Documentation
Documentation Legal and ethical implications of documentation ♦ Accurately and completely documenting the nature and quality of your nursing care helps the other members of the health care team confirm…
Dosage calculation
Dosage calculation Reviewing ratios and proportions ♦ A ratio is a mathematical expression of the relationship between two things. ♦ A ratio may be expressed with a fraction, such as…
End-of-life care
End-of-life care The experience of dying is unique for each patient and family. Nurses must discover what each dying patient and his family need. What are they afraid of? What…
Elder care
Elder care Dispelling common myths about aging Here are some common misconceptions about aging and facts to help dispel them. Myth: Most older people are senile or demented. Senility is…
Drug administration
Drug administration Administration guidelines Precautions for drug administration ♦ Whenever you give a drug, observe these precautions to make sure you’re giving the right drug in the right dose, at…
I.V. therapy
I.V. therapy Fundamentals of I.V. therapy Benefits of I.V. therapy ♦ I.V. therapy can be used to give fluids, drugs, nutrients, and other solutions when a patient can’t take oral…
Infection control
Infection control The Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed guidelines for isolation precautions in hospitals. These guidelines have two…
Pain and its management
Pain and its management Understanding pain ♦ Pain is a subjective experience unique to the person experiencing it. Any report of pain must be investigated and addressed. ♦ The Joint…
Common procedures
Common procedures Adult CPR ♦ Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is used to restore and maintain the patient’s respiration and circulation after the heartbeat and breathing have stopped. ♦ CPR is a…
