Hemoglobin Testing, Bedside Monitoring hemoglobin levels at the patient’s bedside provides fast, accurate results that allow for immediate intervention, if necessary. In contrast, traditional monitoring methods take longer because they…
Hemodialysis Hemodialysis is a potentially lifesaving procedure that removes blood from the body, circulates it through a purifying dialyzer, and then returns it to the body. Various access sites can…
Height and Weight Measurement Most patients have their height and weight routinely measured during admission to a health care facility. An accurate record of the patient’s height and weight is…
Heat Application Heat applied directly to the patient’s body raises tissue temperature and enhances the inflammatory process by causing vasodilation and increasing local circulation, which promotes leukocytosis, suppuration, drainage, and…
Hearing Aid Care Hearing is an anatomic function in which the external ear collects sounds and sends them to the eardrum, or tympanic membrane, which separates the outer ear from…
Hand Hygiene The hands are the conduits for almost every transfer of potential pathogens from one patient to another, from a contaminated object to the patient, or from a staff…
Halo-Vest Traction Management Halo-vest traction immobilizes a patient’s head and neck after traumatic injury to the cervical vertebrae as well as helping to prevent further injury to the spinal cord….
Gastrostomy Feeding Button Care and Reinsertion A gastrostomy feeding button serves as an alternative feeding device for an ambulatory patient who is receiving long-term enteral feedings. Approved by the Food…
Gastric Lavage Gastric lavage flushes the stomach and removes ingested substances through a gastric lavage tube. The procedure may be used to empty the stomach in preparation for endoscopic examination…
