31. Personal Hygiene

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There are three parts to this section: 1 Bed bath, immersion bath and showering 2 Facial shave 3 Hair washing Due to the volume of material on personal hygiene, guidelines…

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8. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Adult Resuscitation

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This section consists of five parts: 1 Identifying patients at risk of cardiac arrest in hospital 2 Using the ABCDE approach 3 Confirming cardiac arrest 4 Initiating in-hospital adult cardiopulmonary…

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29. Oxygen Therapy

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Learning outcomes By the end of this section, you should know how to: ▪ prepare the patient for this nursing practice ▪ collect and prepare the equipment ▪ administer oxygen…

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44. Unconscious Patient

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Learning outcomes By the end of this section, you should know how to: ▪ maintain an adequate airway for the unconscious patient ▪ assess and record the level of consciousness…

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10. Catheterisation: Urinary

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There are four parts to this section: 1 Catheterisation 2 Catheter care 3 Bladder irrigation 4 Administration of catheter maintenance solutions The concluding subsection, ‘Patient/carer education’, and the ‘Self-assessment questions’…

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48. Venepuncture

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Learning outcomes By the end of this section, you should know how to: ▪ prepare the patient for this procedure ▪ collect and prepare the equipment ▪ obtain a sample…

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17. Eye Care

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There are four parts to this section: 1 Eye swabbing 2 Eye irrigation 3 Instillation of eyedrops 4 Instillation of eye ointment Learning outcomes By the end of this section,…

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46. Vaginal Examination

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Learning outcomes By the end of this section, you should know how to: ▪ prepare the patient for this procedure ▪ collect and prepare the equipment ▪ describe the various…

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39. Stoma Care

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Learning outcomes By the end of this section, you should know how to: ▪ prepare the patient for this nursing practice ▪ collect and prepare the equipment ▪ carry out…

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38. Specimen Collection

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Learning outcomes By the end of this section, you should know how to: ▪ identify the need for laboratory investigations ▪ facilitate the obtaining of the necessary specimens ▪ be…

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