Patient Care Skills

Name: Patient Care Skills
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ISBN: 9780838577097

ISBN-10: 0838577091

ISBN-13: 9780838577097

Edition: 3rd 1995

Authors: Mary A. Duesterhaus Minor, Scott Duesterhaus Minor

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"An introduction to basic tasks of patient care, this new edition uses over 700 all new photographs and illustrations to guide the student practitioner through every step involved in the procedures of patient care. The third edition is extensive in both the individual procedures covered, and the breadth of groups of procedures covered. Such topics as aseptic techniques, range of motion exercises, the use of wheelchairs, taking vital signs, documentation, techniques of transferring patients, and teaching patients how to use assistive devices for ambulation are discussed in detail."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Book details

List price: $42.61
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 9/22/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 8.46" wide x 11.22" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 2.530
Language: English




Documentation


Format of Medical Records


Methods


Audit



Preparation for Patient Care


Management of the Environment


Body Mechanics


Instructions and Verbal Commands


Patient Preparation


Transporting


Wheelchair Wheelies


Elevators



Vital Signs


Heart Rate


Blood Pressure


Respiration


Temperature



Aseptic Techniques


Definitions


Universal Precautions


Sterile Field


Apparel


Handwashing


Procedures


Wound Dressings


Cleansing and Sterilizing


Waste Disposal


Laundry


Housekeeping


Isolation


Alternative Systems for Isolation


Precautions



Turning and Positioning


Supine Position


Turning from Supine to Prone


Prone Position


Turning from Prone to Supine


Turning on the Floor Mat


Turning from Supine to Sidelying


Sidelying Position


Assuming Sitting



Range of Motion Exercise


Method


Anatomical Planes of Motion


Diagonal Patterns of Motion


Lower Extremity


Upper Extremity


Head, Neck, and Trunk



Wheelchairs


Wheelchair Brakes


Seat Belts


Caster Wheels


Drive (push) Wheels


Armrests


Front Rigging


Anti-Tipping Devices


Folding Wheelchairs


Specialized Wheelchairs


Measuring to Determine Wheelchair Size


Standard Wheelchair Measurements



Transfers


Sliding Transfer-Cart to Treatment Table


Three-Person Carry


Hydraulic Lift


Two-Person Lift


Dependent Standing Pivot


Sliding Board


Push-Up


Assist to Front Edge of Chair


Assist to Sitting on Treatment Table


Assisted Standing Pivot


Dependent One-Person Transfer—Floor to Wheelchair


Independent Transfer from Wheelchair to Floor



Ambulation with Assistive Devices


Teaching Tips


Choosing an Assistive Device


Choosing a Gait Pattern


Guarding


Assumption of Standing and Sitting


Ascending and Descending Stairs


Curbs


Moving through Doorways


Tilt Table


Walkers


Axillary Crutches


Forearm (Lofstrand) Crutches


One Cane


Two Canes



Americans with Disabilities Act


Background


Resources


General Considerations


Specific Requirements


Index