Mosby's Pocket Guide to Basic Skills and Procedures

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

A Skill 1Acapella Device Skill 2 Apical-Radial Pulse Skill 3Aquathermia and Heating Pad Skill 4 Aspiration Precautions Skill 5 Assistive Device Ambulation (Use of Crutches, Cane, and Walker) Skill 6 Automatic External Defibrillator B Skill 7Bladder Volume Measurement Skill 8 Blood Administration Skill 9 Blood Pressure by Auscultation: Upper Extremities, Lower Extremities, Palpation Skill 10Blood Pressure: Automatic C Skill 11Central Venous Access Device Care: CVC, Ports Skill 12Chest Tube Care Skill 13Cold Applications Skill 14Condom Catheter Skill 15Continuous Passive motion Machine Skill 16Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion D Skill 17 Dressings: Dry and Wet-to-Dry Skill 18 Dressings: Hydrocolloids, Foam, or Absorption Skill 19 Dressings: Transparent E Skill 20Ear Drops Skill 21Ear Irrigations Skill 22Enemas Skill 23Enteral Nutrition via a Gastrostomy or Jejunostomy Tube Skill 24Enteral Nutrition via a Nasogastric Feeding Tube Skill 25Epidural Analgesia Skill 26Eye Irrigations Skill 27Eye Medications: Drops and Ointment F Skill 28Fall Prevention in a Health Care Facility Skill 29Fecal Impaction: Removing Digitally H Skill 30Hypothermia and Hyperthermia Blankets I Skill 31Incentive Spirometery Skill 32Intradermal Injections Skill 33Intramuscular Injections Skill 34Intravenous Medications: Adding Medications to Intravenous Fluid Containers Skill 35Intravenous Medications: Intermittent Infusion Sets and Mini-infusion Pumps Skill 36Intravenous Medications: Intravenous Bolus Skill 37Isolation Precautions M Skill 38Mechanical Lifts Skill 39Metered Dose Inhalers Skill 40Moist Heat (Compress and Sitz Bath) Skill 41Mouth Care: Unconscious or Debilitated Clients N Skill 42 Nail and Foot Care Skill 43 Nasoenteral Tube: Placement, irrigation, and removal Skill 44 Nasogastric Tube for Gastric Decompression: Insertion and Removal O Skill 45Oral Medications Skill 46 Oral Medications: Nasogastric Tube Administration Skill 47 Ostomy Care (Pouching) Skill 48 Oxygen Therapy: Nasal Cannula, Oxygen Mask, T-tube, or Tracheostomy Collar P Skill 49Patient-Controlled Analgesia Skill 50Parenteral Medications: Mixing Medications in One Syringe Skill 51 Parenteral Medication Preparation: Ampules and Vials Skill 52 Peripheral Intravenous Care: Regulating Intravenous Flow Rate, Changing Tubing and Solution, Dressing Care, Discontinuation Skill 53Peripheral Intravenous Insertion Skill 54 Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Care Skill 55 Postoperative Exercises Skill 56Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Skill 57Pressure Ulcer Treatment Skill 58Pulse Oximetry R Skill 59Rectal Suppository Insertion Skill 60Respiration Assessment Skill 61 Restraint Application Skill 62 Restraint-Free Environment S Skill 63Seizure Precautions Skill 64 Sequential Compression Device and Elastic Stockings Skill 65Specialty Beds: Air Fluidized, Air Suspension, Rotokenetic Skill 66Sterile Gloving Skill 67 Sterile Technique: Donning and Removing Cap, Mask, and Protective Eyewear Skill 68Subcutaneous Injections Skill 69Suctioning: Closed (In-line) Skill 70Suctioning: Nasopharyngeal, Nasotracheal, and Artifical Airway Skill 71Suprapubic Catheter Care Skill 72 Suture and Staple Removal T Skill 73Topical Skin Applications Skill 74Tracheostomy Care U Skill 75Urinary Catheter: Indwelling, Straight, Care and Removal Skill 76Urinary Catheter Irrigation Skill 77Urinary Diversion: Maintaining a Continent Diversion Skill 78Urinary Diversion: Pouching an Incontinent Urinary Diversion V Skill 79 Vaginal Instillations Skill 80 Venipuncture: Collecting Blood Specimens and Cultures by Syringe and Vacutainer Method W Skill 81 Wound Drainage Devices: Jackson Pratt, Hemovac Skill 82 Wound Irrigation Skill 83Wound Vacuum Assisted Closure