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- ISBN-10 : 0323039375
- ISBN-13 : 978-0323039376
- Author: Patricia A. Potter
This user-friendly textbook provides complete coverage of the essential nursing principles, concepts, and skills that are the foundation of a solid nursing education. The 6th edition features enhanced readability, an engaging format, and a new Companion CD. It consistently follows the 5-step nursing process framework with a strong focus on critical thinking that provides readers with a solid base for clinicals. As readers follow case studies through each clinical chapter, concrete examples illustrate how to address cultural diversity, teaching, assessment, evidence-based practice, and much more.
Table of Content:
- UNIT I Concepts in Health Care
- CHAPTER 1 Health and Wellness
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Jack
- BOX 1-1 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- Figure 1-1 Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. (From Maslow AH: Motivation and personality, ed 3, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1987, Prentice Hall.)
- Definition of Health
- Models of Health and Illness
- Health Belief Model
- Health Promotion Model
- Figure 1-2 Health belief model. (Data from Becker MH, Maiman LA: Sociobehavioral determinants of compliance with health and medical care recommendations, Med Care 13[1]:10, 1975.)
- Holistic Health Model
- Figure 1-3 Health promotion model. (From Pender NJ and others: Health promotion in nursing practice, ed 5, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2005, Pearson Education.)
- Determinants of Health Status: Healthy People 2010
- Figure 1-4 A model for a systematic approach to health improvement. (From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service: Healthy people 2010: understanding and improving health, Washington, DC, 2000, U.S. Government Printing Office.)
- Variables Influencing Health Beliefs and Health Practices
- Internal Variables
- DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE.
- INTELLECTUAL BACKGROUND.
- EMOTIONAL FACTORS.
- SPIRITUAL FACTORS.
- External Variables
- FAMILY PRATICES.
- SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS.
- CULTURAL BACKGROUND.
- Health Promotion, Wellness, and Illness Prevention
- TABLE 1-1 The Three Levels of Prevention
- The Three Levels of Prevention
- Risk Factors
- Genetic and Physiological Factors
- Age
- Physical
- Lifestyle
- Figure 1-5 Clinical preventive services for normal-risk adults recommended by the U.S Preventive Services Task Force. (From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Put prevention into practice, Rockville, Md, 2004, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/adulttm.htm.)
- Risk Factor Identification
- Risk Factor Modification and Changing Health Behaviors
- Illness
- TABLE 1-2 Stages of Health Behavior Change
- Acute and Chronic Illness
- Illness Behavior
- Variables Influencing Illness Behavior
- INTERNAL VARIABLES.
- EXTERNAL VARIABLES.
- Impact of Illness on Patient and Family
- Behavioral and Emotional Changes
- Impact on Body Image
- Impact on Self-Concept
- Impact on Family Roles and Family Dynamics
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 2 The Health Care Delivery System
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Amy Sue Reilly
- Health Care Regulation and Competition
- BOX 2-1 Clinical Scenario of a DRG Example
- Levels of Health Care
- TABLE 2-1 Health Care Plans
- Preventive and Primary Health Care Services
- Figure 2-1 Spectrum of health services delivery. (Modified from Cambridge Research Institute: Trends affecting the U.S. health care system, 262, Health Planning Information Series, Human Resources Administration, Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC, 1976, revised and updated 1992, U.S. Government Printing Office.)
- BOX 2-2 Examples of Health Care Services
- Preventive Care
- Primary Care (Health Promotion)
- Secondary Acute Care
- Tertiary Care
- Restorative Care
- Continuing Care
- Secondary and Tertiary Care
- TABLE 2-2 Preventive and Primary Care Services
- HOSPITALS.
- Figure 2-2 Primary health care model: a multisectoral or intersectoral approach. (© 1996 by P. Hatcher, J. Shoultz, W. Patrick; from Shoultz J, Hatcher PA: Looking beyond primary care to primary health care: an approach to community-based action, Nurs Outlook 45[1]:23, 1997.)
- BOX 2-3 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- INTENSIVE CARE.
- SUBACUTE CARE.
- PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES.
- RURAL HOSPITALS.
- Restorative Care
- HOME CARE.
- BOX 2-4 Home Care Services
- Wound Care
- Respiratory Care
- Vital Signs
- Elimination
- Nutrition
- Rehabilitation
- Medications
- Intravenous Therapy
- Laboratory Studies
- REHABILITATION.
- EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES.
- Continuing Care
- NURSING CENTERS OR FACILITIES.
- BOX 2-5 Minimum Data Set and Examples of Resident Assessment Protocols
- Minimum Data Set
- Resident Assessment Protocols (Examples)
- ASSISTED LIVING.
- Figure 2-3 Providing nursing services in assisted living facilities promotes physical and psychosocial health.
- RESPITE CARE.
- ADULT DAY CARE CENTERS.
- HOSPICE.
- Issues in Health Care Delivery
- Competency
- Evidence-Based Practice
- BOX 2-6 Pew Health Professions Commission Twenty-One Competencies for the Twenty-First Century
- Quality Health Care
- NURSING-SENSITIVE OUTCOMES.
- PATIENT SATISFACTION.
- Technology in Health Care
- BOX 2-7 The Dimensions of Patient-Centered Care
- Access
- Respect for Patient’s Values, Preferences, and Expressed Needs
- Coordination and Integration of Care
- Information, Communication, and Education
- Physical Comfort
- Emotional Support and Relief of Fear and Anxiety
- Involvement of Family and Friends
- Transition and Continuity
- Globalization of Health Care
- The Future of Health Care
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 3 Community-Based Nursing Practice
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Bosnian Community
- Community-Based Health Care
- Achieving Healthy Populations and Communities
- Figure 3-1 Health services pyramid. (From Stanhope M, Lancaster J: Community and public health nursing, ed 6, St. Louis, 2004, Mosby.)
- Community Health Nursing
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- Nursing Practice in Community Health
- Community-Based Nursing
- Vulnerable Populations
- Figure 3-2 These concentric circles represent the social interaction units of the human ecology model. (From Ayers M, Bruno AA, Lanford RW: Community-based nursing care: making the transition, St. Louis, 1999, Mosby.)
- BOX 3-1 Guidelines for Assessing Members of Vulnerable Population Groups
- Setting the Stage
- Nursing History of an Individual or Family
- Physical Examination and Home Assessment
- POOR AND HOMELESS PERSONS.
- ABUSED PATIENTS.
- Figure 3-3 The homeless population has unique health care needs.
- SUBSTANCE ABUSERS.
- SEVERELY MENTALLY ILL PERSONS.
- OLDER ADULTS.
- Competency in Community-Based Nursing
- Case Manager
- TABLE 3-1 Major Health Problems in Older Adults and Community Health Nursing Roles and Interventions
- Collaborator
- Educator
- Counselor
- Patient Advocate
- Change Agent
- BOX 3-2 Success Factors in Adopting Change
- Community Assessment
- Changing Patients’ Health
- BOX 3-3 Community Assessment
- Structure
- Population
- Social System
- EVALUATION
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 4 Legal Principles in Nursing
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- Legal Limits of Nursing
- Sources of Law
- BOX 4-1 Anatomy of a Lawsuit
- Proof of Negligence
- Standards of Care
- Civil Law
- Intentional Torts
- ASSAULT.
- BATTERY.
- Unintentional Torts
- NEGLIGENCE AND MALPRACTICE.
- BOX 4-2 Common Sources of Negligence
- Malpractice Insurance.
- BOX 4-3 Statutory Guidelines for Legal Consent for Medical Treatment
- Consent
- INFORMED CONSENT.
- Statutory Laws
- Good Samaritan Laws
- Licensure
- Student Nurses
- Physician or Health Care Provider Orders
- Figure 4-1 If an order creates questions, the nurse clarifies it with the physician or health care provider.
- RESTRAINTS
- CONFIDENTIALITY.
- DEATH AND DYING.
- ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION.
- AUTOPSIES.
- ADVANCE DIRECTIVES.
- Other Legal Issues in Nursing Practice
- Quality Improvement, Risk Management, and Documentation
- Patient Privacy Rights
- Patient Abandonment and Delegation Issues
- Controlled Substances
- Reporting Obligations
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Statutes
- Cases
- Uncited reference
- CHAPTER 5 Ethics
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Anna Moreno
- Basic Definitions
- Ethical Principles
- TABLE 5-1 Principles of Health Care Ethics
- Codes of Ethics
- BOX 5-1 American Nurses Association Code of Ethics
- BOX 5-2 The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses
- Preamble
- The Code
- Elements of the Code
- 1. Nurses and People
- 2. Nurses and Practice
- 3. Nurses and the Profession
- 4. Nurses and Co-workers
- Developing a Personal Point of View
- Ethical Systems
- Deontology
- Utilitarianism
- Feminist Ethics
- Ethics of Care
- How to Process an Ethical Dilemma
- BOX 5-3 How to Process an Ethical Dilemma
- Potential Ethical Problems in Nursing
- Allocation of Scarce Resources: The Nursing Shortage
- Managed Care
- End-of-Life Issues
- BOX 5-4 Using Evidence In Practice
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- Cultural and Religious Sensitivity
- Delegation
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- UNIT II Processes in Nursing Care
- CHAPTER 6 Critical Thinking and Nursing Judgment
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Mrs. Bryan
- Clinical Decisions in Nursing Practice
- Critical Thinking Defined
- TABLE 6-1 Critical Thinking Skills
- TABLE 6-2 Concepts for a Critical Thinker
- CLINICAL SCENARIO
- Reflection
- BOX 6-1 Tips on Facilitating Reflection
- CLINICAL SCENARIO
- Language
- Intuition
- Thinking and Learning
- Levels of Critical Thinking in Nursing
- Basic Critical Thinking
- Complex Critical Thinking
- Commitment
- Critical Thinking Competencies
- Scientific Method
- Problem Solving
- TABLE 6-3 Using the Scientific Method to Solve Nursing Practice Questions
- Decision Making
- Diagnostic Reasoning
- CLINICAL SCENARIO
- Clinical Decision Making
- BOX 6-2 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- The Nursing Process as a Competency
- TABLE 6-4 Summary of Nursing Process
- A Critical Thinking Model
- Specific Knowledge Base
- CLINICAL SCENARIO
- Figure 6-1 Critical thinking model for nursing judgment. (Redrawn from Kataoka-Yahiro M, Saylor C: A critical thinking model for nursing judgment, J Nurs Educ 33[8]:351, 1994. Modified from Glaser E: An experiment in the development of critical thinking, New York, 1941, Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University; Miller M, Malcolm N: Critical thinking in the nursing curriculum, Nurs Health Care 11:67, 1990; and Paul R: The art of redesigning instruction. In Willsen J, Blinker AJA, editors: Critical thinking: how to prepare students for a rapidly changing world, Santa Rosa, Calif, 1993, Foundation for Critical Thinking.)
- Experience
- BOX 6-3 Components of Critical Thinking in Nursing
- Attitudes for Critical Thinking
- Figure 6-2 Synthesis of critical thinking with the nursing process competency.
- CONFIDENCE
- THINKING INDEPENDENTLY.
- FAIRNESS.
- TABLE 6-5 Critical Thinking Attitudes and Applications in Nursing Practice
- RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
- RISK TAKING.
- DISCIPLINE.
- PERSEVERANCE.
- CREATIVITY.
- CURIOSITY.
- INTEGRITY.
- HUMILITY.
- Standards for Critical Thinking
- BOX 6-4 Examples of Evaluation Criteria
- Synthesis in Practice
- Assessment
- Synthesis of Critical Thinking With the Nursing Process
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited reference
- CHAPTER 7 Nursing Process
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Mrs. Bryan
- Nursing Process Overview
- Figure 7-1 Five-step nursing process.
- Assessment
- Data Collection
- BOX 7-1 Typology of 11 Functional Health Patterns
- Types of Data
- Sources of Data
- PATIENT.
- FAMILY AND SIGNIFICANT OTHERS.
- TABLE 7-1 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- HEALTH CARE TEAM.
- MEDICAL RECORDS.
- OTHER RECORDS AND THE LITERATURE.
- Methods of Data Collection
- INTERVIEW AND HEALTH HISTORY.
- Figure 7-2 Example of branching logic for selecting assessment questions.
- Interviewing Techniques.
- BOX 7-2 Basic Components for a Nursing Health History
- PHYSICAL EXAMINATION.
- OBSERVATION OF PATIENT’S BEHAVIOR.
- DIAGNOSTIC AND LABORATORY DATA.
- Interpreting Assessment Data and Making Nursing Judgments
- DATA VALIDATION.
- ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION.
- DATA CLUSTERING.
- BOX 7-3 Steps of Data Analysis
- DATA DOCUMENTATION.
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Figure 7-3 Nursing diagnostic process.
- NANDA International Diagnoses
- Critical Thinking and the Nursing Diagnostic Process
- Formulation of the Nursing Diagnosis
- BOX 7-4 NANDA International Nursing Diagnoses
- BOX 7-5 Examples of NANDA International-Approved Nursing Diagnoses With Defining Characteristics and Related Factors
- COMPONENTS OF A NURSING DIAGNOSIS.
- Diagnostic Label.
- Related Factor.
- TABLE 7-2 NANDA Nursing Diagnosis Format
- Figure 7-4 Relationship between diagnostic label and etiology (related factor). (Redrawn from Hickey P: Nursing process handbook, St. Louis, 1990, Mosby.)
- TABLE 7-3 Formulation of Nursing Diagnoses
- Definition
- Risk Factors.
- Support of the Diagnostic Statement.
- Mind Mapping Nursing Diagnosis
- Figure 7-5 Mind map.
- Sources of Diagnostic Errors
- ERRORS IN DATA COLLECTION.
- ERRORS IN INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS.
- ERRORS IN DATA CLUSTERING.
- ERRORS IN THE DIAGNOSTIC STATEMENT.
- DOCUMENTATION
- Planning
- Establishing Priorities
- Goals and Expected Outcomes
- GOALS OF CARE.
- Role of the Patient in Goal Setting.
- EXPECTED OUTCOMES.
- TABLE 7-4 Examples of Goal Setting With Expected Outcomes for Mrs. Bryan
- TABLE 7-5 Examples of NANDA International Nursing Diagnoses and Suggested NOC Linkages
- GUIDELINES FOR WRITING GOALS AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES.
- Critical Thinking in Planning Nursing Care
- TYPES OF INTERVENTIONS.
- Selection of Interventions.
- Nursing Interventions Classification.
- BOX 7-6 Choosing Nursing Interventions
- Characteristics of the Nursing Diagnosis
- Expected Outcomes
- Research Base
- Feasibility of the Intervention
- Acceptability to the Patient
- Capability
- Nursing Care Plan
- TABLE 7-6 Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) Taxonomy
- STUDENT CARE PLANS.
- CONCEPT MAPS.
- BOX 7-7 Examples of Level 3 Interventions for Activity and Exercise Management
- A. Activity and Exercise Management
- Level 3 Interventions
- BOX 7-8 Examples of Nursing Activities for Level 3 Interventions
- Body Mechanics Promotion
- Exercise Therapy: Joint Mobility
- CRITICAL PATHWAYS.
- Figure 7-6 Care plan.
- Consulting Other Health Care Professionals
- Figure 7-7 Concept map.
- WHEN TO CONSULT.
- HOW TO CONSULT.
- Implementation
- Types of Nursing Interventions
- PROTOCOLS AND STANDING ORDERS.
- Critical Thinking in Implementation
- Implementation Process
- REASSESSING THE PATIENT.
- REVIEWING AND REVISING THE CARE PLAN.
- ORGANIZING RESOURCES AND CARE DELIVERY.
- Equipment
- Personnel.
- Environment.
- TABLE 7-7 A Revised Nursing Care Plan
- Patient.
- ANTICIPATING AND PREVENTING COMPLICATIONS.
- Identifying Areas of Assistance.
- Implementation Skills
- COGNITIVE SKILLS.
- INTERPERSONAL SKILLS.
- PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS.
- Direct Care
- ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING.
- INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING.
- PHYSICAL CARE.
- COUNSELING.
- TEACHING.
- CONTROLLING FOR ADVERSE REACTIONS.
- Figure 7-8 Teaching patient discharge instructions.
- PREVENTIVE MEASURES.
- Indirect Care
- DELEGATING, SUPERVISING, AND EVALUATING THE WORK OF OTHER STAFF MEMBERS.
- Evaluation
- Critical Thinking and Evaluation
- The Evaluation Process
- IDENTIFYING CRITERIA AND STANDARDS.
- COLLECTING EVALUATIVE DATA.
- INTERPRETING AND SUMMARIZING FINDINGS.
- TABLE 7-8 Evaluation Measures to Determine the Success of Goals and Expected Outcomes
- DOCUMENTING FINDINGS.
- CARE PLAN REVISION.
- Discontinuing a Care Plan.
- Modifying a Care Plan.
- Goals and Expected Outcomes.
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 8 Documentation and Reporting
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- Confidentiality
- Standards
- Multidisciplinary Communication Within the Health Care Team
- Purpose of Records
- Communication
- TABLE 8-1 Legal Guidelines for Recording
- Legal Documentation
- Financial Billing
- Education
- Research
- Auditing and Monitoring
- Guidelines for Quality Documentation and Reporting
- Factual
- Accurate
- TABLE 8-2 Examples of Criteria for Reporting and Recording
- Complete
- Current
- Figure 8-1 Comparison of 24 hours of military time and civilian time.
- Organized
- Methods of Recording
- Narrative Documentation
- Problem-Oriented Medical Records
- DATABASE.
- TABLE 8-3 Formats for Recording
- PROBLEM LIST.
- CARE PLAN.
- PROGRESS NOTES.
- SOAP Documentation.
- PIE Documentation.
- Focus Charting.
- TABLE 8-4 Components of a Source Record
- Source Records
- Charting by Exception
- Case Management Plan and Critical Pathways
- Common Record-Keeping Forms
- Admission Nursing History Forms
- Flow Sheets and Graphic Records
- Patient Education Record
- Patient Care Summary or Kardex
- Figure 8-2 Nursing assessment flow sheet. (Courtesy Ashland Community Hospital, Ashland, Ore.)
- Acuity Recording
- Standardized Care Plans
- Discharge Summary Forms
- Computerized Documentation
- BOX 8-1 Discharge Summary Information
- Home Care Documentation
- Long-Term Care Documentation
- Reporting
- Change-of-Shift Report
- Telephone Reports and Orders
- TELEPHONE REPORTS.
- TELEPHONE ORDERS AND VERBAL ORDERS.
- Figure 8-3 Persons involved with telephone reports must verify that information is accurate.
- Transfer Reports
- BOX 8-2 Guidelines for Telephone Orders and Verbal Orders
- Incident Reports
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 9 Communication
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Robert Ruiz
- The Power of Communication
- Decision Making and Communication
- Basic Elements of the Communication Process
- BOX 9-1 Challenging Communication Situations
- Figure 9-1 Communication as active process between sender and receiver.
- Levels of Communication
- Forms of Communication
- Verbal Communication
- VOCABULARY.
- DENOTATIVE AND CONNOTATIVE MEANING.
- PACING.
- INTONATION.
- CLARITY AND BREVITY.
- TIMING AND RELEVANCE.
- Nonverbal Communication
- PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
- POSTURE AND GAIT.
- FACIAL EXPRESSION.
- EYE CONTACT.
- GESTURES.
