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| Supporting the Client Though the Health Care System | |
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| Admitting, Transfer, and Discharge | |
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| Admitting Clients | |
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| Transferring Clients | |
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| Discharging Clients | |
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| Communication | |
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| Establishing the Nurse-Client Relationship | |
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| Communicating With the Anxious Client | |
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| Communicating With the Angry Client | |
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| Communicating With the Depressed Client | |
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| Recording and Reporting | |
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| Giving a Change-of-Shift Report | |
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| Documenting Nurses' Progress Notes | |
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| Incident Reporting | |
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| Safety and Comfort | |
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| Safety | |
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| Fire, Electrical and Radiation Safety | |
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| Fall Prevention in a Health Care Facility | |
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| Designing a Restraint-Free Environment | |
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| Applying Physical Restraints | |
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| Seizure Precautions | |
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| Disaster Preparedness | |
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| Care of the Client After Biological Exposure | |
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| Care of the Client After Chemical Exposure | |
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| Care of the Client After Radiation Exposure | |
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| Comfort | |
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| Providing Pain Relief | |
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| Patient-Controlled Analgesia | |
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| Epidural Anesthesia | |
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| Local Infusion Pump Analgesia | |
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| Nonpharmacological Aids to Promote Comfort | |
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| Palliative Care | |
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| Supporting Clients and Families in Grief | |
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| Symptom Management in Palliative Care | |
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| Care of the Body After Death | |
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| Infection Control | |
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| Medical Asepsis | |
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| Hand Hygiene | |
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| Caring for Clients Under Isolation Precautions | |
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| Sterile Technique | |
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| Applying and Removing Cap, Mask, and Protective Eyewear | |
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| Preparing a Sterile Field | |
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| Sterile Gloving | |
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| Posture, Mobility, and Ambulation | |
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| Body Mechanics, Transfer, and Positioning | |
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| Maintaining Body Alignment | |
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| Using Safe and Effective Transfer Techniques | |
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| Moving and Positioning Clients in Bed | |
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| Exercise and Ambulation | |
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| Performing Range-of-Motion Exercises | |
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| Performing Isometric Exercises | |
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| Continuous Passive Motion Machine | |
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| Applying Elastic Stockings and Sequential Compression Device | |
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| Assisting With Ambulation | |
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| Orthopedic Measures | |
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| Assisting With Cast Application | |
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| Assisting With Cast Removal | |
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| Care of the Client in Traction | |
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| Care of the Client in Skeletal Traction and Pin Site Care | |
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| Care of the Client With Immobilization Devices | |
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| Support Surfaces and Special Beds | |
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| Placing a Client on a Support Surface | |
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| Procedural Guideline: Selection of Pressure-Reducing Support Devices | |
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| Placing a Client on an Air-Suspension Bed | |
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| Placing a Client on an Air-Fluidized Bed | |
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| Placing a Client on a Bariatric Bed | |
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| Placing a Client on a Rotokinetic Bed | |
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| Hygiene | |
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| Personal Hygiene and Bed Making | |
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| Bathing and Perineal Care | |
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| Oral Hygiene | |
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| Procedural Guideline: Cleaning Dentures | |
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| Performing Mouth Care for the Unconscious or Debilitated Client | |
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| Hair Care (Combing and Shaving) | |
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| Procedural Guideline: Shampooing Hair of Bed-Bound Client | |
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| Performing Nail and Foot Care | |
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| Care of the Client's Environment | |
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| Procedural Guideline: Making an Unoccupied Bed | |
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| Pressure Ulcer Care | |
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| Risk Assessment, Skin Assessment, and Prevention Strategies | |
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| Treatment of Pressure Ulcers | |
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| Care of Eye and Ear Prostheses | |
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| Taking Care of Contact Lenses | |
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| Taking Care of an Artificial Eye | |
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| Eye Irrigation | |
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| Taking Care of Hearing Aids | |
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| Vital Signs and Physical Assessment | |
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| Vital Signs | |
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| Measuring Body Temperature | |
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| Assessing Radial Pulse | |
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| Assessing Apical Pulse | |
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| Procedural Guideline: Assessing Apical-Radial Pulse | |
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| Assessing Respirations | |
