Clinical Handbook for Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing

Preface   viii

Introduction   ix

Reviewers   xvii

UNIT 1 FUNDAMENTAL NURSING
A. Components of the Nursing Process   2
B. Aspects of Delegation   4
C. Communication Guidelines   7

UNIT 2 ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
A. Nursing Health History   18
B. Methods of Examining   24
C. Vital Signs   26
D. Physical Health Examination   31
E. Nursing Diagnoses   57

UNIT 3 PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
A. Safety Guidelines   66
B. Clinical Guidelines   72
    1. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance   72
    2. Individualizing Care for Clients with Pain   78
    3. Respiratory Function   81
    4. Tube Feedings   85
    5. Urinary Elimination   89
    6. Fecal Elimination   93
    7. Presurre Areas   96
    8. Healing Wounds   104
    9. Postoperative Period   106
C. Teaching and Learning Guidelines   110
D. Medications   116

UNIT 4 DOCUMENTATION AND EVALUATION
A. Charting Guidelines   130
B. SOAP Format   133
C. Evaluation   136

UNIT 5 QUICK REFERENCE
A. Standard Precautions and Infection Control Strategies   140
B. Common abbreviations and "Do Not Use" Abbreviations   148
C. Medical Terminology: Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes   152
D. Weight and Volume conversions and Equivalents   159
E. Laboratory Values   161
    1. Table A: Complete Clood Count with Clinical Implications   162
    2. Table B: Common Blood Chemistry Tests with Clinical Implications   167
    3. Table C: Serum Electrolytes   174
    4. Table D: Arterial Blood Gases   177
    5. Table E: Urine Chemistry   178
F. Common Diagnostic Studies   183
G. Nursing Interventions for Endoscopic Examinations   185
H. Studies of the Gastrointestinal Tract   190
I.  Studies of the Gallbladder and Bile Ducts   192
J.  Radiographic Studies: Intravenous Pyelography, Angiography, Myelography   195
K. Key Information About Vitamins   198
L.  Key Information About Minerals   203
M. Key Information About Trace Minerals   205
N. Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunizations, 2006   208
O. Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule-United States, 2006-2007   209

Glossary   211

Index   245