- TERRITORIALITY AND SPACE.
- Factors Influencing Communication
- The Nurse-Patient Helping Relationship
- BOX 9-2 Nursing Actions Within the Zones of Personal Space and Touch
- Zones of Personal Space
- Intimate Zone (0 to 18 inches)
- Personal Zone (18 inches to 4 feet)
- Social Zone (4 to 12 feet)
- Public Zone (12 feet and greater)
- Zones of Touch
- Social Zone (permission not needed)
- Consent Zone (permission needed)
- Vulnerable Zone (special care needed)
- Intimate Zone (great sensitivity needed)
- BOX 9-3 Contextual Factors Influencing Communication
- Psychophysiological Context
- Relational Context
- Situational Context
- Environmental Context
- Cultural Context
- BOX 9-4 Phases of the Helping Relationship
- Preinteraction Phase
- Orientation Phase
- Working Phase
- Termination Phase
- Nurse–Health Team Member Relationships
- Communication Within Caring Relationships
- Professionalism
- Courtesy
- AVOID TERMS OF ENDEARMENT.
- AVOID REFERRING TO PATIENTS BY DIAGNOSIS, ROOM NUMBER, OR OTHER ATTRIBUTE.
- Confidentiality
- Trust
- Availability
- Communication Within the Nursing Process
- Assessment
- Physical and Emotional Factors
- BOX 9-5 Communication Through the Nursing Process
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Developmental Factors
- Sociocultural Factors
- Gender
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- Goals and Outcomes
- Setting Priorities
- Continuity of Care
- Implementation
- Empathy
- Sympathy
- Listening and Responding
- PROVIDE INFORMATION.
- PARAPHRASE COMMUNICATION.
- CLARIFY COMMUNICATION.
- FOCUS COMMUNICATION.
- SUMMARIZE COMMUNICATION
- USE APPROPRIATE SELF-DISCLOSURE.
- AVOID INATTENTIVE LISTENING.
- AVOID MEDICAL VOCABULARY.
- AVOID GIVING PERSONAL OPINIONS.
- AVOID PRYING.
- AVOID CHANGING THE SUBJECT.
- Acceptance and Respect
- ASKING FOR EXPLANATIONS.
- Avoid Approval or Disapproval.
- Avoid Arguing.
- AVOID BEING DEFENSIVE.
- Silence
- Hope and Encouragement
- AVOID FALSE REASSURANCE THAT CAN DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD.
- Socializing
- Avoid Inappropriate Socializing.
- Assertiveness and Autonomy
- AVOID PASSIVE RESPONSES.
- AVOID AGGRESSIVE RESPONSES.
- Humor
- Touch
- BOX 9-6 CULTURAL FOCUS
- Communicating With Patients With Special Needs
- BOX 9-7 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application in Nursing Practice
- PROVIDING ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION METHODS.
- COMMUNICATING WITH CHILDREN.
- COMMUNICATING WITH OLDER ADULT PATIENTS.
- Evaluation
- Patient Care
- BOX 9-8 Communicating With Patients Who Have Special Needs
- Patients With Difficulty Hearing
- Patients With Difficulty Seeing
- Patients Who Are Mute or Cannot Speak Clearly
- Patients Who Are Cognitively Impaired
- Patients Who Are Unresponsive
- Patients Who Do Not Speak English
- Figure 9-2 Drawing helps children communicate.
- Patient Expectations
- BOX 9-9 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited reference
- CHAPTER 10 Patient Education
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Latinka Drusko
- Standards for Patient Education
- Purposes of Patient Education
- BOX 10-1 JCAHO Education Standards for Hospitals
- Standard PC.6.10
- Elements of Performance for PC.6.10
- Standard PC.6.30
- Elements of Performance for PC.6.30
- Standard PC.6.50
- Elements of Performance for PC.6.50
- Maintenance and Promotion of Health and Illness Prevention
- Restoration of Health
- Coping With Impaired Functioning
- BOX 10-2 Topics for Health Education
- Health Maintenance and Promotion and Illness Prevention
- Restoration of Health
- Coping With Impaired Function
- Teaching and Learning
- TABLE 10-1 Comparison of Terms Used in Communication and Teaching
- Role of the Nurse in Teaching and Learning
- Teaching as Communication
- Domains of Learning
- Basic Learning Principles
- Motivation to Learn
- BOX 10-3 CULTURAL FOCUS
- Implications for Practice
- Figure 10-1 Nurse instructing a patient with a glucose meter.
- READINESS TO LEARN.
- Ability to Learn
- TABLE 10-2 Relationship Between Psychosocial Adaptation to Illness and Learning
- DEVELOPMENTAL CAPABILITY.
- AGE-GROUP.
- PHYSICAL CAPABILITY.
- BOX 10-4 Teaching Methods Based on Patient’s Developmental Capacity
- Infant
- Toddler
- Preschooler
- School-Age Child
- Adolescent
- Young or Middle Adult
- Older Adult
- Learning Environment
- Figure 10-2 Choosing comfortable, pleasant environments enhances the learning experience. The nurse is explaining the breast self-examination procedure to the patient.
- TABLE 10-3 Comparison of the Nursing and Teaching Processes
- Integrating the Nursing and Teaching Processes
- Assessment
- LEARNING NEEDS.
- MOTIVATION TO LEARN.
- ABILITY TO LEARN.
- TEACHING ENVIRONMENT.
- RESOURCES FOR LEARNING.
- TABLE 10-4 Teaching and Learning Principles and Related Nursing Interventions
- TABLE 10-5 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- BOX 10-5 PATIENT TEACHING
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CARE PLAN Patient Education for Smoking Cessation
- ASSESSMENT
- Nursing Diagnosis
- PLANNING
- INTERVENTIONS
- EVALUATION
- Implementation
- TIMING.
- ORGANIZING TEACHING MATERIAL.
- TEACHING APPROACHES.
- Telling.
- Selling.
- Participating.
- Entrusting.
- Reinforcing.
- INCORPORATING TEACHING WITH NURSING CARE.
- TEACHING METHODS.
- One-on-One Discussion.
- Group Instruction.
- Preparatory Instruction.
- Demonstrations.
- BOX 10-6 Teaching Methods Based on Patient’s Learning Needs
- Cognitive
- Discussion (One-on-One or Group)
- Lecture
- Question-and-Answer Session
- Role Play, Discovery
- Independent Project (Computer-Assisted Instruction), Field Experience
- Affective
- Role Play
- Discussion (Group)
- Discussion (One-on-One)
- Psychomotor
- Demonstration
- Practice
- Return Demonstration
- Independent Project, Game
- Analogies.
- Role-Playing.
- Discovery.
- MAINTAINING ATTENTION AND PARTICIPATION.
- THE PROBLEM OF ILLITERACY.
- CULTURAL VARIABLES.
- SPECIAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND OLDER ADULTS.
- BOX 10-7 Patient Teaching Strategies for the Illiterate Patient
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- BOX 10-8 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- BOX 10-9 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- Documentation of Patient Teaching
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- TABLE 10-6 OUTCOME EVALUATION
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- UNIT III Principles for Nursing Practice
- CHAPTER 11 Infection Control
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Nature of Infection
- Chain of Infection
- INFECTIOUS AGENT.
- RESERVOIR.
- TABLE 11-1 Common Pathogens and Some Infections or Diseases They Produce
- Figure 11-1 Chain of infection.
- PORTAL OF EXIT.
- MODE OF TRANSMISSION.
- PORTAL OF ENTRY.
- BOX 11-1 Modes of Transmission
- Routes and Means
- Contact
- Direct.
- Indirect.
- Droplet.
- Air
- Vehicles
- Vector
- Figure 11-2 Stages of the natural history of a condition and their relationship to primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention. (From Clark MJ: Community health nursing: caring for populations, ed 4, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2003, Pearson Education.)
- SUSCEPTIBLE HOST.
- Course of Infection
- TABLE 11-2 Normal Body System Defense Mechanisms Against Infection
- Defenses Against Infection
- NORMAL FLORA.
- BODY SYSTEM DEFENSES.
- BOX 11-2 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- TABLE 11-3 Inflammation
- INFLAMMATION.
- IMMUNE RESPONSE.
- BOX 11-3 Examples of Sites and Potential Causes for Health Care–Associated Infections*
- Surgical or Traumatic Wound Infections
- Primary Bloodstream Infection/Sepsis
- Pneumonia
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Bone and Joint Infection
- Cardiovascular System Infection
- Central Nervous System Infection
- Gastrointestinal System Infection
- Skin and Soft Tissue
- Health Care–Associated Infection
- ASEPSIS.
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Nursing Diagnosis
- BOX 11-4 Factors Affecting Susceptibility to Infection
- Age
- Heredity
- Cultural Practices
- Nutritional Status
- Stress
- Rest and Exercise
- Inadequate Defenses
- Personal Habits
- Environmental Factors
- Immunization/Disease History
- Medical Therapies
- Clinical Appearance/Data
- TABLE 11-4 Laboratory Tests to Screen for Infection
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- Nutrition.
- Hygiene.
- Immunization.
- Adequate Rest and Regular Exercise.
- ACUTE CARE.
- Medical Asepsis.
- Control or Elimination of Infectious Agents.
- Cleaning.
- Disinfection and Sterilization.
- Control or Elimination of Reservoirs.
- Control of Portals of Exit.
- BOX 11-5 Categories for Sterilization, Disinfection, and Cleaning
- Critical Items—Sterilization
- Semicritical Items—Disinfection
- Noncritical Items—Cleaning
- Control of Transmission.
- Hand Hygiene.
- BOX 11-6 Control and Prevention to Reduce Reservoirs of Infection
- Hand hygiene.
- Bathing.
- Dressing changes.
- Contaminated articles.
- Contaminated needles.
- Bedside unit.
- Bottled irrigation solutions.
- Surgical wounds.
- Drainage bottles and bags.
- BOX 11-7 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- BOX 11-8 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Hand Hygiene
- Step 5A Apply waterless antiseptic to hands.
- Step 5B Rub hands thoroughly.
- Step 6C Regulate flow of water.
- Step 6G
- Step 6G Lather hands thoroughly.
- Step 6J Rinsing hands.
- Step 6m Turning off faucet with clean, dry paper towel.
- Isolation and Barrier Protection.
- Protective Environment.
- BOX 11-9 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Caring for a Patient on Isolation Precautions
- Step 5c Nurse with protective equipment for contact and droplet infection.
- Step 12b Secure soiled linen in a waterproof bag.
- Step 14c Nurse removes gown.
- Step 14a Removing disposable gloves. A, Nurse places gloved finger inside cuff to pull first glove off hand. B, Nurse removes second glove by sliding fingers inside glove cuff and pulling.
- TABLE 11-5 CDC Isolation Guidelines
- Figure 11-3 Disposable HEPA air-purifying respirator.
- Figure 11-4 Nurse wearing an N-95 mask.
- BOX 11-10 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Donning a Surgical Type of Mask
- Step 2
- Step 3
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
- Specimen Collection.
- Bagging.
- Figure 11-5 Nurse wearing protective goggles and mask.
- BOX 11-11 Specimen Collection Techniques*
- Wound Specimen
- Blood Specimen
- Stool Specimen
- Urine Specimen
- Removal of Protective Equipment.
- Transporting Patients.
- Control of Portals of Entry.
- Protection of the Susceptible Host.
- BOX 11-12 Infection Control of Portals of Entry
- Intact Skin and Mucosa
- Urinary Tract
- Invasive Tubes and Lines
- Wound Care
- Role of the Infection Prevention and Control Department.
- Health Promotion in Health Care Workers and Patients.
- Surgical Asepsis.
- Preparation for Sterile Procedures.
- Principles of Surgical Asepsis.
- BOX 11-13 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Putting on Sterile Gloves
- Step 11 Pulling glove over dominant hand.
- Step 12 Using gloved dominant hand to pull glove onto nondominant hand.
- Step 13 Interlock hands, touching only sterile sides.
- Figure 11-6 Opening a commercially packaged sterile item.
- Figure 11-7 Adding item to a sterile field.
- RESTORATIVE CARE.
- BOX 11-14 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Opening Wrapped Sterile Items
- Step 4 Open outermost flap of sterile kit away from body
- Step 6 Open first side flap, pulling to side.
- Step 7 Open second side flap, pulling to side.
- Step 9 Open last and innermost flap.
- Long-Term Care.
- BOX 11-15 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Preparation of a Sterile Field
- Step 6 Hold corners of sterile drape up and away from body.
- Step 7 Position bottom half of sterile drape over top half of work surface.
- Step 8 Step 8 Allow top half of drape to be placed over bottom half of work surface.
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 12 Vital Signs
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Ms. Coburn
- Guidelines for Measuring Vital Signs
- BOX 12-1 When to Measure Vital Signs
- Body Temperature
- Body Temperature Regulation
- NEURAL AND VASCULAR CONTROL.
- HEAT PRODUCTION.
- HEAT LOSS.
- BEHAVIORAL CONTROL.
- Temperature Alterations
- FEVER.
- HYPERTHERMIA.
- BOX 12-2 Patterns of Fever
- TABLE 12-1 Classification of Hypothermia
- HYPOTHERMIA.
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- TABLE 12-2 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- SITES.
- THERMOMETERS.
- SKILL 12-1 Measuring Body Temperature
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 3A(3) Disposable plastic cover is placed over the probe.
- Step 3B(8) Probe removed smoothly from anus.
- Step 3D(6) Tympanic membrane thermometer with probe cover placed in patient’s ear.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- BOX 12-3 Advantages and Limitations of Select Temperature Measurement Sites
- Figure 12-1 Electronic thermometer used for oral, rectal, or axillary measurements.
- Figure 12-2 Temporal artery thermometer scanning forehead.
- Chemical Dot Thermometers.
- BOX 12-4 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Measurement of Temporal Artery Temperature
- Glass Thermometers.
- Figure 12-3 Disposable, single-use thermometer strip.
- BOX 12-5 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Preparation of Mercury-in-Glass Thermometer
- Nursing Diagnosis
- BOX 12-6 Steps to Take in the Event of a Mercury Spill
- Planning
- CARE PLAN Hyperthermia
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- EVALUATION
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- ACUTE CARE
- Hyperthermia.
- Heat Stroke.
- Hypothermia.
- BOX 12-7 Nursing Interventions for Patients With a Fever
- Assessment
- Interventions (Unless Contraindicated)
- RESTORATIVE AND CONTINUING CARE.
- Evaluation
- TABLE 12-3 OUTCOME EVALUATION
- Pulse
- Locating the Peripheral Pulse
- Figure 12-4 Location of peripheral pulses.
- Stethoscope
- TABLE 12-4 Pulse Sites
- Figure 12-5 Parts of a single tubing stethoscope.
- SKILL 12-2 Assessing the Radial and Apical Pulses
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- STEP 3A(2) Pulse check with patient’s forearm at side with wrist extended.
- Step 3A(3) Hand placement for pulse checks.
- Step 3B(4)A Locating the angle of Louis.
- Step 3B(4)B Locating the left second intercostal space(2ICS).
- Step 3B(4)C Moving down the left side of the sternum to fifth intercostal space (5ICS).
- Step 3B(4)D Locating the PMI.
- Step 3B(6) A, Location of PMI in adults. B, Stethoscope over the PMI.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Figure 12-6 Positioning the diaphragm of the stethoscope.
- Assessment of Pulse
- PULSE RATE.
- Figure 12-7 Positioning the bell of the stethoscope.
- TABLE 12-5 Acceptable Ranges of Heart Rate for Age
- PULSE RHYTHM.
- TABLE 12-6 Factors Influencing Pulse Rates
- STRENGTH AND EQUALITY.
- Blood Pressure
- Physiology of Arterial Blood Pressure
- Blood Pressure Variations
- HYPERTENSION.
- BOX 12-8 Factors Influencing Blood Pressure
- Age
- Sympathetic Stimulation
- Gender
- Ethnicity
- Daily Variation
- Medication
- Activity
- Weight
- Smoking
- HYPOTENSION.
- TABLE 12-7 Classification of Blood Pressure for Adults Age 18 Years and Older
- TABLE 12-8 Recommendations for Blood Pressure Follow-up
- BOX 12-9 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Measuring Orthostatic Blood Pressure
- Assessment of Blood Pressure
- BLOOD PRESSURE EQUIPMENT.
- SKILL 12-3 Measuring Blood Pressure
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 1 Patient’s forearm supported in bed.
- Step 3 A, Nurse palpating patient’s brachial artery. B, Center bladder of cuff above artery. C, Blood pressure cuff wrapped around upper arm.
- Step 5A(3) Stethoscope over brachial artery to measure BP.
- Step 5A(5) Inflating the BP cuff.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Figure 12-8 Sphygmomanometers. Left, Mercury; right, aneroid.
- AUSCULTATION.
- TABLE 12-9 Common Mistakes in Blood Pressure Assessment
- Figure 12-9 The sounds auscultated during blood pressure measurement can be differentiated into five Korotkoff phases. In this example, the blood pressure is 140/90.
- BOX 12-10 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- BOX 12-11 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Palpating the Systolic Blood Pressure
- ULTRASONIC STETHOSCOPE.
- PALPATATION.
- Figure 12-10 Electronic blood pressure machines vary in appearance.
- BLOOD PRESSURE ASSESSMENT IN LOWER EXTREMITIES.
- ASSESSMENT OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN CHILDREN.
- BOX 12-12 Advantages and Limitations of Automatic Blood Pressure Machines
- Advantages
- Limitations
- BOX 12-13 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Automatic Blood Pressure Measurement
- Figure 12-11 Lower extremity blood pressure cuff positioned above popliteal artery at midthigh with knee flexed.
- Respiration
- Assessment of Ventilation
- Measurement of Respiration
- RESPIRATORY RATE.
- VENTILATORY DEPTH.
- BOX 12-14 Factors Influencing Character of Respirations
- Exercise
- Acute Pain
- Anxiety
- Smoking
- Body Position
- Medications
- Neurological Injury
- Hemoglobin Function
- VENTILATORY RHYTHM.
- Figure 12-12 Pulse oximeter connected to finger sensor.
- TABLE 12-10 Acceptable Range of Respiratory Rates for Age
- Measurement of Arterial Oxygen Saturation
- SKILL 12-4 Assessing Respiration
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 3 Nurse’s hand over patient’s abdomen to check respiratory rate.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- SKILL 12-5 Measuring Oxygen Saturation (Pulse Oximetry)
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 4 Attaching sensor probe to monitoring site.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- BOX 12-15 Factors Affecting Determination of Pulse Oxygen Saturation
- Interference With Light Transmission
- Interference With Arterial Pulsations
- BOX 12-16 PATIENT TEACHING
- Temperature
- Pulse Rate
- Blood Pressure
- Respiration
- Patient Teaching and Vital Sign Measurement
- BOX 12-17 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- Temperature
- Pulse Rate
- Blood Pressure
- Respiration
- Recording Vital Signs
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 13 Health Assessment and Physical Examination
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- Purposes of Physical Examination
- Gathering a Database
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Integration of Physical Examination With Nursing Care
- Skills of Physical Assessment
- Inspection
- Palpation
- Figure 13-1 A, During light palpation, gentle pressure against underlying skin and tissues can detect areas of irregularity and tenderness. B, During deep palpation, depress tissue to assess condition of underlying organs.
- Percussion
- Auscultation
- Figure 13-2 A, Radial pulse is detected with pads of fingertips, the most sensitive part of the hand. B, Dorsum of hand detects temperature variations in skin. C, The bony part of the palm at the base of the fingers detects vibrations. D, Skin is grasped with fingertips to assess turgor.
- Olfaction
- Preparation for Examination
- Environment
- Equipment
- BOX 13-1 Exercises to Increase Familiarity With the Stethoscope
- TABLE 13-1 Assessment of Characteristic Odors
- Patient
- PHYSICAL PREPARATION.
- BOX 13-2 Equipment and Supplies for Physical Assessment
- POSITIONING.
- PSYCHOLOGICAL PREPARATION.
- Assessment of Age-Groups
- TABLE 13-2 Positions for Examination
- Physical Examination
- General Survey
- General Appearance and Behavior.
- Vital Signs.
- Height and Weight.
- TABLE 13-3 Clinical Indicators of Abuse
- BOX 13-3 Red Flags for Suspicion of Substance Abuse
- Figure 13-3 Measuring infant length.
- Integument
- Skin
- HEALTH HISTORY.
- BOX 13-4 Principles for Nursing Practice
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- COLOR.
- TABLE 13-4 Skin Color Variations
- TABLE 13-5 Physical Findings of the Skin Indicative of Substance Abuse
- MOISTURE.
- TEMPERATURE.
- TEXTURE.
- TURGOR.
- VASCULARITY.
- EDEMA.
- Figure 13-4 Assessment of skin turgor.
- LESIONS
- Hair and Scalp
- HEALTH HISTORY.
- BOX 13-5 Types of Primary Skin Lesions
- INSPECTION.
- BOX 13-6 PATIENT TEACHING
- Hair and Scalp Assessment
- Nails
- Figure 13-5 Pigmented bands in nail of patient with dark skin. (From Seidel HM and others: Mosby’s guide to physical examination, ed 5, St. Louis, 2003, Mosby.)
- HEALTH HISTORY
- INSPECTION AND PALPATION
- BOX 13-7 Abnormalities of the Nail Bed
- BOX 13-8 PATIENT TEACHING
- Nail Care
- Head and Neck
- Head
- HEALTH HISTORY.
- INSPECTION AND PALPATION.
- Eyes
- HEALTH HISTORY.
- VISUAL ACUITY.
- Figure 13-6 Cross section of eye.
- BOX 13-9 PATIENT TEACHING
- Eye Health
- VISUAL FIELDS.
- EXTERNAL EYE STRUCTURES.
- Position and Alignment.
- Eyebrows.
- Eyelids.
- Lacrimal Apparatus.
- Figure 13-7 Lacrimal apparatus.
- Conjunctiva and Sclera.
- Cornea.
- Figure 13-8 Chart depicting pupillary size in millimeters.
- Pupils and Irises.
- INTERNAL EYE STRUCTURES.
- Figure 13-9 A, To check pupil reflexes, first hold penlight to side of patient’s face. B, Illumination of pupil causes pupillary constriction.
- Ears
- HEALTH HISTORY.
- AURICLES
- EAR CANALS AND EARDRUMS.
- Figure 13-10 Otoscopic examination. (From Seidel HM and others: Mosby’s guide to physical examination, ed 5, St. Louis, 2003, Mosby.)
- BOX 13-10 PATIENT TEACHING
- Ear and Hearing Health
- Figure 13-11 Normal tympanic membrane. (Courtesy Dr. Richard A. Buckingham, Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago.)
- HEARING ACUITY.
- BOX 13-11 PATIENT TEACHING
- Nose and Sinus Health
- Nose and Sinuses
- HEALTH HISTORY.
- NOSE.
- SINUSES.
- Mouth and Pharynx
- Figure 13-12 Palpation of maxillary sinuses.
- HISTORY.
- LIPS.
- MUCOSA.
- Figure 13-13 A, Inspection of inner oral mucosa of lower lip. B, Retraction allows for clear view of buccal mucosa.
- GUMS AND TEETH.
- BOX 13-12 PATIENT TEACHING
- Mouth and Pharynx Health
- TONGUE AND FLOOR OF MOUTH.
- Figure 13-14 Tongue depressor allows view of pharynx and posterior soft palate.
- PALATE.
- PHARYNX.
- Figure 13-15 Anatomical position of major neck structures.
- Neck
- HEALTH HISTORY.
- NECK MUSCLES.
- LYMPH NODES.
- Figure 13-16 Lymphatic drainage system of the head and neck. (From Seidel HM and others: Mosby’s guide to physical examination, ed 5, St. Louis, 2003, Mosby.)
- Figure 13-17 Supraclavicular lymph node palpation.
- THYROID GLAND.
- BOX 13-13 PATIENT TEACHING
- Neck Assessment
- Figure 13-18 Thyroid gland.
- TRACHEA.
- Thorax and Lungs
- Health History
- Figure 13-19 Anatomical chest wall landmarks. A, Posterior chest. B, Lateral chest. C, Anterior chest.
- Figure 13-20 Anterior position of lung lobes in relation to anatomical landmarks.
- Figure 13-21 Lateral position of lung lobes in relation to anatomical landmarks.
- Figure 13-22 Posterior position of lung lobes in relation to anatomical landmarks.
- Posterior Thorax
- Figure 13-23 A, Position of hands for palpation of posterior thorax excursion. B, When the patient inhales, the movement of chest excursion separates the thumbs.
- Figure 13-24 A to C, A systematic pattern (posterior-lateral-anterior) is followed for auscultation.
- Lateral Thorax
- Anterior Thorax
- TABLE 13-6 Adventitious Sounds
- BOX 13-14 PATIENT TEACHING
- Lung Health
- Heart
- Figure 13-25 Anatomical position of the heart.
- Figure 13-26 Cardiac cycle. MVC, Mitral valve closes; AVO, aortic valve opens; AVC, aortic valve closes, MVO, mitral valve opens.
- Health History
- Inspection and Palpation
- BOX 13-15 PATIENT TEACHING
- Heart Health
- Figure 13-27 Anatomical sites for assessment of cardiac function.
- Auscultation
- Figure 13-28 Sequence of patient positions for heart auscultation. A, Sitting. B, Supine. C, Left lateral recumbent. (From Seidel HM and others: Mosby’s guide to physical examination, ed 5, St. Louis, 2003, Mosby.)
- Vascular System
- Health History
- Carotid Arteries
- Figure 13-29 Anatomical position of carotid artery.
- Figure 13-30 Palpation of the internal carotid artery.
- Jugular Veins
- Figure 13-31 Position of patient to assess jugular vein distention. (From Thompson JM and others: Mosby’s clinical nursing, ed 5, St. Louis, 2001, Mosby.)
- Peripheral Arteries
- BOX 13-16 PATIENT TEACHING
- Vascular Health
- Figure 13-32 Anatomical positions of brachial, radial, and ulnar arteries.
- Figure 13-33 Palpation of radial pulse.
- Figure 13-34 Palpation of ulnar pulse.
- Figure 13-35 Palpation of brachial pulse.
- Figure 13-36 Anatomical position of femoral, popliteal, dorsalis pedis, and posterior tibial arteries.
- Figure 13-37 Palpation of femoral pulse.
- ULTRASOUND STETHOSCOPES.
- Figure 13-38 Palpation of popliteal pulse.
- Figure 13-39 Palpation of dorsalis pedis pulse.
- Tissue Perfusion
- Figure 13-40 Palpation of posterior tibial pulse.
- TABLE 13-7 Signs of Venous and Arterial Insufficiency
- Figure 13-41 Assessing for pitting edema. (From Seidel HM and others: Mosby’s guide to physical examination, ed 5, St. Louis, 2003. Mosby.)
- Figure 13-42 Inguinal lymph nodes.
- Peripheral Veins
- Lymphatic System
- Breasts
- Female Breasts
- BOX 13-17 FEMALE BREAST HEALTH
- Breast Self-Examination
- BOX 13-18 Normal Changes in the Breast During a Woman’s Life Span
- Puberty (8 to 20 Years)*
- Stage 1 (Preadolescent)
- Stage 2
- Stage 3
- Stage 4
- Stage 5 (Mature Breast)
- Young Adulthood (20 to 30 Years)
- Pregnancy
- Menopause
- Older Adulthood
- HEALTH HISTORY.
- Figure 13-43 Quadrants of the left breast and axillary tail of Spence. (From Seidel HM and others: Mosby’s guide to physical examination, ed 5, St. Louis, 2003, Mosby.)
- INSPECTION.
- PALPATION.
- Figure 13-44 Anatomical position of axillary and clavicular lymph nodes.
- Figure 13-45 Support the patient’s arm while palpating axillary lymph nodes.
- Figure 13-46 Patient lies flat with arm abducted and hand under head to help flatten breast tissue evenly over the chest wall. Palpate each breast in systematic fashion.
- Figure 13-47 Various methods for breast palpation. A, Palpate from top to bottom in vertical strips. B, Palpate in concentric circles. C, Palpate out from the center in wedge sections. (From Seidel HM and others: Mosby’s guide to physical examination, ed 5, St. Louis, 2003, Mosby.)
- Male Breasts
- Abdomen
- Figure 13-48 A, Anterior view of abdomen divided by quadrants. B, Posterior view of abdominal sections.
- Health History
- Inspection
- BOX 13-19 PATIENT TEACHING
- Abdominal Health
- Auscultation
- Figure 13-49 Light palpation of the abdomen.
- Palpation
- Figure 13-50 Deep palpation of the abdomen.
- Female Genitalia
- Health History
- Preparing the Patient
- BOX 13-20 PATIENT TEACHING
- Female Genitalia Health
- External Genitalia
- Figure 13-51 Female external genitalia.
- Speculum Examination of Internal Genitalia
- Male Genitalia
- Health History
- Sexual Maturity
- BOX 13-21 MALE GENITALIA HEALTH
- Male Genital Self-Examination
- Genital Examination
- Testicular Self-Examination
- Prostate Health
- Penis
- Figure 13-52 Normal male genitalia (circumcised). (From Seidel HM and others: Mosby’s guide to physical examination, ed 5, St. Louis, 2003, Mosby.)
- Figure 13-53 Palpating contents of scrotal sac. (From Seidel HM and others: Mosby’s guide to physical examination, ed 5, St. Louis, 2003. Mosby.)
- Scrotum
- Inguinal Ring and Canal
- Rectum and Anus
- BOX 13-22 PATIENT TEACHING
- Colorectal and Anal Health
- Health History
- Inspection
- Digital Palpation
- Musculoskeletal System
- A Health History
- BOX 13-23 PATIENT TEACHING
- Musculoskeletal Health
- General Inspection
- Palpation
- Range-of-Joint Motion
- Figure 13-54 Inspection of overall body posture. A, Anterior view. B, Posterior view. C, Lateral view. (From Seidel HM and others: Mosby’s guide to physical examination, ed 5, St. Louis, 2003, Mosby.)
- Muscle Tone and Strength
- Neurological System
- TABLE 13-8 Terminology for Normal Range-of-Motion Positions
- Figure 13-55 Assess muscle tone when moving the extremity passively.
- Health History
- Mental and Emotional Status
- TABLE 13-9 Maneuvers to Assess Muscle Strength
- TABLE 13-10 Muscle Strength
- Level of Consciousness
- BOX 13-24 MMSE Sample Questions
- TABLE 13-11 Glasgow Coma Scale
- Behavior and Appearance
- Language
- Intellectual Function
- MEMORY.
- KNOWLEDGE.
- ABSTRACT THINKING.
- JUDGMENT.
- TABLE 13-12 Cranial Nerve Function and Assessment
- Cranial Nerve Function
- Sensory Function
- Motor Function
- BALANCE.
- TABLE 13-13 Assessment of Sensory Nerve Function
- BOX 13-25 PATIENT TEACHING
- Neurological Health
- COORDINATION.
- After the Examination
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 14 Administering Medications
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practice
- NAMES.
- CLASSIFICATION.
- BOX 14-1 Ways to Prevent Medication Errors Associated With Look-Alike Drugs
- MEDICATION FORMS.
- Medication Legislation and Standards
- GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION OF MEDICATIONS.
- TABLE 14-1 Forms of Medication by Route of Administration
- HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS AND MEDICATION LAWS.
- MEDICATION REGULATIONS AND NURSING PRACTICE.
- BOX 14-2 Guidelines for Safe Opioid Administration and Control
- NONTHERAPEUTIC MEDICATION USE.
- BOX 14-3 Nursing Interventions to Improve Compliance With Medications
- Nonadherence.
- BOX 14-4 Using Evidence in Practice
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- Pharmacokinetics as the Basis of Medication Actions
- ABSORPTION.
- Route of Administration.
- Ability of the Medication to Dissolve.
- Blood Flow to the Area of Absorption.
- Body Surface Area.
- Lipid Solubility of the Medication.
- DISTRIBUTION.
- Circulation.
- Membrane Permeability.
- Protein Binding.
- METABOLISM.
- EXCRETION.
- Types of Medication Action
- THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS.
- BOX 14-5 Factors Influencing Drug Actions
- Genetic Differences
- Physiological Variables
- Environmental Conditions
- Psychological Factors
- Diet
- SIDE EFFECTS/ADVERSE REACTIONS.
- Toxic Effects.
- Idiosyncratic Reactions.
- Allergic Reactions.
- Figure 14-1 Identification bracelet and medal.
- TABLE 14-2 Mild Allergic Reactions
- MEDICATION INTERACTIONS.
- TABLE 14-3 Common Dosage Administration Schedules
- TABLE 14-4 Terms Associated With Medication Actions
- MEDICATION DOSE RESPONSES.
- TABLE 14-5 Factors Influencing Choice of Administration Routes
- Routes of Administration
- Figure 14-2 Sublingual administration of a tablet.
- Figure 14-3 Buccal administration of a tablet.
- ORAL ROUTES.
- Sublingual Administration.
- Buccal Administration.
- PARENTERAL ROUTES.
- TOPICAL ADMINISTRATION.
- Inhalation Route.
- Intraocular Route.
- Systems of Medication Measurement
- METRIC SYSTEM.
- TABLE 14-6 Equivalents of Measurement
- HOUSEHOLD MEASUREMENTS.
- SOLUTIONS.
- Clinical Calculations
- CONVERSIONS WITHIN ONE SYSTEM.
- CONVERSION BETWEEN SYSTEMS.
- DOSAGE CALCULATIONS.
- PEDIATRIC DOSAGES.
- Figure 14-4 Mosteller’s formula and West nomogram for estimation of surface areas in children. A straight line is drawn on West nomogram between height and weight. The point where the line crosses the surface area column is the estimated body surface area. (From Behrman RE and others: Nelson textbook of pediatrics, ed 17, Philadelphia, 2004, WB Saunders; modified from data of Boyd E, by West CD.)
- Administering Medications
- PRESCRIBER’S ROLE.
- BOX 14-6 Recommendations to Reduce Medication Errors Associated With Verbal Medication Orders and Prescriptions (NCCMERP, 2001)
- Preamble
- Recommendations
- TYPES OF ORDERS IN ACUTE CARE AGENCIES.
- Standing Orders.
- TABLE 14-7 Dangerous Abbreviations
- prn Orders.
- Single (One-Time) Orders.
- Stat Orders.
- Now Orders.
- TABLE 14-8 Abbreviations Prohibited by JCAHO
- PRESCRIPTIONS.
- PHARMACIST’S ROLE.
- DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS.
- Unit Dose.
- Computer-Controlled Dispensing Systems.
- Nurse’s Role.
- Medication Errors
- Figure 14-5 Example of a medication prescription.
- Figure 14-6 Computer-controlled medication dispensing system.
- Critical Thinking
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- BOX 14-7 Steps to Take in Preventing Medication Errors
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDES.
- STANDARDS.
- Right Medication.
- Right Dose.
- Right Patient.
- Figure 14-7 Before administering any medications, check the patient’s identification and allergy bracelets. (From deWit S: Fundamental concepts and skills for nursing, ed 2, Philadelphia, 2005, WB Saunders.)
- Right Route.
- Right Time.
- Right Documentation.
- Figure 14-8 Medication organization container to help patients remember to take medications.
- MAINTAINING PATIENTS’ RIGHTS.
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- HISTORY.
- History of Allergies.
- Medication History.
- Diet History.
- PATIENT’S PERCEPTUAL OR COORDINATION PROBLEMS.
- PATIENT’S CURRENT CONDITION.
- PATIENT’S ATTITUDE ABOUT MEDICATION USE.
- BOX 14-8 CULTURAL FOCUS
- Patient’s Knowledge and Understanding of Medication Therapy.
- PATIENT’S LEARNING NEEDS.
- Nursing Diagnosis
- BOX 14-9 PATIENT TEACHING
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- Planning
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION ACTIVITIES.
- Patient and Family Teaching.
- ACUTE CARE ACTIVITIES.
- Receiving Medication Orders.
- Correct Transcription and Communication of Orders.
- BOX 14-10 Components of Medication Orders
- Patient’s full name.
- Date and time that the order is written.
- Drug name.
- Dosage.
- Route of administration.
- Time and frequency of administration.
- Signature of prescriber.
- Accurate Dosage Calculation and Measurement.
- Correct Administration.
- Recording Medication Administration.
- RESTORATIVE CARE ACTIVITIES.
- SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS TO SPECIFIC AGE-GROUPS.
- Infants and Children.
- Older Adults.
- Polypharmacy.
- Self-Prescribing of Medications.
- Evaluation
- Figure 14-9 Example of medication administration record (MAR). (Courtesy OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Ill.)
- BOX 14-11 Tips for Administering Medications to Children
- Oral Medications
- Injections
- Figure 14-10 The effects of aging on drug metabolism. (From Lewis SM and others: Medical-surgical nursing, ed 5, St. Louis, 2000, Mosby.)
- BOX 14-12 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- TABLE 14-9 Example Evaluations for Patient Goals
- BOX 14-13 Interventions to Prevent Aspiration of Medications in Patients With Dysphagia
- Oral Administration
- SKILL 14-1 Administering Oral Medications
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 1e Check the label of the medication with the patient’s MAR.
- Step 1i(1) Place tablet in pillating device, and cut in half.
- Step 1i(2) Place tablet into medicine cup without removing wrapper.
- Step 1j(3)A Pour the desired volume of liquid so that base of meniscus is level with line on scale.
- Step 1j(3)B Use needleless syringe to draw up volumes under 10 ml.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Topical Medication Applications
- Skin Applications
- BOX 14-14 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Administering Medications Through a Nasogastric Tube, G-Tube, J-Tube, or Small-Bore Feeding Tube
- Nasal Instillation
- Eye Instillation
- BOX 14-15 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Administering Nasal Instillations
- Step 14a(2) Position for instilling nose drops into ethmoid or sphenoid sinus.
- Step 14a(3) Position for instilling nose drops into frontal and maxillary sinus.
- SKILL 14-2 Administering Eye Medications
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 13a(1) Hold eye dropper above conjunctival sac.
- Step 13b(2) Apply ointment along lower eyelid.
- Step 13c(1)(a) Gently position the convex side of the disk against your fingertip.
- Step 13c(1)(c) Place disk in the conjunctival sac between the iris and lower eyelid.
- Step 13c(1)(d) Gently pull lower eyelid over the disk.
- Step 13c(2)(d) Carefully pinch the disk to remove it from patient’s eye.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Ear Instillation
- Vaginal Instillation
- BOX 14-16 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Administering Ear Medications
- Step 8c Instill prescribed drops holding dropper above ear canal.
