Table of Contents

Smith, Duell & Martin
Clinical Nursing Skills, 7e
Chapter 1 Professional Nursing
Chapter 2 Nursing Process and Critical Thinking
Chapter 3 Managing Client Care: Documentation and Delegation
Chapter 4 Communication and Nurse-Client Relationship
Chapter 5 Admission, Transfer, and Discharge
Chapter 6 Client Education and Discharge Planning
Chapter 7 Safe Client Environment and Restraints
Chapter 8 Bathing, Bedmaking, and Maintaining Skin Integrity
Chapter 9 Personal Hygiene
Chapter 10 Vital Signs
Chapter 11 Physical Assessment
Chapter 12 Body Mechanics
Chapter 13 Exercise and Ambulation
Chapter 14 Infection Control
Chapter 15 Disaster Management - Bioterrorism
Chapter 16 Pain Management
Chapter 17 Alternative Therapies and Stress Management
Chapter 18 Medication Administration
Chapter 19 Nutritional Management and NG Intubation
Chapter 20 Specimen Collection
Chapter 21 Diagnostic Procedures
Chapter 22 Urinary Elimination
Chapter 23 Bowel Elimination
Chapter 24 Heat and Cold Therapies
Chapter 25 Wound Care and Dressings
Chapter 26 Respiratory Care
Chapter 27 Circulatory Maintenance
Chapter 28 Intravenous Therapy
Chapter 29 Central Vascular Access Devices
Chapter 30 Orthopedic Interventions
Chapter 31 Perioperative Care
Chapter 32 End-Of-Life Care
Chapter 33 Advanced Nursing Skills
Chapter 34 Community-Based Nursing
Appendix Answers to Review Questions
Bibliography
Index
 

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