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| Assessing Arterial Blood Pressure | |
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| Procedural Guideline: Noninvasive Automatic Blood Pressure Measurement | |
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| Measuring Oxygen Saturation (Pulse Oximetry) | |
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| Health History and Physical Examination | |
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| General Survey | |
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| Assessing the Thorax and Lungs | |
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| Assessing the Heart and Neck Vessels | |
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| Assessing the Abdomen | |
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| Musculoskeletal, Neurological, and Peripheral Vascular Assessment | |
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| Assessing Intake and Output | |
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| Medications | |
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| Preparing for Medication Administration | |
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| Oral and Topical Medications | |
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| Administering Oral Medications | |
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| Administering Medications by Nasogastric Tube | |
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| Administering Skin Applications | |
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| Administering Eye Medications | |
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| Administering Ear Drops | |
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| Administering Ear Irrigations | |
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| Administering Nasal Instillations | |
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| Using Metered-Dose Inhalers | |
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| Using Small-Volume Nebulizers | |
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| Administering Vaginal Instillations | |
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| Administering Rectal Suppositories | |
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| Parenteral Medications | |
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| Preparing Injections From Ampules and Vials | |
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| Mixing Parenteral Medications in One Syringe | |
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| Administering Intradermal Injections | |
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| Administering Subcutaneous Injections | |
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| Administering Intramuscular Injections | |
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| Adding Medications to Intravenous Fluid Containers | |
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| Administering Intravenous Medications by Intermittent Infusion Sets and Miniinfusion Pumps | |
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| Administering Medications by Intravenous Bolus | |
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| Administering Continuous Subcutaneous Medications | |
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| Oxygenation | |
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| Oxygen Therapy | |
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| Applying a Nasal Cannula or Oxygen Mask | |
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| Administering Oxygen Therapy to a Client With an Artifical Airway | |
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| Using Incentive Spirometry | |
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| Care of the Client Receiving Noninvasive Ventilation | |
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| Care of the Client on a Mechanical Ventilator | |
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| Performing Chest Physiotherapy | |
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| Performing Postural Drainage | |
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| Using an Acapella Device | |
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| Performing Percussion, Vibration, and Shaking | |
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| Airway Management | |
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| Performing Oropharyngeal Suctioning | |
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| Airway Suctioning | |
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| Procedural Guideline: Closed (In-Line) Suction Catheter | |
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| Performing Endotracheal Tube Care | |
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| Performing Tracheostomy Care | |
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| Inflating the Cuff on an Endotracheal or Tracheostomy Tube | |
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| Closed Chest Drainage Systems | |
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| Caring for Clients With Chest Tube Connected to Disposable Drainage Systems | |
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| Assisting With Removal of Chest Tubes | |
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| Reinfusion of Chest Tube Drainage | |
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| Emergency Measures for Life Support | |
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| Inserting an Oropharyngeal Airway | |
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| Using an Automated External Defibrillator | |
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| Code Management | |
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| Fluid Balance | |
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| Intravenous and Vascular Access Therapy | |
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| Initiating Intravenous Therapy | |
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| Care and Maintenance of a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter | |
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| Regulating Intravenous Flow Rate | |
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| Changing a Peripheral Intravenous Dressing | |
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| Changing Intravenous Solutions | |
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| Changing Infusion Tubing | |
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| Discontinuing Peripheral Intravenous Access | |
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| Caring for Central Venous Access Devices | |
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| Blood Therapy | |
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| Initiating Blood Therapy | |
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| Monitoring for Adverse Reactions to Transfusion | |
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| Nutrition | |
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| Oral Nutrition | |
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| Performing Nutritional Screening | |
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| Assisting the Adult Client With Oral Nutrition | |
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| Aspiration Precautions | |
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| Enteral Nutrition | |
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| Intubating the Client With a Nasogastric or Nasointestinal Feeding Tube | |
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| Verifying Feeding Tube Placement | |
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| Irrigating a Feeding Tube | |
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| Administering Enteral Nutrition via a Nasogastric Feeding Tube | |
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| Administering Enteral Nutrition via a Gastrostomy or Jejunostomy Tube | |
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| Parenteral Nutrition | |
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| Caring for the Client Receiving Central Venous Placement for Central Parenteral Nutrition | |
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| Caring for the Client Receiving Central Parenteral Nutrition | |
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| Caring for the Client Receiving Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition With Lipid (Fat) Emulsion | |