- Rectal Instillation
- BOX 14-17 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Administering Vaginal Medications
- Step 10c Insertion of a suppository into the vaginal canal.
- Step 11c Instillation of medication in vaginal canal.
- BOX 14-18 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Administering Rectal Suppositories
- Step 12 Lubricate tip of rectal suppository with water-soluble jelly.
- Step 14 Inserting a rectal suppository. (From deWit S: Fundamental concepts and skills for nursing, ed 2, Philadelphia, 2005, WB Saunders.)
- Administering Medications by Inhalation
- SKILL 14-3 Using Metered-Dose or Dry Powder Inhalers
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 7e(1) One technique for use of the inhaler. The patient opens lips and places inhaler in mouth with opening toward back ofthroat.
- Step 7e(2) One technique for use of the inhaler. The patient positions the mouthpiece 1 to 2 inches from the mouth. This is considered the best way to deliver the medication.
- Step 8d Have patient place mouthpiece in mouth and close lips, being careful to keep exhalation slots exposed.
- Step 9d Have patient place mouthpiece of DPI between lips.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Administering Medications By Irrigation
- Parenteral Administration of Medications
- BOX 14-19 Preventing Infection During an Injection
- Equipment
- SYRINGES.
- Figure 14-11 Types of syringes. A, Luer-Lok syringe marked in 0.1 (tenths). B, Tuberculin syringe marked in 0.01 (hundredths) for doses less than 1 ml. C, Insulin syringe marked in units (100). D, Insulin syringe marked in units (50).
- Figure 14-12 Parts of a syringe.
- NEEDLES.
- Figure 14-13 Hypodermic needles (top to bottom): 19 gauge, 1½-inch length; 20 gauge, 1-inch length; 21 gauge, 1-inch length; 23 gauge, 1-inch length; and 25 gauge, ⅝-inch length.
- DISPOSABLE INJECTION UNITS.
- Figure 14-14 A, Carpuject syringe and prefilled sterile cartridge with needle. B, Assembling the Carpuject. C, The cartridge slides into the syringe barrel, turns, and locks at the needle end. The plunger then screws into the cartridge end. D, Expel excess medication to obtain accurate dose.
- Figure 14-15 A, Medication in ampules. B, Medication in vials. Rubber top must be cleansed with alcohol when vial is opened or when it is reused.
- Preparing an Injection From an Ampule
- Preparing an Injection From a Vial
- Mixing Medications
- MIXING MEDICATIONS FROM A VIAL AND AN AMPULE.
- MIXING MEDICATIONS FROM TWO VIALS.
- SKILL 14-4 Preparing Injections
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- Medication in an Ampule
- Medication in a Vial
- Both
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 2A(1) Tapping ampule moves fluid down neck.
- Step 2A(2) Gauze pad placed around neck of ampule.
- Step 2A(3) Snapping neck away from hands.
- Step 2A(6) A, Medication aspirated with ampule inverted. B, Medication aspirated with ampule on flat surface.
- Step 2B(2) Syringe with needleless adapter.
- Step 2B(3) Insert safety needle through center of vial diaphragm (with vial flat on table).
- Step 2B(5) Withdraw fluid with vial inverted.
- Step 2B(10) Hold syringe upright, tap barrel to dislodge air bubbles.
- EVALUATION
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Figure 14-16 Steps in mixing medications from two vials.
- BOX 14-20 Calculating Doses of U-500 Insulin
- Insulin Preparation
- TABLE 14-10 Comparison of Insulin Preparations
- Administering Injections
- BOX 14-21 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Mixing Two Kinds of Insulin in One Syringe
- Figure 14-17 Sites recommended for Sub-Q injections.
- SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTIONS.
- SKILL 14-5 Administering Injections
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 12 Cleanse site with circular motion.
- Step 15a Hold syringe as if grasping a dart.
- Step 16A(4) Inject medication slowly.
- Step 14C(4) Injection creates a small bleb.
- Evaluation
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Figure 14-18 Giving Sub-Q heparin in the abdomen.
- INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS.
- Figure 14-19 Comparison of angles of insertion for IM (90 degrees), Sub-Q (45 and 90 degrees), and ID (15 degrees) injections.
- Sites.
- Ventrogluteal.
- BOX 14-22 Characteristics of Intramuscular Sites
- Vastus Lateralis
- Ventrogluteal
- Deltoid
- Vastus Lateralis.
- Figure 14-20 A, Landmarks for ventrogluteal site. B, Giving IM injection in ventrogluteal site.
- Dorsogluteal.
- Deltoid.
- Figure 14-21 A, Landmarks for vastus lateralis site. B, Giving IM injection in vastus lateralis muscle.
- Technique in Intramuscular Injections
- Z-Track Method.
- Figure 14-22 A, Landmarks for deltoid site. B, Giving IM injection in deltoid muscle.
- INTRADERMAL INJECTIONS.
- SAFETY IN ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS BY INJECTION
- Needleless Devices.
- Figure 14-23 Z-Track method of injection prevents deposit of medication into sensitive tissues.
- Figure 14-24 Needle with plastic guard to prevent needle sticks. A, Position of guard before injection. B, After injection, the nurse locks the guard in place, covering the needle.
- Intravenous Administration
- Figure 14-25 Sharps disposal using only one hand.
- BOX 14-23 Recommendations for the Prevention of Needle-Stick Injuries
- SKILL 14-6 Adding Medications to Intravenous Fluid Containers
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 3c Cleanse injection port with antiseptic swab.
- Step 3d Inject medication through port.
- Step 3g Affix label to IV bag.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- LARGE-VOLUME INFUSIONS.
- INTRAVENOUS BOLUS.
- VOLUME-CONTROLLED INFUSIONS.
- Figure 14-26 Piggyback setup.
- Piggyback.
- SKILL 14-7 Administering Medications by Intravenous Bolus
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 7c Connecting syringe to IV line with blunt needleless cannula tip.
- Step 7d Intravenous line pinched above injection port for medication infusion.
- Step 7e Using a watch to time an IV push medication.
- Step 8b(2) A, Intravenous catheter with saline lock adapter. B, Syringe inserted into injection port.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Volume-Control Administration.
- Mini-infusion Pump.
- INTERMITTENT VENOUS ACCESS.
- SKILL 14-8 Administering Intravenous Medications by Piggyback, Intermittent Intravenous Infusion Sets, and Mini-infusion Pumps
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- Piggyback or Mini-infusion Pump
- Volume-Control Administration Set
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 7A(3)(a) For the needleless system, insert tip of piggyback infusion tubing into port.
- Step 7B(3) Ensure syringe is secure after placing it into miniinfusion pump.
- Step 5C(4) A, Inject medication into device. B, Prepared dose.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 15 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Mrs. Reynolds
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Distribution of Body Fluids
- Composition of Body Fluids
- Figure 15-1 Diffusion across a semipermeable membrane. (From Lewis SM and others: Medical-surgical nursing: assessment and management of clinical problems, ed 4, St. Louis, 2002, Mosby.)
- Movement of Body Fluids
- Figure 15-2 Osmosis through a semipermeable membrane. (From Lewis SM and others: Medical-surgical nursing: assessment and management of clinical problems, ed 4, St. Louis, 2002, Mosby.)
- Figure 15-3 The sodium-potassium pump. (From Lewis SM and others: Medical-surgical nursing: assessment and management of clinical problems, ed 4, St. Louis, 2002, Mosby.)
- Regulation of Body Fluids
- FLUID INTAKE.
- TABLE 15-1 Adult Average Daily Fluid Gains and Losses
- HORMONAL REGULATION.
- FLUID OUTPUT REGULATION.
- Regulation of Electrolytes
- CATIONS.
- Sodium Regulation.
- Potassium Regulation.
- Calcium Regulation.
- Magnesium Regulation.
- ANIONS.
- Chloride Regulation.
- Bicarbonate Regulation.
- Phosphorus-Phosphate Regulation.
- Regulation of Acid-Base Balance
- Disturbances in Electrolyte, Fluid, and Acid-Base Balance
- ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCES
- Sodium Imbalances.
- Potassium Imbalances.
- Calcium Imbalances.
- TABLE 15-2 Electrolyte Imbalances
- Magnesium Imbalances.
- Chloride Imbalances.
- FLUID DISTURBANCES.
- ACID-BASE IMBALANCES.
- pH.
- PaCO2
- PaO2.
- TABLE 15-3 Fluid Disturbances
- Oxygen Saturation.
- Base Excess.
- Bicarbonate.
- Types of Acid-Base Imbalances.
- TABLE 15-4 Acid-Base Imbalances
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- Critical Thinking in Patient Care
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDES.
- STANDARDS.
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- NURSING HISTORY.
- PHYSICAL EXAMINATION.
- MEASURING FLUID INTAKE AND OUTPUT.
- BOX 15-1 Medications That Cause Fluid and Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disturbances
- TABLE 15-5 Physical and Behavioral Nursing Assessment for Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances
- LABORATORY STUDIES.
- TABLE 15-6 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- Figure 15-4 Graduated measuring containers. Clockwise from top left: “hat” receptacle, specimen, and measurement container.
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Nursing Diagnosis
- BOX 15-2 Laboratory Data for Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances
- Fluid and Electrolytes
- Metabolic Alkalosis
- Metabolic Acidosis
- Respiratory Alkalosis
- Respiratory Acidosis
- TABLE 15-7 Laboratory Profile: Acid-Base Assessment
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- CARE PLAN Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- Evaluation
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- ACUTE CARE.
- Daily Weight and Intake and Output Measurement.
- Enteral Replacement of Fluids.
- Restriction of Fluids.
- Parenteral Replacement of Fluids and Electrolytes.
- Vascular Access Devices.
- Total Parenteral Nutrition.
- Intravenous Therapy.
- Administration of Intravenous Therapy
- Types of Solutions.
- TABLE 15-8 Intravenous Solutions
- Equipment.
- Figure 15-5 Cephalic, basilic, and medial cubital veins are best for IV placement in adults.
- Initiating the Intravenous Line.
- BOX 15-3 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- BOX 15-4 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- Regulating the Infusion Flow Rate.
- SKILL 15-1 Initiating a Peripheral Intravenous Infusion
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- For IV Start and Heparin Saline Lock
- For IV Fluid Infusion
- For Heparin or Normal Saline Lock
- Transparent Dressing Only
- Gauze Dressing Only
- Figure 15-6 IV access device options. A, Scalp vein. B, Over-the-needle catheter (ONC).
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 5c A, Roller clamp in open position. B, Roller clamp in closed or off position.
- Step 5d Remove protective covering from IV solution.
- Step 5e Insertion of tubing spike into IV container.
- Step 5f Squeezing drip chamber to fill with fluid.
- Step 5h Remove air bubbles from tubing.
- Step 7 Tourniquet placed on arm for initial vein selection.
- Step 8e Palpate vein for resilience.
- Step 14 Stabilize vein below insertion site.
- Step 14b Puncture skin with VAD at 10 to 30 degrees above vein.
- Step 15 A, Blood return in flashback chamber. B, Advance device into vein.
- Step 16 A, Apply pressure above insertion site. B, Retract the stylet by pushing safety tab.
- Step 17 Connecting end of saline lock.
- Step 18 Flush injection cap.
- Step 20b A, Place tape under catheter hub. B, Chevron applied before gauze dressing.
- Step 21A(1) Applying transparent dressing.
- Step 21A(2) Place tape over transparent dressing.
- Step 21B(1) Place folded 2 × 2 gauze under cannula hub.
- Step 21B(2) Apply 2 × 2 gauze dressing.
- Step 22 Loop and secure tubing.
- Step 24 Label IV dressing.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- TABLE 15-9 Infiltration Scale
- TABLE 15-10 Phlebitis Scale
- SKILL 15-2 Regulating Intravenous Flow Rate
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 3 IV fluid bag with time tape.
- Step 5 Nurse counts drops infusing.
- Step 6a Electronic eye placed over drip chamber.
- Step 6b Insert IV tubing into chamber of control mechanism.
- Step 6c Press start button.
- Step 7a Volume-metric device.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Maintaining the System.
- Figure 15-7 Potential sites for contamination of an intravascular device.
- Complications of Intravenous Therapy.
- Discontinuing Intravenous Infusions.
- SKILL 15-3 Changing Intravenous Solution and Infusion Tubing
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- IV Infusion
- Heparin Flush
- Normal Saline Flush
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 3d(9) A, Disconnect old tubing. B, While compressing vein, attach end of new tubing. C, Make sure connection is secure.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- SKILL 15-4 Changing a Peripheral Intravenous Dressing
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- For Transparent Dressing
- For Gauze Dressing
- ASSESSMENT
- Planning
- Implementation
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Blood Replacement.
- Blood Groups and Types.
- Figure 15-8 IV catheter is withdrawn slowly, keeping catheter parallel to vein.
- Autologous Transfusion.
- Blood Transfusions.
- Figure 15-9 Tubing for blood administration has an in-line filter.
- Transfusion Reactions.
- Interventions for Acid-Base Imbalances.
- Arterial Blood Gases.
- CONTINUING CARE.
- BOX 15-5 Nursing Interventions for Blood Transfusion Reaction
- Home Intravenous Therapy.
- Nutritional Support.
- Medication Safety.
- BOX 15-6 PATIENT TEACHING
- Home Intravenous Therapy
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- TABLE 15-11 OUTCOME EVALUATION
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- EVALUTION
- Documentation Note
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- UNIT IV Principles for Caring
- CHAPTER 16 Caring in Nursing Practice
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Mrs. Levine
- Theoretical Views on Caring
- Caring Is Primary
- The Essence of Nursing and Health
- Transpersonal Caring
- TABLE 16-1 Watson’s 10 Carative Factors
- Swanson’s Theory of Caring
- Summary of Theoretical Views
- TABLE 16-2 Swanson’s Theory of Caring
- Patients’ Perceptions of Caring
- TABLE 16-3 Nursing Care Behavior (as Perceived by Patients)
- Caring in Nursing Practice
- Providing Presence
- Figure 16-1 Nurse conveying presence to a patient.
- Comforting
- Touch
- Figure 16-2 Nurse discusses patient’s health care needs with family.
- Listening
- Knowing the Patient
- BOX 16-1 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- Healing Environments
- Spiritual Caring
- BOX 16-2 Nurse Caring Behaviors as Perceived by Families
- Family Care
- The Challenge of Caring
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 17 Cultural Diversity
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- Health Disparities
- Cultural Conflicts
- Culture in Health and Illness
- Comparative Worldviews About Health and Illness
- TABLE 17-1 Comparative Cultural Worldviews About Health and Illness
- Culturally Competent Care
- TABLE 17-2 Cultural Healers
- Figure 17-1 Leininger’s culture care theory and Sunrise Model. (Reprinted with permission of the McGraw-Hill Companies.)
- Cultural Assessment
- Intercultural Communication
- Building Relationships
- BOX 17-1 Questions Used in Cultural Care Assessment
- BOX 17-2 Rules of Impression Management
- Selected Components of Cultural Assessment
- Ethnic Heritage and Ethnohistory
- Biocultural History
- Social Organization
- Religious and Spiritual Beliefs
- TABLE 17-3 Cultural Assessment Guide
- Communication Patterns
- BOX 17-3 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- Time Orientation
- Caring Beliefs and Practices
- CULTURAL PRACTICES DURING LIFE TRANSITIONS.
- PREGNANCY.
- BOX 17-4 PATIENT TEACHING
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- CHILDBIRTH.
- NEWBORN.
- POSTPARTUM PERIOD.
- Grief and Loss
- Experience With Professional Health Care
- Culturally Competent Nursing Actions
- BOX 17-5 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 18 Spiritual Health
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Victoria Timms
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- Concepts in Spiritual Health
- SPIRITUALITY.
- Figure 18-1 The spiritual dimension: the unifying approach. (With kind permission of Springer Science and Business Media.)
- FAITH.
- RELIGION.
- HOPE.
- Spiritual Health
- TABLE 18-1 Relationship Between Developmental Stage and Spiritual Beliefs
- Spiritual Problems
- ACUTE ILLNESS.
- Figure 18-2 Spiritual distress often affects a person’s adjustment to illness.
- CHRONIC ILLNESS.
- TERMINAL ILLNESS.
- NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE.
- Critical Thinking
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- BOX 18-1 CULTURAL FOCUS
- Implications for Practice
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDES.
- STANDARDS.
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- TABLE 18-2 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- FAITH/BELIEF.
- LIFE AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY.
- TABLE 18-3 Religious Beliefs About Health
- CONNECTEDNESS.
- LIFE SATISFACTION.
- FELLOWSHIP AND COMMUNITY.
- RITUAL AND PRACTICE.
- Figure 18-3 Praying together enhances the connectedness between parents and their children.
- VOCATION.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- Establishing Presence.
- Supporting a Healing Relationship.
- CARE PLAN Spirituality
- ASSESSMENT
- Nursing Diagnosis
- PLANNING
- EVALUATION
- ACUTE CARE.
- Support Systems.
- Diet Therapies.
- BOX 18-2 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- Supporting Rituals.
- RESTORATIVE AND CONTINUING CARE
- Prayer and Meditation.
- BOX 18-3 PATIENT TEACHING
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- TABLE 18-4 OUTCOME EVALUATION
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 19 Growth and Development
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Crystal Taylor
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Growth and Development Theory
- TABLE 19-1 Comparison of Major Development Theories
- THEORIES OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.
- Sigmund Freud.
- Erik Erikson’s Eight Stages of Development.
- Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development.
- Figure 19-1 Loneliness in relation to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. (Modified from Ebersole P, Hess P: Toward healthy aging: human needs and nursing responses, ed 6, St. Louis, 1998, Mosby.)
- Kohlberg’s Moral Developmental Theory.
- Abraham Maslow.
- Carol Gilligan.
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- Conception and Fetal Development
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- Neonate
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- BOX 19-1 Health Promotion Guidelines for Parents of Newborns
- Infant
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- Figure 19-2 Playing with blocks helps to develop infant’s motor skills. (From Wong DL and others: Whaley and Wong’s nursing care of infants and children, ed 6, St. Louis, 1999, Mosby.)
- Acute Care.
- BOX 19-2 Health Promotion Guidelines for Parents of Infants
- Toddler
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- Acute Care.
- BOX 19-3 Health Promotion Guidelines for Parents of Toddlers
- Preschool Child
- BOX 19-4 Health Promotion Guidelines for Parents of Preschool Children
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- Acute Care.
- School-Age Child
- Figure 19-3 Coordination improves in school-age children as they gain control over their bodies.
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- BOX 19-5 Health Promotion Guidelines for School-Agers and Their Parents
- ACUTE CARE.
- Preadolescent
- Adolescent
- PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.
- PUBERTY.
- Figure 19-4 Heterosexual relationships are an important part of adolescence. (From Hockenberry and others: Whaley and Wong’s nursing care of infants and children, ed 7, St. Louis, 2003, Mosby.)
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- BOX 19-6 Health Promotion Guidelines for Adolescents and Their Parents
- ACUTE CARE.
- Young Adult
- PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.
- COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT.
- PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- ACUTE CARE.
- Middle-Age Adult
- PHYSICAL CHANGES.
- COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT.
- PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
- TABLE 19-2 Physiological Changes in the Middle-Age Adult
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- ACUTE CARE.
