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Skill 66 Seizure Precautions The two basic types of seizures are partial (simple and complex) and generalized. In a simple seizure a patient does not lose consciousness. In a partial…

Skill 62 Rectal Suppository Insertion Rectal medications exert either local effects on gastrointestinal (GI) mucosa (e.g., promoting defecation) or systemic effects (e.g., relieving nausea or providing analgesia). The rectal route…

Skill 56 Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Care The need for safe and convenient intravenous (IV) therapy has led to the development of vascular access devices (VADs) designed for long-term access…

Skill 85 Wound Irrigation Wound irrigation cleanses and irrigates surgical or chronic wounds such as pressure ulcers (Table 85-1). Introduce the cleansing solution directly into the wound with a syringe,…

Skill 48 Ostomy Care (Pouching) Immediately after a fecal surgical diversion, it is necessary to place a pouch over the newly created stoma to contain effluent when the stoma begins…

Skill 49 Oxygen Therapy Nasal Cannula, Oxygen Mask, T Tube, or Tracheostomy Collar Oxygen therapy is the administration of supplemental oxygen (O2) to a patient to prevent or treat hypoxia….

Skill 61 Pulse Oximetry Pulse oximetry is the noninvasive measurement of arterial blood oxygen saturation, the percent to which hemoglobin is filled with oxygen. A pulse oximeter is a probe…

Skill 65 Restraint-Free Environment Patients at risk for falls or wandering present special safety challenges when trying to create a restraint-free environment. Wandering is the meandering, aimless, or repetitive locomotion…

Skill 23 Enemas An enema is the instillation of a solution into the rectum and sigmoid colon to promote defecation by stimulating peristalsis. Cleansing enemas promote complete evacuation of feces…

Skill 9 Blood Glucose Testing Blood glucose monitoring allows patients with diabetes mellitus to self-manage their disease. Obtaining capillary blood by skin puncture is less painful than venipuncture, and the…