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CRITICAL CARE NURSING PROCEDURES
Copyright
Dedication
Section Editors
Contributors
Reviewers
Preface
Acknowledgments
UNIT I: Pulmonary System
SECTION ONE: Airway Management
PROCEDURE 1: Combitube Insertion and Removal
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 2: Endotracheal Intubation (Perform)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 3: Endotracheal Intubation (Assist)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 4: Endotracheal Tube and Oral Care
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 5: Extubation/Decannulation (Perform)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 6: Extubation/Decannulation (Assist)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 7: Laryngeal Mask Airway
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 8: Surgical Cricothyrotomy (Perform)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 9: Surgical Cricothyrotomy (Assist)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 10: Nasopharyngeal Airway Insertion
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 11: Oropharyngeal Airway Insertion
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 12: Suctioning: Endotracheal or Tracheostomy Tube
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 13: Tracheal Tube Cuff Care
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 14: Tracheostomy Tube Care
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
SECTION TWO: Special Pulmonary Procedures
PROCEDURE 15: Continuous End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 16: Continuous Venous Oxygen Saturation Monitoring
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 17: Oxygen Saturation Monitoring with Pulse Oximetry
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 18: Pronation Therapy
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
SECTION THREE: Thoracic Cavity Management
PROCEDURE 19: Autotransfusion
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 20: Chest Tube Placement (Perform)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 21: Chest Tube Placement (Assist)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 22: Chest Tube Removal (Perform)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 23: Chest Tube Removal (Assist)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 24: Closed Chest Drainage System
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 25: Needle Thoracostomy (Perform)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 26: Thoracentesis (Perform)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 27: Thoracentesis (Assist)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
SECTION FOUR: Ventilatory Management
PROCEDURE 28: Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 29: Arterial-Venous Oxygen Content Difference and Oxygen Transport (Delivery) and Consumption Calculations
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 30: Auto–Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (Auto-PEEP) Calculation
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 31: Compliance and Resistance Measurement
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 32: Manual Self-Inflating Resuscitation Bag-Valve Device
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 33: Indices of Oxygenation
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 34: Shunt Calculation
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 35: Invasive Mechanical Ventilation (Through an Artificial Airway): Volume and Pressure Modes
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 36: Standard Weaning Criteria: Negative Inspiratory Force or Pressure, Positive Expiratory Pressure, Spontaneous Tidal Volume, Vital Capacity, and Rapid Shallow Breathing Index
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 37: Weaning Process
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 38: Peripheral Nerve Stimulators
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
UNIT II: Cardiovascular System
SECTION FIVE: Cardiac Emergencies
PROCEDURE 39: Automated External Defibrillation
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 40: Cardioversion
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 41: Defibrillation (External)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 42: Defibrillation (Internal)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 43: Emergent Open Sternotomy (Perform)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 44: Emergent Open Sternotomy (Assist)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 45: Pericardiocentesis (Perform)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 46: Pericardiocentesis (Assist)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
SECTION SIX: Cardiac Pacemakers
PROCEDURE 47: Atrial Electrogram
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 48: Atrial Overdrive Pacing (Perform)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 49: Epicardial Pacing Wire Removal
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 50: Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 51: Permanent Pacemaker (Assessing Function)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 52: Temporary Transcutaneous (External) Pacing
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 53: Temporary Transvenous Pacemaker Insertion (Perform)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 54: Temporary Transvenous and Epicardial Pacing
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
SECTION SEVEN: Circulatory Assist Devices
PROCEDURE 55: Intraaortic Balloon Pump Management
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 56: Ventricular Assist Devices
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
SECTION EIGHT: Electrocardiographic Leads and Cardiac Monitoring
PROCEDURE 57: Electrocardiographic Leads and Cardiac Monitoring
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 58: Extra Electrocardiographic Leads: Right Precordial and Left Posterior Leads
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 59: Continuous ST-Segment Monitoring
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 60: Twelve-Lead Electrocardiogram
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
SECTION NINE: Hemodynamic Monitoring
PROCEDURE 61: Arterial Catheter Insertion (Perform)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 62: Arterial Catheter Insertion (Assist), Care, and Removal
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 63: Arterial Pressure-Based Cardiac Output Monitoring
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 64: Blood Sampling from an Arterial Catheter
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 65: Blood Sampling from a Central Venous Catheter
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 66: Blood Sampling from a Pulmonary Artery Catheter
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 67: Cardiac Output Measurement Techniques (Invasive)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 68: Central Venous Catheter Removal
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 69: Central Venous Catheter Site Care
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 70: Central Venous/Right Atrial Pressure Monitoring
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 71: Left Atrial Catheter: Care and Assisting with Removal
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 72: Pulmonary Artery Catheter Insertion (Perform)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 73: Pulmonary Artery Catheter Insertion (Assist) and Pressure Monitoring
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 74: Pulmonary Artery Catheter Removal
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 75: Pulmonary Artery Catheter and Pressure Lines, Troubleshooting
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 76: Single-Pressure and Multiple-Pressure Transducer Systems
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