- Older Adult
- BOX 19-7 CULTURAL FOCUS
- Implications for Practice
- Figure 19-5 Quilting keeps this older adult active.
- TABLE 19-3 Common Physical Changes of Aging
- PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.
- COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT.
- BOX 19-8 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
- Death.
- Aloneness and Loneliness.
- Housing and Environment.
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- BOX 19-9 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- Health Care Services.
- ACUTE CARE.
- Critical Thinking
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDES.
- STANDARDS.
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- TABLE 19-4 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- CARE PLAN Health-Seeking Behaviors
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- Evaluation
- BOX 19-10 PATIENT TEACHING
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- TABLE 19-5 OUTCOME EVALUATION
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 20 Self-Concept and Sexuality
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Paul Taylor
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Development of Self-Concept
- Components and Interrelated Terms of Self-Concept
- BOX 20-1 Erikson’s Developmental Tasks and Impact on Self-Concept and Sexuality
- Trust Versus Mistrust (Birth to 1 Year)
- Autonomy Versus Shame and Doubt (1 to 3 Years)
- Initiative Versus Guilt (3 to 6 Years)
- Industry Versus Inferiority (6 to 12 Years)
- Identity Versus Role Confusion (12 to 20 Years)
- Intimacy Versus Isolation (Mid-20s to Mid-40s)
- Generativity Versus Self-Absorption (Mid-40s to Mid-60s)
- Ego Integrity Versus Despair (Late 60s to Death)
- Figure 20-1 Sexuality is important across the life span.
- Stressors Affecting Self-Concept and Sexuality
- Figure 20-2 Common stressors that influence self-concept.
- IDENTITY STRESSORS.
- BOX 20-2 CULTURAL FOCUS
- Implications for Practice
- BODY IMAGE STRESSORS.
- ROLE PERFORMANCE STRESSORS.
- SELF-ESTEEM STRESSORS.
- BOX 20-3 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- SEXUALITY STRESSORS.
- BOX 20-4 Signs and Symptoms That Indicate Current Sexual Abuse or a History of Sexual Abuse
- The Nurse’s Influence on the Patient’s Self-Concept and Sexuality
- Figure 20-3 Nurses use touch and eye contact to enhance a patient’s self-esteem.
- Critical Thinking in Patient Care
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- EXPERIENCE.
- BOX 20-5 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- ATTITUDES.
- STANDARDS.
- BOX 20-6 Behaviors Suggestive of Altered Self-Concept and Sexuality
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- TABLE 20-1 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- BOX 20-7 PLISSIT Assessment of Sexuality
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- CARE PLAN Self-Esteem
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- Evaluation
- ACUTE CARE.
- BOX 20-8 PATIENT TEACHING
- Promoting Sexual Function for the Older Adult
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- RESTORATIVE AND CONTINUING CARE.
- BOX 20-9 PATIENT TEACHING
- Alterations in Self-Concept
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- TABLE 20-2 OUTCOME EVALUATION
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 21 Family Context in Nursing
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY The O’Connell Family
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Concept of Family
- Figure 21-1 Family celebrations and traditions strengthen the family.
- Definition: What Is Family?
- Family Forms
- CURRENT TRENDS AND NEW FAMILY FORMS.
- BOX 21-1 Family Forms
- Nuclear Family
- Extended Family
- Single-Parent Family
- Blended Family
- Alternate Patterns of Relationships
- FACTORS INFLUENCING FAMILY FORMS.
- Economic Factors.
- Homelessness.
- Domestic Violence.
- BOX 21-2 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION.
- TABLE 21-1 Stages of the Family Life Cycle
- DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES.
- FAMILY AND HEALTH.
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- Family Nursing: Family as Context, as Patient, and as System
- FAMILY AS CONTEXT.
- FAMILY AS PATIENT.
- FAMILY AS SYSTEM.
- Figure 21-2 Observing family interactions assists in understanding family functioning.
- Critical Thinking
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDES.
- STANDARDS.
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- TABLE 21-2 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- BOX 21-3 CULTURAL FOCUS
- Implications for Practice
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Figure 21-3 Nurse and family members.
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- CARE PLAN Compromised Family Coping
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- Evaluation
- BOX 21-4 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- ACUTE CARE.
- RESTORATIVE AND CONTINUING CARE.
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- BOX 21-5 PATIENT TEACHING
- Outcomes
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- TABLE 21-3 OUTCOMES EVALUATION
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 22 Stress and Coping
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Rhonda Bennett, RN
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- General Adaptation Syndrome
- REACTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS.
- TABLE 22-1 Indicators of Stress
- Types of Stress
- BOX 22-1 Factors Influencing the Response to Stressors
- Intensity
- Scope
- Duration
- Number and Nature of Other Stressors Present
- Predictability
- Level of Personal Control
- Feelings of Competence
- Cognitive Appraisal
- Availability of Social Supports
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- Nursing Theory and the Role of Stress
- Situational, Maturational, and Sociocultural Factors
- BOX 22-2 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- SITUATIONAL FACTORS.
- MATURATIONAL FACTORS.
- SOCIOCULTURAL FACTORS.
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Critical Thinking
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDES.
- STANDARDS.
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- SUBJECTIVE FINDINGS.
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- OBJECTIVE FINDINGS.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- TABLE 22-2 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- Regular Exercise.
- Support Systems.
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation.
- Cognitive Therapy.
- Assertiveness Training.
- Stress Management in the Workplace.
- CARE PLAN Stress and Individual Coping
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- PLANNING
- EVALUATION
- BOX 22-3 PATIENT TEACHING
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- Figure 22-1 Sharing recreation with family and friends promotes relaxation. (Courtesy Michael S. Clement, MD, Mesa, Ariz.)
- BOX 22-4 CULTURAL FOCUS
- ACUTE CARE
- Crisis Intervention.
- BOX 22-5 UESING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- RESTORATIVE AND CONTINUING CARE.
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- TABLE 22-3 OUTCOME EVALUATION
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- Patient Expectations.
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 23 Loss and Grief
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY The Holloway Family
- TABLE 23-1 Types of Loss
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Loss
- Grief
- TABLE 23-2 The Grief Process
- KU¨BLER-ROSS’S STAGES OF DYING.
- BOWLBY’S PHASES OF MOURNING.
- WORDEN’S FOUR TASKS OF MOURNING.
- TYPES OF GRIEF.
- Normal Grief.
- Anticipatory Grief.
- COMPLICATED GRIEF.
- DISENFRANCHISED GRIEF.
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- Factors Influencing Loss and Grief
- HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.
- PSYCHOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVES OF LOSS AND GRIEF.
- SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS.
- PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS.
- Nature of the Loss.
- CULTURE AND ETHNICITY.
- BOX 23-1 CULTURAL FOCUS
- Loss, Death, and Grieving
- Implications for Practice
- SPIRITUAL BELIEFS.
- Coping With Grief and Loss
- HOPE.
- Critical Thinking
- Synthesis
- BOX 23-2 The Dying Person’s Bill of Rights
- KNOWLEDGE.
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDES.
- STANDARDS.
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- TABLE 23-3 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- Figure 23-1 Nurses assist family members in finding resources to help with the grieving process.
- TYPE AND STAGES OF GRIEF.
- BOX 23-3 Symptoms of Normal Grief
- Feelings
- Cognitions (Thought Patterns)
- Physical Sensations
- Behaviors
- FACTORS THAT AFFECT GRIEF.
- TABLE 23-4 Assessment of Factors Influencing Grieving
- COPING RESOURCES.
- END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS.
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- NURSE’S EXPERIENCE WITH GRIEF.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- Figure 23-2 Concept map for a patient with depression following death of spouse.
- Therapeutic Communication.
- CARE PLAN Loss and Grief
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- Evaluation
- Promoting Hope.
- Facilitating Mourning.
- ACUTE CARE
- Palliative Care.
- Symptom Control.
- BOX 23-4 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- Maintaining Dignity and Self-Esteem.
- Preventing Abandonment and Isolation.
- Providing a Comfortable and Peaceful Environment.
- Support for the Grieving Family.
- TABLE 23-5 Promoting Comfort in the Terminally Ill Patient
- Hospice Care.
- BOX 23-5 PATIENT TEACHING
- Preparing the Dying Patient’s Family
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- Care After Death.
- BOX 23-6 Care of the Body After Death
- Physician or Health Care Provider Responsibilities
- Nurse Responsibilities
- The Grieving Nurse.
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- TABLE 23-6 OUTCOME EVALUATION
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 24 Managing Patient Care
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Jennifer
- BOX 24-1 Entry-Level Staff Nurse Competencies
- Professionalism
- Registered Nurse Education
- Advanced Education
- Licensed Practical Nurse Education
- Theory
- Service
- Autonomy
- Code of Ethics
- Standards of Nursing Practice
- Standards of Care
- TABLE 24-1 ANA Standards of Professional Performance
- TABLE 24-2 ANA Standards of Practice
- Building a Nursing Team
- Nursing Care Delivery Models
- FUNCTIONAL NURSING.
- TEAM NURSING.
- TOTAL PATIENT CARE.
- PRIMARY NURSING.
- CASE MANAGEMENT.
- Decentralized Decision Making
- BOX 24-2 Responsibilities of the Nurse Manager
- STAFF INVOLVEMENT.
- Figure 24-1 Nursing staff collaborating on practice issues.
- Leadership Skills for Nursing Students
- CLINICAL CARE COORDINATION.
- Clinical Decisions.
- Priority Setting.
- Organizational Skills.
- Use of Resources.
- Time Management.
- Evaluation.
- TEAM COMMUNICATION.
- DELEGATION.
- BOX 24-3 The Five Rights of Delegation
- Right Task
- Right Circumstances
- Right Person
- Right Direction/Communication
- Right Supervision
- Quality Improvement
- Figure 24-2 Framework for quality. (Data from Peters DA: Outcomes: the mainstay of a framework for quality care, J Nurs Care Qual 10[1]:61, 1995.)
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited reference
- UNIT V Caring for Patients’ Basic Human Needs
- CHAPTER 25 Exercise and Activity
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Mr. Indelicato
- BOX 25-1 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Body Alignment
- Body Balance
- Coordinated Body Movement
- Friction
- Regulation of Movement
- SKELETAL SYSTEM.
- Joints.
- Ligaments.
- Tendons.
- Cartilage.
- SKELETAL MUSCLE.
- Muscles Concerned With Movement.
- Muscles Concerned With Posture.
- Muscle Groups.
- NERVOUS SYSTEM.
- Proprioception.
- Balance.
- Principles of Body Mechanics
- Pathological Influences on Body Alignment, Exercise, and Activity
- CONGENITAL DEFECTS.
- DISORDERS OF BONES, JOINTS, AND MUSCLES.
- BOX 25-2 Principles of Body Mechanics
- CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE.
- MUSCULOSKELETAL TRAUMA.
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- Growth and Development
- Behavioral Aspects
- Cultural and Ethnic Origin
- BOX 25-3 General Guidelines for Initiating and Maintaining an Exercise Program
- Critical Thinking
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDES.
- BOX 25-4 CULTURAL FOCUS
- Implications for Practice
- STANDARDS.
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- TABLE 25-1 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- BODY ALIGNMENT.
- Standing.
- Sitting.
- Figure 25-1 Correct body alignment with standing.
- Recumbent.
- MOBILITY.
- Range of Motion.
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- Gait.
- Exercise.
- Activity Tolerance.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- BOX 25-5 Effects of Exercise
- Cardiovascular System
- Pulmonary System
- Metabolic System
- Musculoskeletal System
- Activity Tolerance
- Psychosocial Factors
- Nursing Diagnosis
- BOX 25-6 Factors Influencing Activity Tolerance
- Physiological Factors
- Emotional Factors
- Developmental Factors
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CARE PLAN Impaired Physical Mobility
- ASSESSMENT
- Nursing Diagnosis
- PLANNING
- EVALUATION
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- Lifting Techniques.
- ACUTE CARE
- Positioning Techniques.
- Fowler’s Position.
- Figure 25-2 Incorrect (A) and correct (B) body position for lifting.
- Supine Position.
- TABLE 25-2 Devices Used for Proper Positioning
- Figure 25-3 Trochanter roll.
- Figure 25-4 Hand roll.
- Figure 25-5 Patient using a trapeze bar.
- SKILL 25-1 Moving and Positioning Patients in Bed
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 1C Fowler’s position with footboard in place.
- Step 1E(8) Supine position with pillows in place.
- Step 1G(2–3) Prone position with pillows in place.
- Step 1G(5) Prone position with pillows supporting lower legs.
- Step 1I(9) Lateral position with pillows in place.
- Step 1J(7) Sandbag supporting foot in dorsiflexion.
- Step 1K(3) Position nurses on each side of patient.
- Step 1K(5) Move patient as a unit, maintaining proper alignment.
- Step 1K(6) Place pillows along patient’s back for support.
- Step 1K(7) Gently lean patient as a unit against pillows.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Prone Position.
- Lateral Position.
- Sims’ Position.
- Transfer Techniques.
- SKILL 25-2 Using Safe and Effective Transfer Techniques
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 1B(1) Side-lying position.
- Step 1B(6) Nurse places arm over patient’s thighs.
- Step 1B(8) Nurse shifts weight to rear leg and elevates patient.
- Step 1C(5) Nurse flexes hips and knees, aligning knees with patient’s knees.
- Step 1C(7) Nurse rocks patient to standing position.
- Step 1C(10) Patient uses armrests for support.
- Step 1C(11) Nurse eases patient into chair.
- Step 1D(4) Proper positioning of lifters during three-person transfer.
- Step 1E(17) Patient is raised off bed after being properly placed in the sling.
- Step 1E (20) Use of hydraulic lift to lower patient into chair.
- Evaluation
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Joint Mobility and Ambulation
- Range-of-Motion Exercises.
- BOX 25-7 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- Walking.
- Assisting a Patient in Walking.
- RESTORATIVE AND CONTINUING CARE.
- Figure 25-6 Ease the patient down to the floor by bending the nurse’s knees, keeping the nurse’s back straight. (From Birchenall M, Streight ME: Mosby’s textbook for the home care aide, St. Louis, 1997, Mosby.)
- Assistive Devices for Walking
- Walkers.
- Canes.
- Figure 25-7 Patient using a walker.
- Crutches.
- Measuring for Crutches.
- Figure 25-8 Base of quad cane.
- Figure 25-9 Double adjustable Lofstrand or forearm crutch.
- Crutch Gait.
- BOX 25-8 PATIENT TEACHING
- Crutch Safety
- Outcomes
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- Figure 25-10 Measuring crutch length.
- Figure 25-11 Using the goniometer to verify correct degree of elbow flexion for crutch use.
- Figure 25-12 Verifying correct distance between crutch pad and axilla.
- Figure 25-13 Tripod position, basic crutch stance.
- Crutch Walking on Stairs.
- Figure 25-14 Four-point alternating gait. Solid feet and crutch tips show foot and crutch tip moved in each of the four phases. (Read from bottom to top).
- Figure 25-15 Three-point gait with weight borne on unaffected leg. Solid foot and crutch tips show weight bearing in each phase. (Read from bottom to top).
- Figure 25-16 Two-point gait with weight borne partially on each foot and each crutch advancing with opposing leg. Solid areas indicate leg and crutch tips bearing weight. (Read from bottom to top).
- Figure 25-17 Ascending stairs. A, Weight is placed on crutches. B, Weight is transferred from crutches to unaffected leg on stairs. C, Crutches are aligned with unaffected leg on stairs.
- Figure 25-18 Descending stairs. A, Body weight on unaffected leg. B, Body weight transferred to crutches. C, Unaffected leg aligned on stairs with crutches.
- Figure 25-19 Sitting on chair. A, Both crutches are held by one hand. Patient transfers weight to crutches and unaffected leg. B, Patient grasps arm of chair with free hand and begins to lower herself into chair. C, Patient completely lowers herself into chair.
- Sitting in a Chair With Crutches.
- TABLE 25-3 OUTCOME EVALUTION
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 26 Safety
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Mr. Gonzales
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Basic Human Needs
- OXYGEN.
- NUTRITION.
- TEMPERATURE.
- HUMIDITY.
- Physical Hazards
- Pathogen Transmission
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- Developmental Level
- INFANT, TODDLER, AND PRESCHOOLER.
- SCHOOL-AGE CHILD.
- ADOLESCENT.
- ADULT.
- OLDER ADULT.
- Other Risk Factors
- LIFESTYLE.
- IMPAIRED MOBILITY.
- SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS.
- COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS.
- SAFETY AWARENESS.
- Risks in the Health Care Agency
- FALLS.
- BOX 26-1 JCAHO 2005 National Patient Safety Goals for Hospitals
- BOX 26-2 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- BOX 26-3 Fall Assessment Tool
- PATIENT-INHERENT ACCIDENTS.
- PROCEDURE-RELATED ACCIDENTS.
- EQUIPMENT-RELATED ACCIDENTS.
- Critical Thinking in Patient Care
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDES.
- TABLE 26-1 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- STANDARDS.
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- BOX 26-4 Home Hazard Assessment
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- BOX 26-5 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- Physical Assessment Findings in the Older Adult That Increase the Risk of Accidents
- Musculoskeletal Changes
- Nervous System Changes
- Sensory Changes
- Genitourinary Changes
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- CARE PLAN Risk for Injury
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- EVALUATION
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- DEVELOPMENTAL INTERVENTIONS
- Infant, Toddler, and Preschooler.
- School-Age Child.
- Adolescent.
- Adult.
- Older Adult.
- ENVIRONMENTAL INTERVENTIONS.
- General Preventive Measures.
- BOX 26-6 PATIENT TEACHINING
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- BOX 26-7 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- TABLE 26-2 Measures to Prevent Falls in Older Adults
- Specific Safety Concerns.
- Falls.
- Restraints.
- BOX 26-8 Alternatives to Restraints
- SKILL 26-1 Use of Restraints
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 5a Vest restraint securely attached to bed frame. (Courtesy JT Posey Co, Arcadia, Calif.)
- Step 5b Roll belt restraint tied to the bed frame and to an area that does not cause the restraint to tighten when the side rail is raised or lowered. (From Sorrentino SA: Mosby’s textbook for nursing assistants, ed 6, St. Louis, 2004, Mosby.)
- Step 5c Placement of wrist restraint.
- Step 5d Mitten restraint.
- Step 6 Tie restraint strap to bed frame.
- Step 7 Straps of vest restraint secured at back of chair.
- Step 8 The Posey quick-release tie. (Courtesy JT Posey Co, Arcadia, Calif.)
- Step 9 Place two fingers under restraint to check tightness.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Side Rails.
- Figure 26-1 Behavioral restraint flow sheet. (Courtesy Holy Family Hospital and Medical Center, Methuen, Mass.)
- Fires.
- Poisoning.
- Bioterrorism.
- BOX 26-9 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Intervening in Accidental Poisoning
- Electrical Hazards.
- BOX 26-10 Mercury Spill Cleaup Procedure
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- TABLE 26-3 OUTCOME EVALUTION
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 27 Hygiene
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Mrs. Foster
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- TABLE 27-1 Functions of the Skin and Implications for Care
- Skin
- Feet and Nails
- Oral Cavity and Teeth
- Hair
- Care of the Eyes, Ears, and Nose
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- Body Image
- Social Practices
- Personal Preferences
- BOX 27-1 CULTURAL FOCUS
- Implications for Practice
- Socioeconomic Status
- Cultural Variables
- Health Beliefs and Motivation
- Physical Condition
- Critical Thinking in Patient Care
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDES.
