29 Fall Prevention in a Health Care Facility
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…
25 Enteral Nutrition via a Nasoenteric Feeding Tube
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…
26 Epidural Analgesia
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…
24 Enteral Nutrition via a Gastrostomy or Jejunostomy Tube
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…
44 Nasogastric Tube for Gastric Decompression
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….
42 Nail and Foot Care
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…
17 Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion
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…
19 Dressings
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…
58 Pressure Bandages (Applying)
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…
47 Oral Medications
Skill 47 Oral Medications Nasogastric Tube Administration Nasogastric feeding tubes generally are small-bore tubes that are inserted into the stomach via one of the nares. For long-term enteral feedings, a…
