Skill 63 Respiration Assessment You assess ventilation by observing the rate, depth, and rhythm of respiratory movements. Accurate assessment of respiration depends on recognizing normal thoracic and abdominal movements. Normal…
Skill 29 Fall Prevention in a Health Care Facility Patient falls are the most common type of inpatient accident (Oliver, Healey, and Haines, 2010). Between 1% and 3% of these…
Skill 25 Enteral Nutrition via a Nasoenteric Feeding Tube Enteral nutrition, or tube feeding, is a method for providing nutrients to patients who are not able to meet their nutritional…
Skill 26 Epidural Analgesia Administration of analgesics into the epidural space is an efficient intervention to manage acute pain (D’Arcy, 2011). The epidural space is a potential space that contains…
Skill 24 Enteral Nutrition via a Gastrostomy or Jejunostomy Tube Feeding tubes can be placed directly into the gastrointestinal (GI) tract through the abdominal wall in patients who cannot tolerate…
Skill 44 Nasogastric Tube for Gastric Decompression Insertion and Removal There are times following major surgery or with conditions affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract when normal peristalsis is temporarily altered….
Skill 42 Nail and Foot Care Feet and nails often require special care to prevent infection, odors, pain, and injury to soft tissues. Often people are unaware of foot or…
Skill 17 Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion The continuous subcutaneous infusion (CSQI or CSCI) route of medication administration is used for selected medications (e.g., opioids, insulin). The route is also effective with…
Skill 19 Dressings Hydrocolloid, Hydrogel, Foam, or Alginate Hydrocolloid dressings are a formulation of elastomeric, adhesive, and gelling agents. They are indicated as primary dressings for minimally to moderately exudative…
Skill 58 Pressure Bandages (Applying) A pressure bandage is a temporary treatment to control excessive, sudden, unanticipated bleeding. Hemorrhage may occur during surgical intervention (e.g., cardiac catheterization, arterial puncture, organ…