- STANDARDS.
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- ASSESSMENT OF THE SKIN.
- TABLE 27-2 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- Developmental Changes.
- TABLE 27-3 Common Skin Problems
- Cultural Factors.
- BOX 27-2 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- Skin Changes With Aging
- Assessment of Self-Care Ability.
- ASSESSMENT OF FEET AND NAILS.
- BOX 27-3 Skin Assessment for the Patient With Darkly Pigmented Intact Skin
- ASSESSMENT OF THE MOUTH.
- ASSESSMENT OF HAIR.
- TABLE 27-4 Common Foot and Nail Problems
- TABLE 27-5 Risk Factors for Hygiene Problems
- BOX 27-4 Common Oral Problems
- Dental Caries (Cavities)
- Periodontal Disease (Pyorrhea)
- Other Problems
- Cultural Practices.
- ASSESSMENT OF EYES, EARS, AND NOSE.
- BOX 27-5 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- Use of Sensory Aids.
- PATIENTS AT RISK FOR HYGIENE PROBLEMS.
- TABLE 27-6 Hair and Scalp Problems
- BOX 27-6 Assessment of Hair Care
- Physical Changes
- Self-Care Ability
- Hair-Care Practices
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CARE PLAN Skin Care
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- Interventions
- Rationale
- EVALUATION
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION, ACUTE CARE, AND RESTORATIVE AND CONTINUING CARE.
- BATHING AND SKIN CARE.
- BOX 27-7 Types of Baths
- Perineal Care.
- BOX 27-8 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- SKILL 27-1 Bathing and Perineal Care
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 1e(3) A, Remove patient’s gown. B, Remove IV from pole, C, Slide IV tubing and bag through arm of patient’s gown. D, Rehang IV bag.
- Step 1h(2) Steps for folding washcloth to form a mitt.
- Step 1h(3) Wash eye from inner to outer canthus.
- Step 1i(2) Positioning the patient’s arm to wash the axilla.
- Step 1m(3) Wash patient’s leg.
- Step 1o(2)(a) Drape the patient for perineal care.
- Step 1o(2)(d) Cleanse from perineum to rectum (front to back).
- Step 1o (3)(d) Use circular motion to cleanse tip of penis.
- Step 1q(4) Cleanse buttocks from front to back.
- Step 2a Bag Bath. A, Patient uses individual wipes to bathe. B, Bag Bath package.
- Step 11h Shower seat for patient safety.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Back Rub.
- NAIL AND FOOT CARE.
- SKILL 27-2 Performing Nail and Foot Care
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 8 Clean under fingernails with orange stick.
- Step 9 Clip fingernails straight across. Use a nail clipper.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- ORAL HYGIENE.
- Brushing.
- SKILL 27-3 Providing Oral Hygiene
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 5 Direction for toothbrush placement. A, Forty-five-degree angle brushes gum line. B, Parallel position brushes biting surfaces. C, Lateral position brushes side of teeth.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Oral Hygiene for the Unconscious and/or Orally Intubated (Artificial Airway) Patient.
- Flossing.
- Denture Care.
- SKILL 27-4 Performing Mouth Care for an Unconscious or Debilitated Patient
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 8 Insertion of oral airway.
- Step 12 Application of water-soluble moisturizer to lips.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- BOX 27-9 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Cleaning Dentures
- Step 4 Brush surface of dentures.
- Hair Care
- Brushing and Combing.
- Shampooing.
- Shaving.
- Mustache and Beard Care.
- Hair and Scalp Care.
- CARE OF EYES, EARS, NOSE.
- Basic Eye Care.
- BOX 27-10 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Shampooing Hair of Bed-Bound Patient
- Step 4 Patient positioned for shampoo.
- Step 9 Rinsing of hair.
- Eyeglasses.
- Contact Lenses.
- Ear Care.
- Figure 27-1 Apply new fixative device over feeding tube.
- Nose Care.
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Patient’s Room Environment
- TABLE 27-7 OUTCOME EVALUATION
- Maintaining Comfort
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- BOX 27-11 PATIENT TEACHING
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- Room Equipment
- BEDS.
- Figure 27-2 A, Footboard. B, Foot boot. C, Foot boot with lower leg extension.
- Bed Making.
- Linens.
- TABLE 27-8 Common Bed Positions
- BOX 27-12 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Making an Unoccupied Bed
- Step 21 Modified mitered corner.
- SKILL 27-5 Making an Occupied Bed
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment (Figure 27-3)
- Figure 27-3 Equipment for making an occupied bed.
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 11 Old linen tucked under patient.
- Step 13b Clean linen applied to bed.
- Step 14c Top edge of sheet picked up.
- Step 14d Sheet on top of mattress in a triangular fold.
- Step 14e Lower edge of sheet tucked under mattress.
- Step 14f A and B, Triangular fold placed over side of mattress. C, Linen tucked under mattress.
- Step 16 Optional drawsheet.
- Step 19 Assisting patient to roll over folds of linen.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 28 Oxygenation
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Mr. King
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Cardiopulmonary Physiology
- Structure and Function
- REGULATION OF BLOOD FLOW.
- Figure 28-1 Schematic representation of blood flow through the heart. Arrows indicate direction of flow. (From Lewis SM and others: Medical surgical nursing: assessment and management of clinical problems, ed 6, St. Louis, 2004, Mosby.)
- CONDUCTION SYSTEM.
- Figure 28-2 Conduction system of the heart. AV, Atrioventricular; LA, left atrium; LV, left ventricle; RA, right atrium; RV, right ventricle; SA, sinoatrial. (From Lewis SM and others: Medical surgical nursing: assessment and management of clinical problems, ed 6, St. Louis, 2004, Mosby.)
- TABLE 28-1 Regulation of Blood Flow
- Figure 28-3 Normal ECG waveform. (Modified from Canobbio MM: Cardiovascular disorders, St. Louis, 1990, Mosby.)
- Gas Exchange
- STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION.
- Figure 28-4 Structures of the pulmonary system. The circles denotes the alveoli. (Modified from Wilson SF, Thompson JM: Mosby’s clinical nursing series: respiratory disorders, St. Louis, 1990, Mosby.)
- REGULATION OF RESPIRATION.
- OXYGEN TRANSPORT.
- BOX 28-1 Neural and Chemical Regulation of Respiration
- Neural Regulation
- Cerebral Cortex
- Medulla Oblongata
- Chemical Regulation
- Chemoreceptors
- CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSPORT.
- Factors Affecting Oxygenation
- DECREASED OXYGEN-CARRYING CAPACITY.
- DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN CONCENTRATION.
- HYPOVOLEMIA.
- INCREASED METABOLIC RATE.
- CONDITIONS AFFECTING CHEST WALL MOVEMENT.
- Musculoskeletal Abnormalities.
- Nervous System Diseases.
- Trauma.
- Chronic Disease.
- Alterations in Cardiac Functioning
- DISTURBANCES IN CONDUCTION.
- DECREASED CARDIAC OUTPUT.
- MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA.
- LEFT-SIDED HEART FAILURE.
- RIGHT-SIDED HEART FAILURE.
- IMPAIRED VALVULAR FUNCTION.
- Alterations in Respiratory Functioning
- HYPERVENTILATION.
- HYPOVENTILATION.
- TABLE 28-2 Common Basic Cardiac Dysrhythmias
- HYPOXIA.
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- Developmental Factors
- PREMATURE INFANTS.
- INFANTS AND TODDLERS.
- SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
- YOUNG AND MIDDLE-AGE ADULTS.
- OLDER ADULTS.
- Lifestyle Factors
- NUTRITION.
- EXERCISE.
- TABLE 28-3 Changes in the Aging Cardiopulmonary System
- CIGARETTE SMOKING.
- SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
- ANXIETY AND STRESS.
- Critical Thinking
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDES.
- STANDARDS.
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- BOX 28-2 Interview Questions for Assessing Cardiopulmonary Risk Factors
- NURSING HISTORY.
- Risk Factors.
- Fatigue.
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- Pain.
- Breathing Patterns.
- Respiratory Infections.
- Medication Use.
- TABLE 28-4 Inspection of Cardiopulmonary Status
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- PHYSICAL EXAMINATION.
- TABLE 28-5 Assessment of Abnormal Chest Wall Movement
- TABLE 28-6 Respiratory Patterns
- DIAGNOSTIC TESTS.
- TABLE 28-7 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- BOX 28-3 Tuberculosis Skin Testing
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- CARE PLAN Oxygenation
- Assessment
- Planning
- Evaluation
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccine.
- BOX 28-4 PATIENT TEACHING
- Cardiopulmonary Health Promotion
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- Environmental Modifications.
- BOX 28-5 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- Care of the Older Adult
- ACUTE CARE.
- Dyspnea Management.
- Maintenance of a Patent Airway.
- Coughing Techniques.
- Cascade Cough.
- Huff Cough.
- Quad Cough.
- Suctioning Techniques.
- SKILL 28-1 Suctioning
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 4a(2) Pouring sterile saline into tray.
- Step 7 Attaching catheter to suction
- Step 9b(2) Pathway for nasotracheal catheter progression.
- Step 9c(3) Suctioning tracheostomy.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- BOX 28-6 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- Oropharyngeal and Nasopharyngeal Suctioning.
- Orotracheal and Nasotracheal Suctioning.
- Tracheal Suctioning.
- Figure 28-5 Oropharyngeal suctioning. (From Perry AG, Potter PA: Clinical nursing skills and techniques, ed 6, St. Louis, 2006, Mosby.)
- Figure 28-6 Ballard tracheal care closed suction.
- Artificial Airways.
- Oral Airway.
- BOX 28-7 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Closed (In-Line) Suctioning
- Step 4 a Suctioning tracheostomy with closed system suction catheter.
- Figure 28-7 Artificial oral airways.
- Tracheal Airway.
- Mobilization of Pulmonary Secretions.
- Hydration.
- Humidification.
- Nebulization.
- Maintenance or Promotion of Lung Expansion.
- Positioning.
- Incentive Spirometry.
- Chest Physiotherapy.
- BOX 28-8 Assessment Criteria for Chest Physiotherapy
- Chest Percussion.
- Vibration.
- Figure 28-8 Hand position for chest wall percussion during physiotherapy.
- Figure 28-9 Chest wall percussion, alternating hand motion against the patient’s chest wall.
- Postural Drainage.
- Chest Tubes.
- TABLE 28-8 Positions for Postural Drainage
- Special Considerations.
- Chest Tube Removal.
- SKILL 28-2 Care of Patients With Chest Tubes
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- Figure 28-10 Disposable waterless chest drainage system with suction.
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- TABLE 28-9 Problem Solving With Chest Tubes
- IMPLEMENTATION
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Noninvasive Ventilation.
- Figure 28-11 Mask suitable for either continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) device.
- BOX 28-9 Problems Associated With CPAP
- SKILL 28-3 Care of the Patient With Noninvasive Ventilation
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 2 A, Mask sizing. B, Full face mask with quick-release restraining straps.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Maintenance and Promotion of Oxygenation.
- Safety Precautions With Oxygen Therapy.
- Oxygen Supply.
- Methods of Oxygen Delivery.
- Home Oxygen.
- Restoration of Cardiopulmonary Functioning.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
- RESTORATIVE AND CONTINUING CARE.
- Respiratory Muscle Training.
- Breathing Exercises.
- TABLE 28-10 Oxygen Delivery Systems
- Simple face mask.
- Plastic face mask with inflated reservoir bag.
- Venturi mask.
- BOX 28-10 Automated External Defibrillator
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- TABLE 28-11 OUTCOME EVALUATION
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 29 Sleep
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Walter Murphy
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Sleep and Rest
- Physiology of Sleep
- CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS.
- SLEEP-WAKE REGULATION.
- Figure 29-1 The RAS and BSR control sensory input, intermittently activating and suppressing the brain’s higher centers to control sleep and wakefulness.
- Stages of Sleep.
- Sleep Cycle.
- BOX 29-1 Stages of the Sleep Cycle
- NREM Stage 1
- NREM Stage 2
- NREM Stage 3
- NREM Stage 4
- REM Sleep
- Figure 29-2 The stages of the adult sleep cycle.
- Functions of Sleep
- DREAMS.
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- Normal Sleep Requirements and Patterns
- Factors Affecting Sleep
- PHYSICAL ILLNESS.
- DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES.
- LIFESTYLE.
- TABLE 29-1 Illnesses and Conditions That Can Alter Sleep
- BOX 29-2 Effect of Medications and Other Substances on Sleep
- Hypnotics
- Diuretics (Administered Late in the Day)
- Antidepressants and Stimulants
- Alcohol
- Caffeine
- Beta-Adrenergic Blockers
- Benzodiazepines
- Narcotics (Opiates)
- Antihistamines
- Nasal Decongestants
- USUAL SLEEP PATTERNS AND EXCESSIVE DAYTIME.
- EMOTIONAL STRESS.
- ENVIRONMENT.
- SOUND.
- EXERCISE AND FATIGUE.
- FOOD AND CALORIC.
- Sleep Disorders
- INSOMNIA.
- SLEEP APNEA.
- BOX 29-3 Classification of Select Sleep Disorders
- Insomnias
- Sleep-Related Breathing Disorder
- Central Sleep Apnea Syndromes
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndromes
- Hypersomnias Not Due To a Sleep-Related Breathing Disorder
- Parasomnias
- Disorders of Arousal
- Parasomnias Usually Associated With REM Sleep
- Other Parasomnias
- Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
- Primary Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
- Behaviorally Induced Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
- Sleep-Related Movement Disorders
- Isolated Symptoms, Apparently Normal Variants, and Unresolved Issues
- Other Sleep Disorders
- NARCOLEPSY.
- SLEEP DEPRIVATION.
- PARASOMNIAS.
- Critical Thinking
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDES.
- STANDARDS.
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- SOURCES FOR SLEEP ASSESSMENT.
- SLEEP HISTORY.
- Sleep Pattern.
- Description of Sleeping Problems.
- TABLE 29-2 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- Sleep Log.
- Physical Illness.
- Current Life Events.
- Emotional and Mental Status.
- Bedtime Routines.
- Bedtime Environment.
- Behaviors of Sleep Deprivation.
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CASE STUDY Disturbed Sleep Pattern
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- Evaluation
- BOX 29-4 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- Sleep-Wake Pattern
- Environment
- Medications
- Diet
- Physiological/Illness Factors
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- Environmental Controls.
- BOX 29-5 PATIENT TEACHING
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- Promoting Bedtime Routines.
- Promoting Comfort.
- Promoting Activity.
- BOX 29-6 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- Stress Reduction.
- BOX 29-7 CULTURAL FOCUS
- Implications for Practice
- Bedtime Snacks.
- Pharmacological Approaches to Promoting Sleep.
- Managing Specific Sleep Disturbances.
- ACUTE CARE.
- Managing Environmental Stimuli.
- Safety.
- Comfort Measures.
- RESTORATIVE AND CONTINUING CARE.
- Maintaining Activity.
- TABLE 29-3 OUTCOME EVALUATION
- Reducing Sleep Disruption.
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 30 Promoting Comfort
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Mrs. Ellis
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Comfort
- Nature of Pain
- BOX 30-1 Common Biases and Misconceptions About Pain
- Physiology of Pain
- TRANSDUCTION.
- TRANSMISSION.
- PERCEPTION.
- MODULATION.
- Figure 30-1 Spinothalamic pathway that conducts pain stimuli to the brain.
- Figure 30-2 Protective pain reflex. Sensory impulse directly stimulates motor nerves, bypassing the brain, causing withdrawal from pain stimulus.
- BOX 30-2 Neurophysiology of Pain: Neurotransmitters
- Excitatory Neurotransmitters
- Substance P
- Serotonin
- Prostaglandins
- Inhibitory Neurotransmitters
- Endorphins, Enkephalins, and Dynorphins
- Bradykinin
- Neurotransmitters.
- TABLE 30-1 Physiological Reactions to Acute Pain
- Gate Control Theory of Pain.
- Physiological Responses.
- Behavioral Responses.
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- Acute and Chronic Pain
- ACUTE PAIN.
- CHRONIC PAIN.
- Factors Influencing Pain
- AGE.
- GENDER.
- CULTURE.
- MEANING OF PAIN.
- ATTENTION.
- ANXIETY.
- DEPRESSION.
- FATIGUE.
- PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE.
- COPING STYLE.
- BOX 30-3 CULTURAL FOCUS
- Implications for Practice
- FAMILY AND SOCIAL SUPPORT.
- Critical Thinking
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDES.
- STANDARDS.
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- TABLE 30-2 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- TABLE 30-3 Implications of Pain Assessment for Nursing Interventions
- BOX 30-4 Routine Clinical Approach to Pain Assessment and Management “ABCDE”
- PATIENT’S EXPRESSION OF PAIN.
- TABLE 30-4 Classification of Pain by Quality
- CHARACTERISTICS OF PAIN.
- Precipitating Factors.
- Quality.
- Figure 30-3 Sample pain scales. A, Numerical. B, Descriptive. C, Visual analog.
- Relieving Factors.
- Region Location.
- Severity.
- BOX 30-5 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- Figure 30-4 Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale. (From Wong DL, Hockenberry-Eaton M, Wilson D, Winkelstein ML, and Schwartz P: Wong’s essentials of pediatric nursing, ed 6, St. Louis, 2001, Copyrighted by Mosby. Reprinted by permission.)
- Figure 30-5 Oucher pain scale. (© Beyer, Denyes, 1992. Used with permission.)
- Timing (Onset, Duration, and Pattern).
- Effect of Pain on Patient.
- CONCOMITANT SYMPTOMS.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- BOX 30-6 Assessing the Influence of Pain on Activities of Daily Living
- Sleep
- Hygiene
- Eating
- Sexual Functioning
- Home Management and Work Activities
- Social Activities
- DOCUMENTATION.
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- Goals and Outcomes.
- CARE PLAN Chronic Pain
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- Evaluation
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- Maintaining Wellness.
- BOX 30-7 Guidelines for Individualized Pain Therapy
- Nonpharmacological Pain-Relief Measures.
- Reducing Pain Reception and Perception.
- Anticipatory Guidance.
- Distraction.
- Cutaneous Stimulation.
- Relaxation.
- BOX 30-8 Procedural Guidelines
- Massage
- Figure 30-6 Back massage pattern.
- ACUTE CARE.
- Pharmacological Pain Therapy.
- Analgesics.
- Patient-Controlled Analgesia.
- BOX 30-9 Nursing Principles for Administering Analgesics
- Know the Patient’s Previous Response to Analgesics
- Select Proper Medications When More Than One Is Ordered
- Know the Accurate Dosage
- Assess the Right Time and Interval for Administration
- Choose the Right Route
- BOX 30-10 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- Figure 30-7 A, PCA pump with syringe chamber. B, Patient learns to use PCA pump.
- Placebo Effect.
- BOX 30-11 PATIENT TEACHING
- Preparation for Patient-Controlled Analgesia
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- Local Anesthetics.
- Epidural Analgesia.
- Figure 30-8 A, Epidural catheter inserted into L4 and L5 space. B, Anatomical drawing of epidural space.
- TABLE 30-5 Nursing Care of Patients With Epidural Infusions
- Invasive Pain-Relieving Devices.
- Patients With Cancer Pain.
