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| Preface | |
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| Health Care Delivery for the 21st Century | |
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| Health Care Delivery from 1980 to the Present | |
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| Quality Assurance | |
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| Patient-Focused Care | |
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| Delegation | |
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| Teamwork | |
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| Desirable Qualities of the PCT | |
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| Professional Boundaries | |
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| Communication | |
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| Developmental Tasks | |
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| Age-Appropriate Care | |
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| Restorative Nursing Care | |
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| Observation, Documentation, and Reporting to the RN | |
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| Communicating with Other Members of the Health Care Team | |
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| Observing the Patient | |
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| Pain | |
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| Reporting Observations | |
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| Recording Observations on the Medical Record | |
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| Legal Considerations | |
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| Guidelines for Charting | |
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| Computers in Health Care Facilities | |
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| Guidelines for Documentation on the Computerized Medical Record | |
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| Infection Control | |
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| Spread of Infection | |
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| Handwashing | |
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| Guidelines for Times When Handwashing Should Be Done | |
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| Waterless Hand Cleaners | |
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| Standard Precautions | |
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| Isolation Measures | |
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| Guidelines for Putting on Personal Protective Equipment | |
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| Guidelines for Removing Personal Protective Equipment | |
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| Beginning and Ending Procedure Actions | |
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| Bioterrorism | |
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| Surgical Asepsis | |
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| Sterile Technique | |
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| Guidelines for Sterile Procedures | |
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| Setting Up a Sterile Field | |
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| Sterile Gloves | |
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| Sterilization | |
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| Wound Care | |
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| The Skin | |
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| Factors Affecting Would Healing | |
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| Removing a Dressing | |
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| Cleansing the Wound | |
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| Guidelines for Wound Irrigation | |
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| Dressings and Bandages | |
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| Sterile Technique and Clean Technique | |
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| Applying a Dressing | |
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| Managing Wounds with Drains | |
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| Wet-to-Dry Dressings | |
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| Transparent Film and Hydrocolloid Dressings | |
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| Pin Care | |
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| Removing Sutures and Staples | |
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| Phlebotomy | |
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| Phlebotomy | |
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| Standard Precautions | |
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| Methods of Drawing Blood | |
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| Selecting a Vein and Performing the Venipuncture | |
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| Collecting a Blood Specimen Using the Vacuum-Tube System | |
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| Collecting a Blood Specimen with a Winged Infusion Set (Butterfly) and Syringe | |
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| Blood Cultures | |
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| Drawing Blood Using a Lancet for a Microdraw or Infant Heel Stick | |
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| Measuring Bleeding Time | |
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| Transporting Specimens to the Laboratory | |
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| The Centrifuge | |
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| Intravenous Therapy | |
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| Intravenous Therapy | |
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| Inserting a Peripheral IV in an Adult | |
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| Heparin Locks | |
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| Inserting an IV Using a Butterfly Needle | |
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| Inserting a Peripheral IV in a Child | |
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| Monitoring Intravenous Flow Rate | |
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| Using IV Pumps and Controllers | |
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| Complications of IV Therapy | |
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| Changing a Peripheral IV Dressing | |
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| Discontinuing a Peripheral IV | |
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| Assisting the RN with a Central Intravenous Catheter Change | |
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| Blood Administration | |
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| Urinary and Bowel Elimination | |
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| Role of the PCT in Assisting Patients with Elimination Procedures | |
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| Testing Urine | |
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| Catheters | |
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| Guidelines for Opening a Closed Drainage System | |
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| Guidelines for Applying a Urinary Leg Bag | |
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| Guidelines for Drainage Bag Disinfection | |
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| Suprapubic Catheters | |
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| Nephrostomy Tubes | |
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| Bladder Irrigation | |
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| Removing an Indwelling Catheter | |
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| Care of the Patient Who Is Receiving Dialysis | |
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| Bowel Elimination | |
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| Guidelines for Enema Administration | |
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| Caring for Patients with Ostomies | |
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| Guidelines for Caring for an Ostomy | |
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| Enteral Nutrition | |
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| Tube Feeding | |
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| Nasogastric Tube Insertion and Care | |
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| Checking Nasogastric Tube Placement | |
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| Determining Residual Stomach Contents | |
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| Irrigating a Nasogastric Tube | |
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| Removing a Nasogastric Tube | |
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| Caring for a Patient with a Gastrostomy | |
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| Feeding Patients with an Enteral Tube | |
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| Equipment Alarms | |
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| Specimen Collection | |
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| Specimen Collection | |
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| Guidelines for Collecting a Specimen | |
