Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques
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Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Potter & Wendy Ostendorf
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9thmEdition
,TablemofmContents
Chapterm01mUsingmEvidenceminmPractice 2
Chapterm02mAdmitting,mTransfer,mandmDischarge 10
Chapterm03mCommunicationmandmCollaboration 20
Chapterm04mDocumentationmandmInformatics 27
Chapterm05mVitalmSigns 37
Chapterm06mHealthmAssessment 55
Chapterm07mSpecimenmCollection 74
Chapterm08mDiagnosticmProcedures 91
Chapterm09mMedicalmAsepsis 103
Chapterm10mSterilemTechnique 115
Chapterm11mSafemPatientmHandling,mTransfer,mandmPositioning 122
Chapterm12mExercisem&mMobility 128
Chapterm13mSupportmSurfacesmandmSpecialmBeds 140
Chapterm14mPatientmSafety 151
Chapterm15mDisastermPreparedness 165
Chapterm16mPainmManagement 177
Chapterm17mPalliativemCare 193
Chapterm18mPersonalmHygienemandmBedmMaking 202
Chapterm19mCaremofmthemEyemandmEar 217
Chapterm20mSafemMedicationmPreparation 224
Chapterm21mAdministrationmofmNonparenteralmMedications 242
Chapterm22mAdministrationmofmParenteralmMedications 259
Chapterm23mOxygenmTherapy 275
Chapterm24mPerformingmChestmPhysiotherapy 287
Chapterm25mAirwaymManagement 295
Chapterm26mCardiacmCare 309
Chapterm27mClosedmChestmDrainagemSystems 322
Chapterm28mEmergencymMeasuremformLifemSupport 334
Chapterm29mIntravenousmandmVascularmAccessmTherapy 345
Chapterm30mBloodmTherapy 362
Chapterm31mOralmNutrition 374
Chapterm32mEnteralmNutrition 385
Chapterm33mParenteralmNutrition 395
Chapterm34mUrinarymElimination 401
Chapterm35mBowelmEliminationmandmGastricmIntubation 411
Chapterm36mOstomymCare 422
Chapterm37mPreoperativemandmPostoperativemCare 430
Chapterm38mIntraoperativemCare 441
,Chapterm39mPressuremInjurymPreventionmandmCare 448
Chapterm40mWoundmCaremandmIrrigations 456
Chapterm41mDressings,mBandages,mandmBinders 467
Chapterm42mTherapeuticmUsemofmHeatmandmCold 478
Chapterm43mHomemCaremSafety 486
Chapterm44mHomemCaremTeaching 495
, TestmBankm-
mClinicalmNursingmSkillsmandmTechniques,m9em(Perry,mPottermandmOstendorf,m2017)
Chapterm01:mUsingmEvidenceminmPractice
Perrymetmal.:mClinicalmNursingmSkillsm&mTechniques,m9thmEdition
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Evidence-basedmpracticemismamproblem-
solvingmapproachmtommakingmdecisionsmaboutmpatientmcaremthatmismgroundedmin:
a. themlatestminformationmfoundminm textbooks.
b. systematicallymconductedm researchm studies.
c. traditionminmclinicalmpractice.
d. qualitymimprovementm andm risk-managementm data.
ANS:m m B
Thembestmevidencemcomesmfrommwell-
designed,msystematicallymconductedmresearchmstudiesmdescribedminmscientificmjournals.mPort
ionsmofmamtextbookmoftenmbecomemoutdatedmbymthemtimemitm ismpublished.mManymhealthm
caremsettingsmdomnotmhavemamprocessmtomhelpmstaffmadoptmnewm evidenceminmpractice,mand
mnursesminmpracticemsettingsmlackmeasymaccessmtomrisk-
managementm data,mrelyingminsteadmonmtraditionmormconvenience.mSomemsourcesmofmevide
ncemdomnotmoriginatemfrommresearch.mThesemincludemqualitymimprovementmandmrisk-
managementmdata;minfectionmcontrolmdata;mretrospectivemormconcurrentmchartmreviews;mand
mclinicians’ mexpertise.mAlthoughmnon–research-
basedmevidencemismoftenmverymvaluable,mitmismimportantmthatmyoumlearnmtomrelym moremon
mresearch-basedmevidence.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mComprehension REF:
Textmreference:mp.m2mOBJ:
Discussmthembenefitsmofmevidence-basedmpractice.
TOP: Evidence-BasedmPractice
KEY:m NursingmProcessmStep:mAssessmentmMSC:m NCLEX:mSafemandmEffec
tivemCaremEnvironmentm(managementmofmcare)
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2. Whenmevidence-basedm practicemismused,mpatientmcaremwillm be:
a. standardizedmform all.
b. unhamperedm bympatientm culture.
c. variablemaccordingmtomthem situation.
d. safemfrommthemhazardsmofmcriticalmthinking.
ANS:m m C
Usingmyourmclinicalmexpertisemandmconsideringmpatients’mcultures,mvalues,mandmpreferenc
esmensuresmthatmyoumwillmapplymavailablemevidenceminmpracticemethicallymandmappropriat
ely.mEvenmwhenmyoumusemthembestmevidencemavailable,mapplicationmandmoutcomesmwillmd
iffer;masmamnurse,myoumwillmdevelopmcriticalmthinkingmskillsmtomdeterminemwhethermevide
ncemismrelevantmandmappropriate.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mApplication REF:
Textmreference:mp.m2mOBJ:
Discussmthembenefitsmofmevidence-basedmpractice.
TOP: Evidence-BasedmPractice
KEY:m NursingmProcessmStep:mAssessmentmMSC:m NCLEX:mSafemandmEffec
tivemCaremEnvironmentm(managementmofmcare)
3. WhenmamPICOTmquestionmismdeveloped,mthemlettermthatmcorrespondsmwithmthemusualmstan
dardmofmcaremis:
a. P.
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