- Figure 30-9 Flowchart: continuing pain management in patients with cancer. (From Jacox A and others: Management of cancer pain, Clinical practice guideline No. 9, AHCPR Pub No. 94-0592, Rockville Md, March 1994, AHCPR, USDHHS, PHS.)
- Figure 30-10 WHO analgesic ladder is a three-step approach to using drugs in cancer pain management. ±adjuvant, With or without adjuvant medications. (From World Health Organization: Cancer pain relief and palliative care, Report of a WHO expert committee, WHO Technical Report Series No. 804, Geneva, Switzerland, 1990, WHO.)
- RESTORATIVE AND CONTINUING CARE.
- Opioid Infusions.
- BOX 30-12 PATIENT TEACHING
- Ambulatory Infusion Pumps
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- Palliative Care.
- Hospice.
- End-of-Life Care.
- TABLE 30-6 OUTCOME EVALUATION
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 31 Nutrition
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Mrs. Gonzalez
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Principles of Nutrition
- NUTRIENTS.
- Carbohydrates.
- Proteins.
- Lipids.
- Vitamins.
- Minerals.
- Water.
- DIGESTION.
- ABSORPTION.
- METABOLISM.
- STORAGE.
- ELIMINATION.
- Foundations of Nutrition
- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOOD GUIDE PYRAMID.
- DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS.
- DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES.
- Figure 31-1 Sample food guide pyramid for adults. (From U.S. Department of Agriculture: Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, April 2005, http://www.MyPyramid.gov.)
- BOX 31-1 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
- OTHER DIETARY GUIDELINES.
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- BOX 31-2 Examples of Nutrition Objectives from Healthy People 2010
- Alternative Food Patterns
- BOX 31-3 Culture and Religious Factors Influencing Dietary Patterns
- Culture
- Religion
- Developmental Needs
- Critical Thinking
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDES.
- STANDARDS.
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- SCREENING.
- NUTRITION ASSESSMENT.
- Diet History.
- Medication History.
- Figure 31-2 Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). (Reprinted with permission by Nestle Nutrition.)
- TABLE 31-1 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- BOX 31-4 Information Contained in a Diet History
- PATIENTS AT RISK FOR NUTRITIONAL PROBLEMS.
- PHYSICAL EXAMINATION.
- ANTHROPOMETRY.
- Figure 31-3 Nutrition Risk Assessment (NRA). (Reprinted with permission by Consultant Dietitians in Health Care Facilities Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association.)
- BOX 31-5 Indicators of Risk for Malnutrition in Adults
- TABLE 31-2 Physical Signs of Nutritional Status
- BOX 31-6 Causes of Dysphagia
- DYSPHAGIA.
- Dysphagia Screening.
- LABORATORY VALUES.
- SKILL 31-1 Aspiration Precautions
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CARE PLAN Nutrition
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- Evaluation
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- TABLE 31-3 Hospital Therapeutic Diets
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- TABLE 31-4 Food-Borne Illness
- ACUTE CARE.
- BOX 31-7 PATIENT TEACHING
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Providing a Comfortable Environment.
- Assisting Patients With Feeding.
- Dysphagia.
- Dysphagia Treatment.
- Diet Management.
- Patient Positioning.
- Disabled Patients.
- Enteral Tube Feedings.
- BOX 31-8 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- Figure 31-4 Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube.
- Feeding Tube Insertion.
- Figure 31-5 Endoscopic insertion of jejunostomy tube.
- Gastrostomy/Jejunostomy Tube Feedings.
- Providing PN.
- SKILL 31-2 Intubating the Patient With a Nasogastric or Nasointestinal Feeding Tube
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- Step 5 Determine length of tube you will insert.
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 4 NG tube inserted through nose and esophagus into stomach.
- Step 12a(3) Wrapping tape to anchor nasoenteral tube.
- Step 12b(2) Slip connector around feeding tube.
- Step 12b(1) Applying tube fixation patch to bridge of nose.
- Step 13 Fastening feeding tube to patient’s gown.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- SKILL 31-3 Verifying Feeding Tube Placement
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 4 A, Obtaining gastric aspirate. B, Typical color of aspirates from stomach, intestine, and airway. (Used with permission from Metheny NA and others: pH, color, and feeding tubes, RN 61(1):25, 1998.)
- Step 5 Compare color on test strip with color on pH chart.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- SKILL 31-4 Administering Enteral Nutrition via a Feeding Tube
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- Step 3d Pour formula into feeding container.
- Step 3 Check for gastric residual (small-bore tube).
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 5a(3) Fill syringe with formula.
- Step 5a(4) Administer feeding.
- Step 5b(3) Connect tubing through infusion pump.
- BOX 31-9 Advancing the Rate of Tube Feeding
- Intermittent
- Continuous
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- BOX 31-10 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Administering Enteral Feedings via Gastrostomy or Jejunostomy Tube
- Initiating PN.
- Caring for the Patient Receiving PN.
- TABLE 31-5 OUTCOME EVALUATION
- RESTORATIVE AND CONTINUING CARE
- Diet Therapy in Disease Management.
- Home Care.
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 32 Urinary Elimination
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Mrs. Vallero
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Urinary Elimination
- KIDNEYS.
- URETERS.
- BLADDER.
- URETHRA.
- Act of Urination
- Factors Influencing Urination
- Common Urinary Elimination Problems
- URINARY RETENTION.
- BOX 32-1 Factors Influencing Urinary Elimination
- Growth and Development
- Sociocultural Factors
- Psychological Factors
- Personal Habits
- Muscle Tone
- Figure 32-1 Bedside commode. (From Sorrentino S: Mosby’s textbook for nursing assistants, St. Louis, 2004, Mosby.)
- Fluid Intake
- Pathological Conditions
- Surgical Procedures
- Medications
- Diagnostic Examinations
- TABLE 32-1 Urinary Disorders
- URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS.
- URINARY INCONTINENCE.
- TABLE 32-2 Types of Urinary Incontinence
- Urinary Diversions
- Figure 32-2 Types of incontinent and continent urinary diversions.
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- Infection Control and Hygiene
- Developmental Considerations
- Psychosocial Implications
- BOX 32-2 CULTURAL FOCUS
- Critical Thinking
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDES.
- STANDARDS.
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- NURSING HISTORY.
- Pattern of Urination.
- Symptoms of Urinary Alterations.
- TABLE 32-3 Common Symptoms of Urinary Alterations
- TABLE 32-4 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- Factors Affecting Urination.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
- Skin and Mucosa.
- Kidneys.
- Bladder.
- Urethral Meatus.
- Assessment of Urine.
- Intake and Output.
- Characteristics.
- Figure 32-3 Urine hat.
- Figure 32-4 Urometer. (Courtesy Michael Gallager, RN, BSN, MSN, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Ill.)
- Color.
- Clarity.
- Odor.
- LABORATORY AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING.
- Specimen Collection.
- Urinalysis Sample.
- Clean-Voided or Midstream Specimen.
- TABLE 32-5 Routine Urinalysis Values
- Sterile Specimen.
- Twenty-Four-Hour Urine Specimen.
- Common Urine Tests.
- Specific Gravity.
- Urine Culture.
- Diagnostic Examinations.
- Noninvasive Procedures
- Abdominal Roentgenogram.
- Intravenous Pyelogram.
- Renal Scan.
- Computerized Axial Tomography.
- Renal Ultrasound.
- Invasive Procedures
- Endoscopy.
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- Arteriogram (Angiogram).
- Urodynamic Testing.
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- CARE PLAN Urinary Retention
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- Evaluation
- Normal Micturition
- Stimulating the Micturition Reflex.
- BOX 32-3 Urinary Elimination Health Promotion/Restoration Activities
- Adequate Hydration
- Micturition Habits
- Personal Hygiene
- Complete Bladder Emptying
- Infection Prevention
- Skin Integrity
- BOX 32-4 PATIENT TEACHING
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- Figure 32-5 Types of male urinals.
- Maintaining Elimination Habits.
- Maintaining Adequate Fluid Intake.
- BOX 32-5 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- Promotion of Bladder Emptying.
- TABLE 32-6 Treatment Options for Incontinence
- Strengthening Pelvic Floor Muscles.
- Manual Bladder Compression.
- Drug Therapy.
- ACUTE CARE.
- Catheterization.
- BOX 32-6 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- Types of Catheterization.
- Indications for Use.
- Catheter Insertion.
- Closed Drainage Systems.
- SKILL 32-1 Inserting a Straight or Indwelling Catheter
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- Figure 32-6 Indwelling and straight urinary catheters
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 8A(1) Draping female for catheterization.
- Step 8B(1) Draping male for catheterization.
- Step 16 Inserting fluid to test catheter balloon.
- Step 20A(2) Cleansing technique (female).
- Step 20 B(2) Cleansing technique (male).
- Step 22A(1) Inserting the catheter.
- Step 22B(1) Position of penis perpendicular to body for catheter insertion.
- Step 25 A, Inflating the balloon (indwelling catheter) B, Position of balloon in bladder.
- Step 26 Drainage bag below level of bladder.
- Step 27A(1) Securing the female indwelling catheter.
- Step 27B(1) Securing the male indwelling catheter.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Routine Catheter Care.
- Alternatives to Urethral Catheterization.
- Figure 32-7 Cleansing the catheter during catheter care. (From Sorrentino S: Mosby’s textbook for nursing assistants, St. Louis, 2004, Mosby.)
- Figure 32-8 Placement of suprapubic catheter above the symphysis pubis.
- BOX 32-7 Procedural Guidelines for Applying a Condom Catheter
- Step 10 Distance between end of penis and tip of condom.
- Step 11 Apply elastic tape in a spiral fashion to secure the condom catheter to the penis.
- Figure 32-9 Potential sites for introduction of infection.
- RESTORATIVE AND CONTINUING CARE.
- Preventing Infection.
- Promotion of Comfort.
- BOX 32-8 Tips for Preventing Infection in Catheterized Patients
- Maintenance of Skin Integrity.
- TABLE 32-7 OUTCOME EVALUATION
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 33 Bowel Elimination
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Mr. Gutierrez
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Anatomy and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract
- MOUTH.
- ESOPHAGUS.
- STOMACH.
- SMALL INTESTINE.
- Figure 33-1 Segmented and peristaltic waves.
- LARGE INTESTINE.
- Figure 33-2 Divisions of the large intestine.
- ANUS.
- DEFECATION.
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- Common Bowel Elimination Problems
- BOX 33-1 Factors Influencing Bowel Elimination
- Age
- Diet
- Position During Defecation
- Pregnancy
- Diagnostic Tests
- Fluid Intake
- Activity
- Psychological Factors
- Personal Habits
- Pain
- Medications
- Surgery and Anesthesia
- CONSTIPATION.
- BOX 33-2 Common Causes of Constipation
- IMPACTION.
- DIARRHEA.
- INCONTINENCE.
- FLATULENCE.
- HEMORRHOIDS.
- TABLE 33-1 Conditions That Cause Diarrhea
- BOWEL DIVERSIONS.
- Ostomies.
- Figure 33-3 A, A temporary transverse loop colostomy supported by a loop ostomy bridge. B, Abdominal view of loop colostomy in transverse colon. (A courtesy Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, Ill. Permission to use this copyrighted material has been granted by the owner, Hollister Incorporated. B from Hampton BG, Bryant RA: Ostomies and continent diversions: nursing management, St. Louis, 1992, Mosby.)
- Figure 33-4 End colostomy. A, Cross-sectional view of end stoma. B, Cross-sectional view of end stoma with distal bowel oversewn and secured to anterior peritoneum at stoma site. C, Sigmoid colostomy. Distal bowel is oversewn and left in place to create Hartmann’s pouch. (From Hampton BG, Bryant RA: Ostomies and continent diversions: nursing management, St. Louis, 1992, Mosby.)
- Alternative Procedures.
- Figure 33-5 Double-barrel colostomy. A, Double-barrel colostomy in the descending colon. B, Cross-sectional view of double-barrel stoma. (From Hampton BG, Bryant RA: Ostomies and continent diversions: nursing management, St. Louis, 1992, Mosby.)
- Figure 33-6 Ileoanal reservoirs (IARs). A, S-shaped configuration. B, J-shaped configuration. (From Hampton BG, Bryant RA: Ostomies and continent diversions: nursing management, St. Louis, 1992, Mosby.)
- Critical Thinking
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- Figure 33-7 Construction of Kock continent ileostomy—Kock pouch. A, Two 15-cm limbs are used to create pouch, and one 15-cm limb is used to fashion a nipple valve and stoma. B, Distal limb is intussuscepted into reservoir to create a one-way valve and accomplish continence. Sutures or staples or both are placed to stabilize and maintain nipple. Anterior surface of reservoir is anchored to anterior peritoneal wall. (From Hampton BG, Bryant RA: Ostomies and continent diversions: nursing management, St. Louis, 1992, Mosby.)
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDES.
- STANDARDS.
- BOX 33-3 CULTURAL FOCUS
- Implications for Practice
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- HEALTH HISTORY.
- PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT.
- LABORATORY AND DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATIONS
- Laboratory Tests.
- TABLE 33-2 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- TABLE 33-3 Fecal Characteristics
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- BOX 33-4 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Measuring Fecal Occult Blood
- Step 4 Equipment needed for fecal occult blood testing.
- Step 5a Application of fecal specimen on guaiac paper.
- Step 5b Application of Hemoccult developing solution on the guaiac paper on the reverse side of test kit.
- BOX 33-5 Screening for Colon Cancer
- Fecal Specimens.
- Diagnostic Examinations.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- BOX 33-6 Radiological and Diagnostic Tests
- Direct Visualization
- Endoscopy
- Indirect Visualization
- Plain Film of Abdomen/Kidneys, Ureter, Bladder
- Barium Swallow/Enema
- Ultrasound
- Computed Tomography Scan
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- Figure 33-8 Concept map for patient with postoperative hysterectomy and constipation.
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- Diet.
- CARE PLAN Constipation
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- EVALUATION
- BOX 33-7 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice*
- Exercise.
- Timing and Privacy.
- Promotion of Normal Defecation.
- ACUTE CARE.
- Figure 33-9 Types of bedpans. From left: Regular bedpan and fracture pan.
- Positioning on Bedpan.
- Medications.
- Figure 33-10 Positions on a bedpan. A, Improper positioning of a patient. B, Proper position reduces patient’s back strain.
- BOX 33-8 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Assisting Patient On and Off a Bedpan
- Step 10 Place one hand against bedpan; place other hand around patient’s fore hip.
- Enemas.
- SKILL 33-1 Administering a Cleansing Enema
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- Enema Bag Administration
- Prepackaged Enema
- ASSEMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLENENTATION
- Step 9A(6) Insertion of rectal tube into rectum.
- EVALUATION
- Recording and Reporting
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Impaction Removal.
- Inserting and Maintaining a Nasogastric Tube for Gastric Decompression.
- BOX 33-9 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Digital Removal of Stool
- CONTINUING AND RESTORATIVE CARE.
- Bowel Training.
- Ostomy Care.
- SKILL 33-2 Inserting and Maintaining a Nasogastric Tube for Gastric Decompression
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSEMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 6a Technique for measuring distance to insert NG tube.
- Step 11 Insert NG tube with curved end pointing downward.
- Step 20c Aspiration of gastric contents.
- Step 20d Checking pH of gastric aspirate.
- Step 21b(2) Tape is crossed over and around NG tube.
- Step 21b(3) Patient with tube fixation device.
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Figure 33-11 Examples of pouching systems. A, Two-piece detachable system. (note: Skin barrier would need to be cut by the patient according to stoma size obtained by self-measurement.) The pouch opening is already precut by the manufacturer to fit the size of the flange on the skin barrier. B, One-piece pouch with skin barrier.
- BOX 33-10 PATIENT TEACHING
- Stoma Care (Conventional Incontinent Ileostomy)
- Care of Hemorrhoids.
- Maintenance of Skin Integrity.
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- SKILL 33-3 Pouching an Ostomy
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSEMENT
- Step 3 Normal bud stoma. (Courtesy Hollister, Incorporated, Libertyville, Ill. Permission to use this copyrighted material has been granted by the owner, Hollister International.)
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 5 Measuring a stoma.
- Step 6 A, Cut-to-fit, one-piece drainable ostomy pouch. B, Removing the backing paper for the barrier of a one-piece pouch. C, Applying barrier paste to a one-piece ostomy pouch. (Courtesy ConvaTec, Princeton, NJ.)
- Step 7A(2) Applying a one-piece pouch. (Courtesy ConvaTec, Princeton, NJ.)
- Step 7B(1) Application ofa barrier-paste flange. (Courtesy ConvaTec, Princeton, NJ.)
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- TABLE 33-4 OUTCOME EVALUATION
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- UNIT VI Caring for Patients’ Special Needs
- CHAPTER 34 Immobility
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Mr. Stapp
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Mobility
- BED REST.
- Immobility
- PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS.
- RESPIRATORY CHANGES.
- CHANGES IN METABOLISM.
- BOX 34-1 Pathophysiology of Immobility
- Physiological Outcomes
- Psychological Outcomes
- Developmental Outcomes
- FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCES.
- GASTROINTESTINAL CHANGES.
- CARDIOVASCULAR CHANGES.
- MUSCULOSKELETAL CHANGES.
- Figure 34-1 Flexion contracture of elbow resulting in permanent flexion of joint. Normally the elbow is able to extend to a 90-degree angle (dotted line) and to a 180-degree angle (not shown).
- Figure 34-2 Footdrop. Ankle is fixed in plantar flexion.
- INTEGUMENT CHANGES.
- URINARY ELIMINATION CHANGES.
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- Psychosocial Effects
- Developmental Effects
- Critical Thinking
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDE.
- STANDARDS.
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- MOBILITY.
- RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
- METABOLIC SYSTEM.
- CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM.
- TABLE 34-1 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM.
- SKIN INTEGRITY.
- ELIMINATION SYSTEM.
- PSYCHOSOCIAL CONDITION.
- TABLE 34-2 Range-of-Motion Exercises
- DEVELOPMENT.
- BOX 34-2 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- Nursing Diagnosis
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- Respiratory System.
- Promoting Expansion of the Chest and Lungs.
- Preventing Stasis of Pulmonary Secretions.
- Metabolic System.
- CARE PLAN Impaired Physical Mobility
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- Evaluation
- Figure 34-3 Concept map for patient with a spinal cord injury and quadriplegia.
- BOX 34-3 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- BOX 34-4 Guidelines for Assisting Patients With Exercising
- Cardiovascular System.
- Reducing Orthostatic Hypotension.
- Preventing Thrombus Formation.
- BOX 34-5 CULTURAL FOCUS
- Implications for Practice
- Musculoskeletal System.
- BOX 34-6 Incorporating Active Range-of-Joint-Motion Exercises Into Activities of Daily Living
- BOX 34-7 PATIENT TEACHING
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- Skin Integrity.
- Elimination System.
- Psychosocial Problems.
- Developmental Changes.
- ACUTE CARE.
- Respiratory System.
- Maintaining a Patent Airway.
- Cardiovascular System.
- BOX 34-8 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Applying Antiembolic Elastic Stockings
- Step 11b Place toes into foot of stocking.
- Step 11c Slide heel of stocking over foot.
- Step 11d Slide stocking up leg until completely extended.
- Musculoskeletal System.
- Psychosocial Problems.
- Developmental Changes.
- BOX 34-9 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Applying Sequential Compression Devices
- Step 5 Correct leg position on inner lining.
