Section Thirteen Cardiac Pacing PROCEDURE 85 Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing PROCEDURE 86 Temporary Transvenous Pacemaker Insertion PROCEDURE 85 Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing Mike D. McMahon, RN, BSN Transcutaneous cardiac pacing is also known as…
Section Fifteen Neurologic Procedures PROCEDURE 90 Positioning the Patient with Increased Intracranial Pressure PROCEDURE 91 Lumbar Puncture PROCEDURE 92 Intracranial Pressure Monitoring PROCEDURE 93 Burr Holes PROCEDURE 94 Tongs or Open-back Halo for Cervical Traction…
Section Four Oxygen Therapy PROCEDURE 25 General Principles of Oxygen Therapy and Oxygen Delivery Devices PROCEDURE 26 Application and Removal of Oxygen Tank Regulators PROCEDURE 27 Noninvasive Assisted Ventilation PROCEDURE 28…
Section Twenty-Five Miscellaneous Procedures PROCEDURE 186 Drug and Alcohol Specimen Collection PROCEDURE 187 Preservation of Evidence PROCEDURE 188 Sexual Assault Examination PROCEDURE 189 Collection of Bite Mark Evidence PROCEDURE 190 Application of Restraints PROCEDURE 191 Preparing…
Section Twenty-Two Nasal Procedures PROCEDURE 167 Topical Vasoconstrictors for Epistaxis PROCEDURE 168 Electrical and Chemical Cautery for Epistaxis PROCEDURE 169 Anterior Packing for Epistaxis PROCEDURE 170 Posterior Packing for Epistaxis PROCEDURE 171 Balloon Catheters for…
Section Three Breathing Procedures PROCEDURE 18 Positioning the Dyspneic Patient PROCEDURE 19 Drawing Arterial Blood Gases PROCEDURE 20 Capillary Blood Gases PROCEDURE 21 Pulse Oximetry and Carbon MonoxideOximetry PROCEDURE 22 Assessing…
Section Twenty-Four Medication Administration PROCEDURE 176 Nitrous Oxide Administration PROCEDURE 177 Sedation PROCEDURE 178 Peripheral Nerve Stimulator PROCEDURE 179 Streptokinase Administration PROCEDURE 180 TNK-tPA Administration for Acute Myocardial Infarction PROCEDURE 181 tPA Administration for Acute Myocardial…
Section Twenty-One Otic Procedures PROCEDURE 162 Instillation of Ear Medications PROCEDURE 163 Ear Wick Insertion PROCEDURE 164 Ear Irrigation PROCEDURE 165 Otic Foreign Body Removal PROCEDURE 166 Cerumen Removal PROCEDURE 162 Instillation of Ear Medications…
Section Fourteen Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring PROCEDURE 87 Central Venous Pressure Measurement PROCEDURE 88 Arterial Line Insertion and Monitoring PROCEDURE 89 Pulmonary Artery Catheter Insertion PROCEDURE 87 Central Venous Pressure Measurement June F. Stacey,…
Section Six Ventilation PROCEDURE 32 Mouth-to-Mask Ventilation PROCEDURE 33 Bag-Mask Ventilation PROCEDURE 34 Anesthesia Bag Ventilation PROCEDURE 35 Mechanical Ventilators PROCEDURE 32 Mouth-to-Mask Ventilation Ruth L. Schaffler, PhD, ARNP, CEN Mouth-to-mask ventilation is also…
