Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques

Anne Griffin Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN, Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN, Director of Research, Patient Care Services Barnes-Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MO

Unit 1. Supporting the Client through the Health Care System 1.Admitting, Transfer and Discharge 2.Communication 3.Reporting and Recording Unit 2. Safety and Comfort 4.Safety 5.Disaster Preparedness 6.Comfort 7.End of life care Unit 3. Infection Control 8.Medical Asepsis 9.Sterile Technique Unit 4. Posture, Mobility, and Ambulation 10.Body Mechanics, Transfer & Positioning 11.Exercise and Ambulation 12.Orthopedic Measures 13.Support Surfaces and Special Beds Unit 5. Hygiene 14.Personal Hygiene and Bedmaking 15.Pressure Ulcer Care 16.Care of Eye and Ear Prostheses Unit 6. Vital Signs and Physical Assessment 17.Vital Signs 18.Health history and physical examination Unit 7. Medications 19.Preparing for Medication Administration 20.Oral and Topical Medications 21.Parenteral Medications Unit 8. Oxygenation 22.Oxygen Therapy 23.Performing Chest physiotherapy 24.Airway Management 25.Closed Chest Drainage Systems 26.Emergency measures for life support Unit 9. Fluid Balance 27.Intravenous Therapy 28.Blood Therapy Unit 10. Nutrition 29.Oral Nutrition 30.Enteral Nutrition 31.Parenteral Nutrition Unit 11. Elimination 32.Urinary Elimination 33.Bowel Elimination & Gastric Intubation 34.Ostomy Care Unit 12. Care of the Surgical Client 35.Preoperative and Post-operative Care 36.Intraoperative Care Unit 13. Dressings and Wound Care 37.Wound Care and Irrigations 38.Dressings 39.Binders and bandages 40.Hot and Cold Therapy Unit 14. Home Care 41.Home Care Safety 42.Home Care Teaching Unit 15. Special Procedures 43.Specimen Collection 44.Diagnostic Procedures