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| Elimination | |
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| Urinary Elimination | |
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| Assisting a Client in Using a Urinal | |
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| Inserting a Straight or an Indwelling Catheter | |
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| Care and Removal of the Indwelling Catheter | |
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| Obtaining Catheterized Specimens for Residual Urine | |
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| Performing Catheter Irrigation | |
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| Applying a Condom Catheter | |
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| Care of a Suprapubic Catheter | |
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| Peritoneal Dialysis and Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis | |
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| Bowel Elimination and Gastric Intubation | |
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| Assisting the Client in Using a Bedpan | |
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| Removing Fecal Impaction Digitally | |
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| Administering an Enema | |
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| Inserting and Maintaining a Nasogastric Tube for Gastric Decompression | |
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| Ostomy Care | |
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| Pouching and Enterostomy | |
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| Pouching an Incontinent Urinary Diversion | |
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| Catheterizing a Urinary Diversion | |
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| Maintaining a Continent Diversion | |
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| Care of the Surgical Client | |
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| Preoperative and Postoperative Care | |
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| Preparing the Client for Surgery | |
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| Demonstrating Postoperative Exercises | |
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| Performing Postoperative Care of the Surgical Client | |
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| Intraoperative Care | |
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| Surgical Hand Antisepsis | |
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| Donning Sterile Gown and Closed Gloving | |
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| Dressings and Wound Care | |
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| Wound Care and Irrigation | |
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| Performing Wound Irrigation | |
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| Performing Suture and Staple Removal | |
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| Managing Drainage Evacuation | |
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| Dressings | |
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| Applying a Dressing (Dry or Wet-to-Dry) | |
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| Applying a Pressure Bandage | |
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| Applying a Transparent Dressing | |
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| Applying Hydrocolloid, Hydrogel, Foam, or Absorption Dressings | |
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| Wound Vacuum Assisted Closure | |
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| Binders and Bandages | |
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| Applying Gauze and Elastic Bandages | |
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| Applying an Abdominal Binder and a Breast Binder | |
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| Warm and Cold Therapy | |
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| Application of Moist Heat (Compress and Sitz Bath) | |
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| Applying Aquathermia and Heating Pads | |
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| Applying Cold Applications | |
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| Caring for Clients Requiring Hypothermia or Hyperthermia Blankets | |
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| Home Care | |
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| Home Care Safety | |
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| Modifying Safety Risks in the Home Environment | |
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| Adapting the Home Setting for Clients With Cognitive Deficits | |
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| Medication and Medical Device Safety | |
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| Home Care Teaching | |
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| Teaching Clients to Measure Body Temperature | |
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| Teaching Clients to Measure Blood Pressure | |
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| Teaching Clients to Measure Pulse | |
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| Using Home Oxygen Equipment | |
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| Teaching Home Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning | |
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| Procedural Guideline: Changing Tracheostomy at Home | |
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| Teaching Clients Self-Medication Administration | |
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| Enteral Nutrition in the Home | |
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| Special Procedures | |
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| Specimen Collection | |
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| Collecting a Midstream (Clean-Voided) Specimen | |
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| Collecting a Timed Urine Specimen | |
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| Collecting a Sterile Urine Specimen From an Indwelling Catheter | |
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| Measuring Chemical Properties of Urine: Glucose, Ketones, Protein, Blood, and pH | |
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| Measuring Occult Blood in Stool | |
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| Measuring Occult Blood in Gastric Secretions | |
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| Collecting Nose and Throat Specimens for Culture | |
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| Obtaining Vaginal or Urethral Discharge Specimens | |
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| Collecting Sputum Specimens | |
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| Obtaining Wound Drainage Specimens | |
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| Collecting Blood Specimens and Culture by Venipuncture (Syringe Method and Vacutainer Method) | |
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| Measuring Blood Glucose Level After Skin Puncture (Capillary Puncture) | |
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| Obtaining an Arterial Specimen for Blood Gas Measurement | |
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| Diagnostic Procedures | |
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| Intravenous Moderate Sedation During a Diagnostic Procedure | |
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| Contrast Media Studies: Angiogram, Cardiac Catheterization, and Intravenous Pyelogram | |
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| Assisting With Aspirations: Bone Marrow Aspiration/Biopsy, Lumbar Puncture, Paracentesis, and Thoracentesis | |
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| Assisting With Bronchoscopy | |
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| Assisting With Endoscopy | |
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| Assisting With Cardiogram | |
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| Answer Key | |
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| Terminology/Combining Forms: Prefixes and Suffixes | |
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| Glossary | |