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| Culture and Sensitivity Testing | |
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| Guidelines for Collecting Culture and Sensitivity Specimens | |
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| Throat Culture | |
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| Testing for Group A Streptococcus Antigen | |
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| Wound Infection | |
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| Sputum Culture | |
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| Gastric Specimen | |
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| Urine Specimen Collection | |
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| Stool Specimen | |
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| Measuring Blood Glucose | |
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| Measuring Glycated Hemoglobin | |
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| Perioperative Care | |
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| Perioperative Nursing Care | |
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| Advances in Caring for Surgical Patients | |
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| Preoperative Skin Care | |
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| During the Operative Period | |
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| Postoperative Care | |
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| Guidelines for Leg Exercises | |
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| Respiratory Exercises | |
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| Support Hosiery | |
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| Guidelines for Applying Antiembolism Stockings | |
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| Pneumatic Cuffs | |
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| Caring for Patients Who Have Orthopedic Disorders | |
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| Heat and Cold Applications | |
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| Heat and Cold Treatments | |
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| Guidelines for Using Heat and Cold Applications | |
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| Heat Treatments | |
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| Hydrotherapy | |
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| Guidelines for Giving a Whirlpool Bath | |
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| Guidelines for Monitoring Hydrotherapy Equipment | |
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| Cold Applications | |
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| Warm and Cool Eye Compresses | |
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| Hypothermia | |
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| Heat-Related Illness | |
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| The Hypothermia-Hyperthermia Blanket | |
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| Caring for Patients with Special Needs | |
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| Special-Needs Patients | |
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| Working with Interpreters | |
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| Guidelines for Working with Interpreters in the Health Care Facility | |
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| Domestic Violence | |
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| Delirium | |
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| Caring for Patients with Seizure Disorders | |
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| Spinal Cord Injuries | |
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| Caring for Patients Who Are Receiving Chemotherapy | |
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| Caring for the Patient Who Is Receiving Radiation Therapy | |
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| Guidelines for Working with Radiation Therapy and Brachytherapy Patients | |
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| Caring for the Patient Who Is Receiving Immunotherapy | |
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| The Rehabilitation Services Team | |
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| The Pain Problem | |
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| Pain Management Procedures | |
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| Respiratory Procedures | |
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| Structure and Function of the Respiratory System | |
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| Caring for Patients Who Have Respiratory Conditions | |
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| Capillary Refill | |
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| The Pulse Oximeter | |
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| Oxygen Therapy | |
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| Guidelines for Oxygen Safety | |
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| Oropharyngeal Airway | |
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| Nasopharyngeal Airway | |
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| Suction | |
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| Small-Volume Nebulizer Treatment | |
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| Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation | |
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| Postural Drainage | |
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| Advanced Respiratory Procedures | |
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| Endotracheal Intubation | |
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| Patients Who Breathe Through the Neck | |
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| Chest Tubes | |
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| Caring for a Patient Who Is Mechanically Ventilated | |
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| Cardiac Care Skills | |
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| Electrical Conduction of the Heart | |
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| Monitoring the Heartbeat | |
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| Identifying Cardiac Rhythms | |
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| Performing an ECG | |
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| Continuous Cardiac Monitoring | |
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| Monitoring the Pulse to Evaluate Circulation | |
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| Blood Pressure | |
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| Guidelines for Electronic Blood Pressure Monitoring | |
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| Caring for a Patient Following an Angiogram or Arteriogram | |
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| Guidelines for Caring for a Patient Post-Arteriogram (or Angiogram) | |
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| Cardiac Catheterization | |
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| Emergency Procedures | |
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| Resuscitation | |
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| The ABCs of Emergency Care | |
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| Protecting the Airway | |
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| Maintaining the Patient's Breathing | |
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| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | |
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| The Recovery Position | |
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| Introduction to the Crash Cart | |
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| Defibrillation | |
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| Postresuscitation Care | |
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| Guidelines for Hand Hygiene | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Latex Allergy | |
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| Mercury | |
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| Mercury Spills | |
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| Abbreviations and Medical Terminology | |
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| Abbreviation Problems | |
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| General Abbreviations | |
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| Medical Terminology | |
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| Electronic Communication | |
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| Medication and Treatment Orders | |
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| Procedures and Other Useful Information | |
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| Caring for a Patient with a T-Tube | |
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| Using a Closed Wound Drainage System | |
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| Additional Methods for Versatile Cardiac Monitoring | |
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| Heart and Electrocardiogram Study Guide | |
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| Calculating Intravenous Drip Rates | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |