical Medications to the Skin71. Tracheostomy Care72. Urinary Catheter Insertion: Straight or Indwelling Catheter73. Urinary Indwelling Catheter Care and Removal74. Urinary Indwelling Catheter Irrigation75. Urostomy Pouching76. Vaginal Medication77. Venipuncture: Collecting Blood Specimens and Cultures (Syringe and Vacutainer Methods)78. Wound Drainage Evacuation79. Wound Irrigation