Nursing

For Fundamentals of Nursing Course or Skills Laboratory Course or Practicum in undergraduate nursing programs.

 

Prentice Hall's Real Nursing Skills en Espanol series offers students the complete foundation for competency in performing clinical nursing skills. The volumes in this series consist of 5 interactive CD-ROMs with comprehensive procedures and rationales demonstrated in hundreds of realistic video clips, animations, illustrations, and photographs. For each skill, students will review: Purpose * Equipment * Preparation * Procedure * Post-Procedure * Expected Outcomes * Documentation * and Variation (if applicable). This is the only skills series designed to help students visualize how to perform clinical nursing skills and understanding the concepts and rationales for each skill. Throughout the videos, students will experience the real-life aspects of: therapeutic communication between the nurse and the client, the client's reaction to invasive skills, and cultural, gender, and age diversity among nurses and clients.

• Endorsed by INACSL–The Board of the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulations and Learning has been involved in focus groups and reviewing the videos of these skills throughout the development of this series. INACSL is an exclusive trademark of INASCL. Use of this mark by Pearson Education, Inc. represents INACSL's endorsement of Pearson Education, Inc.'s products on which they appear, but in no way implies any affiliation between the two companies.

  • Most Learning Resource/Skills Lab Coordinators in schools of nursing are members of this association and may be familiar with this product as it was presented at their conference in June 2003.

• Detailed content–For every skill provides eight segments for complete coverage, including...

  • Purpose describes the goal of the skill.

  • Equipment details the materials necessary to properly perform the skill.

  • Preparation covers everything a nurse needs to be thinking about and preparing to perform the skill correctly. Samples include checking identification bands, raising the bed to prevent injuries to nurses, and important reminders on the rights of drug administration.

  • Procedure showcases a video clip for every skill in the series providing an in-depth, visual demonstration of the procedure from beginning to end.

  • Post Procedure details additional steps to perform to avoid common pitfalls, such as properly disposing of used equipment, and also provides additional visuals and animations to reinforce concepts in the skill presentations.

  • Expected Outcomes explain what the patient and what the nurse should experience as a result of the skill performance.

  • Documentation outlines what the nurse needs to record.

  • Variations for several skills offer additional videos of alternative techniques for procedures when applicable, such as different techniques for measuring body temperature.

• Rationales–Incorporating rationales for each activity helps users understand why activities are performed for a particular step within each skill.

• Comprehensive audio glossary–Linked directly from any screen on the CD-ROMs and includes over 300 terms each with a definition and an audio clip of the pronunciation.

  • Helps the user master medical terminology used throughout the CD-ROMs.

Table of Contents

 

Risk Management.

Hand Hygiene.

Using Alcohol-Based Rub.

Using Soap and Water.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Standard Precautions.

Application and Removal of Gloves. Application and Removal of a Gown. Application and Removal of a Mask. Application and Removal of a Cap. Application and removal of eyewear.

Establishing and Maintaining a Sterile Field.

 

Applying Sterile Gloves. Sterile Drape. Adding Items to a Sterile Field. Pouring a Solution. Prepackaged Kit.

Applying Restraints.

 

Jacket Restraint. Wrist/Ankle Restraint.

Specimen collection.

 

Collect a Blood Specimen from a Central Venous Catheter. Occult Diagnostic Test on a Stool Specimen. Collect a Specimen for Culture: Sputum. Collect a Specimen for Culture: Throat. Collect a Specimen for Culture: Nasal. Collect a Specimen for Culture: Urine. Collect a Specimen for Culture: Wound. Perform a Blood Glucose Evaluation. Obtain a Blood Specimen for Culture. Phlebotomy.

Vital Signs.

 

Measuring Body Temperature. Measuring Body Temperature: Oral Non-Mercury. Measuring Body Temperature: Rectal. Measuring Body Temperature: Axillary. Measuring Body Temperature: Tympanic. Measuring a Client's Pulse Rate and Rhythm: Radial. Measuring a Client's Pulse Rate and Rhythm: Apical. Measuring Blood Pressure. Measuring Orthostatic Blood Pressure. Assessing Respiratory Rate.

Pulse Oximetry.

 

Peripheral Pulse Assessment.

 

Carotid Artery Assessment.

 

Activity and Exercise.

Utilizing Principles of Ergonomics During Client Care.

 

Moving the Client up in Bed with Assistance.

 

One nurse. One nurse and drawsheet. Two nurses and drawsheet.

Turning a Client to the Lateral Position in Bed.

 

Variation: Logrolling.

Positioning the client.

 

Lateral Position. Prone Position. Supine Position. Fowlers Position. Sims Position. Dorsal Recumbent Position. Lithotomy Position.

Assisting with Ambulation.

 

One Assistant. Fall Assist Procedure.

Assisting Clients to Use Mechanical Aids for Walking.

 

Walker. Cane. Crutches. Two point gait. Three point gait. Four point gait. Swing through gait. Swing to gait. Assisting the Client in Climbing Stairs with Crutches. Assisting Client in Descending Stairs with Crutches.

Performing Range of Motion Exercises.

 

Neck (Pivot Joint). Shoulder (Ball and Socket Joint). Elbow (Hinge Joint). Wrist (Condyloid Joint). Fingers (Condyloid and Hinge Joints). Thumb (Saddle Joint). Hip (Ball and Socket Joint) Knee (Hinge Joint). Ankle (Hinge Joint). Toes (Hinge and Gliding Joints).

Self-Care Facilitation.

Oral Hygiene.

 

Brushing Teeth. Oral Care for the Unconscious Client. Providing Denture Care.

Bathing an Adult Client.

 

Providing Perineal Care.

 

Circumcised Male. Variation: Uncircumcised Male. Female.

Massaging the Client.

 

Shampooing the Hair of a Bedridden Client.

 

Shaving.

 

Straight Edge. Electric Razor. 

Making the Occupied Bed.

 

Post Mortem Care.

 

Immobility Management.

Utilizing Principles of Ergonomics During Client Care.

 

Applying an Elastic Bandage.

 

Circular Turn. Figure Eight. Spiral. Recurrent. Spiral Reverse.

Applying Elastic Stockings.

 

Transferring Client between Bed and Stretcher.

 

Transferring a Client Using a Transfer Board.

 

Assisting the Client to Sit on the Side of the Bed.

 

Transferring Between Bed and Chair.

 

Applying a Pneumatic External Compression Device.

 

Traction.

 

Applying Restraints.

 

Jacket Restraint. Wrist/Ankle Restraint.

Making the Occupied Bed.

 

Skin/Wound Management.

Applying Dressing Using Clean Technique.

 

Applying a Dressing Using Sterile Techniques.

 

Wound Irrigation and Applying a Wet to Damp Dressing.

 

Emptying and Activating a Closed Wound Drainage System.

 

Jackson Pratt. Hemovac.

Changing a Central Line Dressing.

 

Perform a Surgical Skin Preparation.

 

Remove Intermittent Sutures.

 

Remove Staples.

 

Apply Heat Therapy to a Client.

Nursing Skills [NURSING SKILLS] (LPN / LVN)
Fundamentals of Nursing [OTHER TITLES OF INTEREST] (RN)
Nursing Skills [OTHER TITLES OF INTEREST] (RN)

 

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