- Step 7 Check fit of SCD sleeve.
- Step 5b Position back of patient’s knee with the popliteal opening.
- Step 8 Align arrows when connecting to mechanical unit.
- TABLE 34-3 Devices Used for Proper Positioning
- Figure 34-4 Trochanter roll.
- Figure 34-5 Patient using a trapeze bar.
- Figure 34-6 Continuous passive range-of-motion machine.
- RESTORATIVE AND CONTINUING CARE.
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- TABLE 34-4 OUTCOME EVALUATION
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 35 Skin Integrity and Wound Care
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Mr. Ahmed
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Pressure Ulcers
- Figure 35-1 Pressure ulcer with tissue necrosis.
- CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO PRESSURE ULCER FORMATION.
- Shear.
- BOX 35-1 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Results
- Application to Nursing Practice
- Friction.
- Moisture.
- Figure 35-2 A, Check for blanching by applying fingertip pressure. B, Area of blanchable hyperemia.
- Figure 35-3 A, Blanchable hyperemia. B and C, In nonblanchable hyperemia the area is darker than the surrounding skin and does not blanch with fingertip pressure.
- Figure 35-4 Shear exerted in the sacral area.
- Nutrition.
- Infection.
- Age.
- Origins of Pressure Ulcers
- Wound Classification
- Figure 35-5 A, Stage I pressure ulcer. B, Stage II pressure ulcer. C, Stage III pressure ulcer. D, Stage IV pressure ulcer. (Courtesy Laurel Wiersema-Bryant, RN, MSN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis.)
- Wound Healing Process
- PARTIAL-THICKNESS WOUND REPAIR.
- Inflammatory Response.
- Epidermal Repair.
- Dermal Repair.
- FULL-THICKNESS WOUND REPAIR.
- Inflammatory Phase.
- BOX 35-2 Factors Influencing Wound Healing
- Age
- Nutrition
- Infection
- Obesity
- Extent of Wound
- Tissue Perfusion
- Smoking
- Immunosuppression
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Radiation
- Wound Stress
- Proliferative Phase.
- Remodeling Phase.
- Complications of Wound Healing
- HEMORRHAGE.
- INFECTION.
- DEHISCENCE.
- EVISCERATION.
- FISTULAS.
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- Prediction and Prevention
- Critical Thinking
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- TABLE 35-1 Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDES.
- STANDARDS.
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- PRESSURE ULCERS.
- BOX 35-3 CULTURAL FOCUS
- Skin Assessment for the Patient With Intact Darkly Pigmented Skin
- Assess Localized Skin Color Changes
- Importance of Lighting Source
- Tissue Consistency
- Sensation
- Assess Skin Temperature
- Skin.
- BOX 35-4 Pressure Ulcer Prevention Points
- Assessment
- Skin Care and Early Treatment
- Support Surfaces/Pressure Reduction
- Nutrition
- Patient/Caregiver Education
- Mobility.
- Nutritional Status.
- WOUNDS.
- TABLE 35-2 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- BOX 35-5 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- SKILL 35-1 Assessment of Patient for Pressure Ulcer: Risk and Skin Assessment
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- Figure 35-6 A, Bony prominences most frequently underlying pressure ulcers. B, Pressure ulcer sites. (From Trelease CC: Developing standards for wound care, Ostomy Wound Manage 20:46, 1988.)
- IMPLEMENNTATION
- EVALUATION
- Recording and Reporting
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- BOX 35-6 Nutritional Assessment and Management of Pressure Ulcers: WOCN 2003 Guideline Recommendations
- Emergency Setting.
- Stable Setting.
- Figure 35-7 Penrose drain.
- Wound Cultures.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- BOX 35-7 Recommendations for Standardized Techniques for Wound Cultures
- Needle Aspiration Procedure (Anaerobic Culture)
- Quantitative Swab Procedure (Aerobic Culture)
- Nursing Diagnosis
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CARE PLAN Skin Integrity and Wound Care
- Assessment
- Planning
- Evaluation
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- Topical Skin Care.
- Figure 35-8 Hollister® Fecal Incontinence Collector. (Permission to use this copyrighted material has been granted by the owner, Hollister Incorporated.)
- Figure 35-9 Thirty-degree lateral position to avoid pressure points. (From Pieper B: Mechanical forces: pressure, shear, friction. In Bryant RA, editor: Acute and chronic wounds: nursing management, ed 2, St. Louis, 2000, Mosby.)
- Positioning.
- Support Surfaces.
- Figure 35-10 Formation of pressure ulcer on heel resulting from external pressure from mattress of bed. (Courtesy Janice Colwell, RN, MS, CWOCN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, University of Chicago Hospitals.)
- TABLE 35-3 Support Surfaces
- ACUTE CARE
- Pressure Ulcers.
- BOX 35-8 WOCN 2003 Pressure Reduction/Relief Recommendations
- Figure 35-11 Flow diagram for ordering speciality surfaces. (From Thomas C: Specialty beds: decision making made easy, Ostomy Wound Manage 23:51, 1989.)
- BOX 35-9 Guidelines for Patient Education Regarding Therapeutic Surfaces
- BOX 35-10 Wound Healing Principles
- Wounds
- First Aid for Wounds.
- Hemostasis
- SKILL 35-2 Treating Pressure Ulcers
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSEMENT
- PLANNING
- Step 6b-d Measuring length, width, and depth of pressure ulcer.
- IMPLEMENTATION
- EVALUTION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- TABLE 35-4 Treatment Options by Ulcer Stage
- CLEANSING.
- BOX 35-11 PATIENT TEACHING
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- PROTECTION.
- Dressings.
- Purposes.
- Types.
- Changing Dressings.
- Securing Dressings.
- Comfort Measures.
- SKILL 35-3 Applying Dressings: Dry or Wet-to-Dry and Transparent
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- Assessment
- PLANNING
- Implementation
- Step 6 Abdominal wound, with beefy red granulation tissue present and attached wound edges. (From Bryant RA: Acute and chronic wounds: nursing management, ed 2, St.Louis, 2000, Mosby.)
- Step 9 Sterile supplies on bedside table.
- Step 15b(2) A, Packing wound. B, Wound packed loosely, until wound is filled.
- Step 16 A, Application of roll gauze. B, Securing Montgomery ties.
- EVALUTION
- Recording and Reporting
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- SKILL 35-4 Wound Vacuum Assisted Closure
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- Figure 35-12 The V.A.C.® System. Top to bottom: V.A.C. System itself, connective tubing to go between V.A.C. system and dressing, absorbent foam dressing. (Courtesy Kinetic Concepts, Inc [KCI], San Antonio, Tex.)
- ASSEMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 14 Dressing application. Properly sized foam to cover wound.
- Step 17 B, Foam dressing, transparent dressing, and V.A.C.® System tubing secured over existing wound. (Courtesy Kinetic Concepts, Inc [KCI], San Antonio, Tex.)
- Steps 15 A, Wrinkle-free transparent dressing applied over foam. B, Secure tubing to the foam and transparent dressing unit (see step 17). (Courtesy Kinetic Concepts, Inc [KCI], San Antonio, Tex.)
- EVALUTION
- Recording and Reporting
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Figure 35-13 Methods for cleansing wound site.
- Figure 35-14 Cleansing of drain site.
- Wound Cleansing.
- Figure 35-15 Wound irrigation using 35-ml syringe and 10-gauge catheter to facilitate removal of necrotic slough tissue.
- Wound Irrigation.
- Suture Care.
- SKILL 35-5 Performing Wound Irrigation
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSEMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 3a Position of patient for abdominal wound irrigation.
- EVALUATION
- Recording and Reporting
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Figure 35-16 Wound closed with staples.
- Drainage Evacuation.
- Bandages and Binders.
- Figure 35-17 Steri-Strips placed over incision for closure.
- Principles for Application of Bandages and Binders.
- Figure 35-18 Examples of suturing methods. A, Intermittent. B, Continuous. C, Blanket continuous. D, Retention.
- Figure 35-19 Jackson-Pratt drain and reservoir.
- Binder Application.
- BREAST BINDER.
- ABDOMINAL BINDER.
- SLINGS.
- Bandage Application.
- Heat and Cold Therapy.
- Body Responses to Heat and Cold.
- TABLE 35-5 Principles for Bandage and Binder Application
- Local Effects of Heat and Cold.
- Factors Influencing Heat and Cold Tolerance.
- Assessment for Temperature Tolerance.
- BOX 35-12 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Applying Abdominal or Breast Binders
- Patient Education and Safety.
- Applying Heat and Cold.
- Choice of Moist or Dry.
- Warm Moist Compresses.
- Figure 35-20 Abdominal binder secured with Velcro.
- BOX 35-13 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR
- Applying Elastic Bandages
- Warm Soaks.
- Figure 35-21 Application of a sling.
- Sitz Bath.
- TABLE 35-6 Conditions That Increase Risk of Injury From Heat and Cold Application
- TABLE 35-7 Therapeutic Effects of Heat and Cold Applications
- Aquathermia (Water-Flow) Pads.
- BOX 35-14 Safety Suggestions for Applying Heat or Cold Therapy
- Commercial Hot Packs.
- Hot-Water Bottles.
- Electric Heating Pads.
- Cold Moist Compresses.
- Figure 35-22 Aquathermia pad.
- Cold Soaks.
- Ice Bag or Collar.
- Commercial Cold Packs.
- RESTORATIVE AND CONTINUING CARE.
- TABLE 35-8 OUTCOME EVALUATION
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 36 Sensory Alterations
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Mrs. Alicea
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Normal Sensation
- Types of Sensory Alterations
- SENSORY DEFICITS.
- SENSORY DEPRIVATION.
- SENSORY OVERLOAD.
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- BOX 36-1 Factors That Influence Sensory Function
- Age
- Infants
- Children
- Adults
- Older Adults
- Medications
- Environment
- Preexisting Illnesses
- Smoking
- Noise Levels
- BOX 36-2 Common Sensory Deficits
- Visual
- Hearing
- Balance
- Taste
- Neurological
- BOX 36-3 Examples of Medications Reported to Cause Ototoxicity
- Antibiotics
- Analgesics/NSAIDs
- Diuretics
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Critical Thinking
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- BOX 36-4 USING EVIDENCE PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Nursing Practice
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDES.
- STANDARDS.
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- PATIENTS AT RISK.
- SENSORY STATUS.
- TABLE 36-1 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- PATIENT’S LIFESTYLE.
- SOCIALIZATION.
- SELF-CARE MANAGEMENT.
- PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT.
- HEALTH PROMOTION PRACTICES.
- HAZARDS.
- MEANINGFUL STIMULI.
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- ENVIRONMENT.
- COMMUNICATION METHODS.
- PHYSICAL EXAMINATION.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Nursing Diagnosis
- TABLE 36-2 Behaviors Indicating Sensory Deficits
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- CARE PLAN Sensory Alteration
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- Evaluation
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Implementation
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- Screening and Prevention.
- Use of Assistive Aids.
- Promoting Meaningful Stimulation.
- BOX 36-5 Care of Hearing Aids
- BOX 36-6 Promoting Sensory Stimulation
- Creating a Safe Environment.
- Visual Adaptations.
- Hearing Adaptations.
- Smell and Tactile Adaptations.
- Communication.
- BOX 36-7 PATIENT TEACHING
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- ACUTE CARE.
- Orientation to the Environment.
- Safety Measures.
- Controlling Sensory Stimuli.
- Figure 36-1 Nurse assists visually impaired patient with ambulation.
- RESTORATIVE AND CONTINUING CARE.
- Promoting Self-Care.
- BOX 36-8 Introducing Stimuli Into the Care Setting
- Visual
- Auditory
- Taste and Smell
- Socialization.
- Figure 36-2 Arrange food on a plate and orient patient to placement based on numbers on a clock face.
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- BOX 36-9 Therapies to Reduce Loneliness
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- TABLE 36-3 OUTCOME EVALUATION
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- CHAPTER 37 Surgical Patient
- OBJECTIVES
- Key Terms
- CASE STUDY Mr. Korloff
- TABLE 37-1 Classification for Surgical Procedures
- Scientific Knowledge Base
- Classification of Surgery
- Surgical Risk Factors
- AGE.
- TABLE 37-2 Physiological Factors That Place the Older Adult at Risk During Surgery
- NUTRITION.
- OBESITY.
- IMMUNOCOMPETENCE.
- FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE.
- PREGNANCY.
- Nursing Knowledge Base
- Critical Thinking
- Synthesis
- KNOWLEDGE.
- EXPERIENCE.
- ATTITUDES.
- STANDARDS.
- Preoperative Surgical Phase
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- NURSING HISTORY.
- Medical History.
- TABLE 37-3 Medical Conditions That Increase the Risks of Surgery
- Previous Surgeries.
- Medication History.
- Allergies.
- TABLE 37-4 Drugs With Special Implications for the Surgical Patient
- Smoking Habits.
- Alcohol and Controlled Substance Use and Abuse.
- Family Support.
- Occupation.
- Feelings.
- Cultural and Spiritual Factors.
- Coping Resources.
- BOX 37-1 CULTURAL FOCUS
- Implications for Practice
- Body Image.
- Patient Expectations.
- PHYSICAL EXAMINATION.
- General Survey.
- Head and Neck.
- Skin
- Thorax and Lungs.
- Heart and Vascular System.
- Abdomen
- Neurological Status.
- TABLE 37-5 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- RISK FACTORS.
- DIAGNOSTIC SCREENING.
- TABLE 37-6 Common Laboratory Blood Tests
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Implementation
- INFORMED CONSENT.
- HEALTH PROMOTION.
- Preoperative Teaching.
- CARE PLAN Surgery
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- Evaluation
- BOX 37-2 PATIENT TEACHING
- Perioperative Patient Preparation
- Timing.
- BOX 37-3 USING EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
- Research Summary
- Application to Practice
- Content.
- Surgical Procedure
- Preoperative Routines.
- Intraoperative Routines
- Postoperative Routines.
- Sensory Preparation.
- Pain Relief.
- Postoperative Exercises.
- SKILL 37-1 Teaching Postoperative Exercises
- Delegation Considerations
- Equipment
- ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- Step 1A(3) Deep breathing exercise: placement of hands during inhalation. (From Mosby’s medical, nursing, and allied health dictionary, ed 6, St. Louis, 2002, Mosby.)
- Step 1B(4) Patient demonstrating incentive spirometry.
- Step 1B(5) Diagram of use of incentive spirometer.
- Step 1C(3) Diagram of use of positive expiratory pressure device.
- Step 1D(2) Techniques for splinting incision. (From Lewis S and others: Medical-surgical nursing: assessment and management of clinical problems, ed 6, St. Louis, 2004, Mosby.)
- Step 1E(1) Buttocks lift. (From Lowdermilk D, Perry SE: Maternity nursing, ed 6, St. Louis, 2003, Mosby.)
- Step 1E(3) Leg position for turning. (From Lowdermilk D, Perry SE: Maternity nursing, ed 6, St. Louis, 2003, Mosby.)
- Step 1F(2–5) Leg exercises. (From Lewis S and others: Medical-surgical nursing:assessment and management of clinical problems, ed 6, St. Louis, 2004, Mosby.)
- EVALUATION
- RECORDING AND REPORTING
- UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RELATED INTERVENTIONS
- Activity Resumption.
- Promotion of Nutrition.
- Promotion of Rest.
- ACUTE CARE.
- Minimize Risk of Surgical Wound Infection.
- Prevention of Bowel Incontinence and Contamination.
- Interventions on Day of Surgery.
- Documentation
- Assessment of Vital Signs.
- Figure 37-1 Surgical/Procedure Checklist. (Courtesy Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.)
- Hygiene.
- Preparation of Hair and Removal of Cosmetics.
- Removal of Prostheses.
- Preparation of Bowel and Bladder.
- Application of Antiembolism Devices.
- Promotion of Patient’s Dignity.
- Performing Special Procedures.
- Safeguarding Valuables.
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- Administering Preoperative Medications.
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Transport to the Operating Room
- Intraoperative Surgical Phase
- Nurse’s Role During Surgery
- PREANESTHESIA CARE UNIT.
- Admission to the Operating Room
- Figure 37-2 Nurses in the operating room. (Courtesy OFS Healthcare.)
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- TABLE 37-7 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- Implementation
- ACUTE CARE
- Physical Preparation.
- Psychological Support.
- Introduction of Anesthesia.
- TABLE 37-8 Examples of Complications of Anesthesia
- General Anesthesia.
- Regional Anesthesia.
- Local Anesthesia.
- Moderate Sedation/Analgesia (Conscious Sedation).
- Positioning
- Documentation of Intraoperative Care.
- TABLE 37-9 Intraoperative Nursing Care
- EVALUATION
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- Postoperative Surgical Phase
- Recovery
- Figure 37-3 Nurse in postanesthesia care unit (PACU).
- POSTANESTHESIA CARE IN AMBULATORY SURGERY.
- Convalescence
- BOX 37-4 Information Given to Ambulatory Surgical Patients
- Nursing Process
- Assessment
- RESPIRATION.
- TABLE 37-10 FOCUSED PATIENT ASSESSMENT
- CIRCULATION.
- TEMPERATURE CONTROL.
- NEUROLOGICAL FUNCTION.
- FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE.
- SKIN INTEGRITY AND CONDITION OF THE WOUND.
- GENITOURINARY FUNCTION.
- SYNTHESIS IN PRACTICE
- Postoperative Assessment and Planning
- GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTION.
- COMFORT.
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning
- GOALS AND OUTCOMES.
- SETTING PRIORITIES.
- CONTINUITY OF CARE.
- Implementation
- RESPIRATION
- Figure 37-4 Concept map for surgical patient with abdominal surgery.
- CIRCULATION.
- TABLE 37-11 Common Postoperative Complications
- BOX 37-5 PATIENT TEACHING
- Outcome
- Teaching Strategies
- Evaluation Strategies
- Figure 37-5 Position of patient during recovery from general anesthesia. (From Lewis S and others: Medical-surgical nursing: assessment and management of clinical problems, ed 6, St. Louis, 2004, Mosby.)
- BOX 37-6 CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
- TEMPERATURE CONTROL.
- NEUROLOGICAL FUNCTION.
- FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE.
- GENITOURINARY FUNCTION.
- GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTION.
- COMFORT.
- PROMOTING WOUND HEALING.
- MAINTAINING SELF-CONCEPT.
- RESTORATIVE AND CONTINUING CARE.
- TABLE 37-12 OUTCOME EVALUATION
- Evaluation
- PATIENT CARE.
- PATIENT EXPECTATIONS.
- EVALUATION
- Documentation Note
- Key Concepts
- Critical Thinking in Practice
- NCLEX® Review
- References
- Uncited references
- Back Title
- Glossary
- Appendix A Common Abbreviations
- Appendix B Overview of CDC Hand Hygiene Guidelines*
- Follow These Guidelines in the Care of All Patients
- Method for Decontaminating Hands
- Follow These Guidelines for Surgical Hand Antisepsis
- General Recommendations for Hand Hygiene
- Answers for NCLEX® Review Questions
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Chapter 21
- Chapter 22
- Chapter 23
- Chapter 24
- Chapter 25
- Chapter 26
- Chapter 27
- Chapter 28
- Chapter 29
- Chapter 30
- Chapter 31
- Chapter 32
- Chapter 33
- Chapter 34
- Chapter 35
- Chapter 36
- Chapter 37