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An introductory text for a first-year fundamentals or skills course. Emphasizes the fundamental knowledge and skills the nurse must possess to effectively deliver health care to clients. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.


Book Description
The full-color revised reprint of the fifth edition of this comprehensive resource offers complete coverage of more than 200 nursing skills in a two-column format with rationales for each step. This new edition emphasizes evidence-based practice and features delegation considerations, new unexpected outcomes and related interventions, and long-term care and home care considerations. In addition, new skills include using small volume nebulizers, applying pneumanic compression devices, placing a client on a rotokinetic bed, administering continuous subcutaneous medications, and irrigating a small-bore feeding tube. Plus, we have added the new 2002 CDC Hand Hygiene Guidelines.


Book Info
St. Louis Univ., MO. Brandon/Hill Nursing List first-purchase selection. Comprehensive, fundamentals textbook/reference presenting nursing procedures with rationales in concise, quick-reference format. Previous edition: c1994. Softcover. 32 U.S. contributors. DNLM: Nursing Care - handbooks.


About the Author
Anne Griffin Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN, Professor and Coordinator, Adult Health Specialty, Saint Louis University School of Nursing, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, St. Louis, MO; and Patricia A. Potter, RN, MSN, PhD, CMAC, Research Scientist, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO