Documentation

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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…

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Dosage calculation

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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…

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End-of-life care

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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…

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Home care

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Home care Basic principles What is home care? ♦ Home care is a component of comprehensive health care in which services are provided to patients of all ages and their…

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Elder care

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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…

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Drug administration

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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…

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I.V. therapy

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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…

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Infection control

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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…

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Pain and its management

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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…

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Common procedures

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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…

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