SECTION TEN: Special Cardiac Procedures
PROCEDURE 77: Arterial and Venous Sheath Removal
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 78: Pericardial Catheter Management
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 79: Transesophageal Echocardiography (Assist)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
SECTION ELEVEN: Vascular Access
PROCEDURE 80: Arterial Puncture
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 81: Central Venous Catheter Insertion (Perform)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 82: Central Venous Catheter Insertion (Assist)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 83: Implantable Venous Access Device: Access, Deaccess, and Care
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 84: Intraosseous Devices
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 85: Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
UNIT III: Neurologic System
SECTION TWELVE: Neurologic Monitoring
PROCEDURE 86: Bispectral Index Monitoring
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 87: Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitoring: Insertion (Assist), Care, and Troubleshooting
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 88: Intracranial Bolt and Fiberoptic Catheter Insertion (Assist), Intracranial Pressure Monitoring, Care, Troubleshooting, and Removal
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 89: Combination Intraventricular/Fiberoptic Catheter Insertion (Assist), Monitoring, Nursing Care, Troubleshooting, and Removal
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 90: Jugular Venous Oxygen Saturation Monitoring: Insertion (Assist), Patient Care, Troubleshooting, and Removal
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 91: Lumbar Subarachnoid Catheter Insertion (Assist) for Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage and Pressure Monitoring
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 92: Intraventricular Catheter with External Transducer for Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage and Intracranial Pressure Monitoring
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 93: Transcranial Doppler Monitoring
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
SECTION THIRTEEN: Special Neurologic Procedures
PROCEDURE 94: External and Intravascular Warming/Cooling Devices
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 95: Lumbar Puncture (Perform)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 96: Lumbar Puncture (Assist)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
SECTION FOURTEEN: Traction Management
PROCEDURE 97: Cervical Tongs or Halo Ring: Application for Use in Cervical Traction (Assist)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 98: Halo Ring and Vest Care
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 99: Pin Site Care: Cervical Tongs and Halo Pins
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 100: Cervical Traction Maintenance
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
SECTION FIFTEEN: Pain Management
PROCEDURE 101: Epidural Catheters: Assisting with Insertion and Pain Management
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 102: Patient-Controlled Analgesia
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 103: Peripheral Nerve Blocks: Assisting with Insertion and Pain Management
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
UNIT IV: Gastrointestinal System
SECTION SIXTEEN: Special Gastrointestinal Procedures
PROCEDURE 104: Esophagogastric Tamponade Tube
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 105: Gastric Lavage in Hemorrhage and Overdose
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 106: Intraabdominal Pressure Monitoring
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 107: Paracentesis (Perform)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 108: Paracentesis (Assist)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 109: Peritoneal Lavage (Perform)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 110: Peritoneal Lavage (Assist)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 111: Endoscopic Therapy
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
UNIT V: Renal System
SECTION SEVENTEEN: Renal Replacement
PROCEDURE 112: Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT (FOR INITIATION)
EQUIPMENT (FOR TERMINATION)
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 113: Hemodialysis
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 114: Peritoneal Dialysis
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
UNIT VI: Hematologic System
SECTION EIGHTEEN: Fluid Management
PROCEDURE 115: Use of a Massive Infusion Device and a Pressure Infusor Bag
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
SECTION NINETEEN: Special Hematologic Procedures
PROCEDURE 116: Apheresis and Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (Assist)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 117: Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration (Perform)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 118: Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration (Assist)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
UNIT VII: Integumentary System
SECTION TWENTY: Burn Wound Management
Introduction
PROCEDURE 119: Donor Site Care
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 120: Burn Wound Care
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 121: Skin Graft Care
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
SECTION TWENTY-ONE: Special Integumentary Procedures
PROCEDURE 122: Intracompartmental Pressure Monitoring
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 123: Pressure Redistribution Surfaces: Continual Lateral Rotation Therapy and RotoRest™ Lateral Rotation Surface
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 124: Wound Closure
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 125: Suture and Staple Removal
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
SECTION TWENTY-TWO: Wound Management
PROCEDURE 126: Cleaning, Irrigating, Culturing, and Dressing an Open Wound
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
CRITICAL CARE DIMENSION
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 127: Débridement: Pressure Ulcers, Burns, and Wounds
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 128: Wound Management with Excessive Drainage
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 129: Drain Removal
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 130: Fecal Containment Devices and Bowel Management System
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 131: Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
UNIT VIII: Nutrition
PROCEDURE 132: Small-Bore Feeding Tube Insertion Using an Electromagnetic Guidance System (CORTRAK®)
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 133: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG), Gastrostomy, and Jejunostomy Tube Care
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 134: Small-Bore Feeding Tube Insertion and Care
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
UNIT IX: End of Life
PROCEDURE 135: Determination of Death in Adult Patients
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 136: Organ Donation: Identification of Potential Organ Donors, Request for Organ Donation, and Care of the Organ Donor
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 137: Donation After Cardiac Death
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
PROCEDURE 138: Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Therapy
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
UNIT X: Calculating Medication Doses
PROCEDURE 139: Calculating Doses and Flow Rates and Administering Continuous Intravenous Infusions
PREREQUISITE NURSING KNOWLEDGE
EQUIPMENT
PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION
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