Height and Weight Measurement
Height and Weight Measurement Most patients have their height and weight routinely measured during admission to a health care facility. An accurate record of the patient’s height and weight is…
Heat Application
Heat Application Heat applied directly to the patient’s body raises tissue temperature and enhances the inflammatory process by causing vasodilation and increasing local circulation, which promotes leukocytosis, suppuration, drainage, and…
Hearing Aid Care
Hearing Aid Care Hearing is an anatomic function in which the external ear collects sounds and sends them to the eardrum, or tympanic membrane, which separates the outer ear from…
Hand Hygiene
Hand Hygiene The hands are the conduits for almost every transfer of potential pathogens from one patient to another, from a contaminated object to the patient, or from a staff…
Halo-Vest Traction Management
Halo-Vest Traction Management Halo-vest traction immobilizes a patient’s head and neck after traumatic injury to the cervical vertebrae as well as helping to prevent further injury to the spinal cord….
Gastrostomy Feeding Button Care and Reinsertion
Gastrostomy Feeding Button Care and Reinsertion A gastrostomy feeding button serves as an alternative feeding device for an ambulatory patient who is receiving long-term enteral feedings. Approved by the Food…
Gastric Lavage
Gastric Lavage Gastric lavage flushes the stomach and removes ingested substances through a gastric lavage tube. The procedure may be used to empty the stomach in preparation for endoscopic examination…
Functional Assessment
Functional Assessment A functional assessment is used to evaluate the older adult’s overall well-being and self-care abilities. It helps identify individual needs and care deficits, provide a basis for developing…
Foreign Body Obstruction and Management
Foreign Body Obstruction and Management Most cases of foreign-body airway obstruction in adults occur while they’re eating. In children, foreign-body airway obstruction occurs most often when they’re eating or playing…
