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| Bag Technique |
| Blood and Body Spill |
| Car Supplies |
| Equipment Cleaning |
| Exposure Incident |
| General Guidelines |
| Hand washing |
| Patient Education Guidelines |
| Soiled Linen |
| Solutions for Irrigation |
| Sterile Solution for Irrigation |
| TB Control and Respiratory Program |
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Chapter 2 - Physical and Psychosocial Assessment Procedures |
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| Blood Pressure |
| Edema |
| Head to Toe Assessment |
| Intake and Output |
| Mental Health Assessment |
| Pain Assessment |
| Pulse |
| Respirations |
| Temperature |
| Weight |
| Well Baby |
| Wound Assessment and Documentation |
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| Ambulation |
| Back Rub |
| Bathing and Grooming |
| Bed Making |
| Feeding the Dependent Elderly Patient |
| Foot Care |
| Hair and Scalp Care |
| Moving and Lifting Patients Body Mechanics |
| Nail Care |
| Oral Care |
| Positioning and Seating the Immobilized Patient |
| Shampoo in Bed |
| Shaving Patients |
| Transfer or Gait Belt |
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| Administration of Oxygen Therapy |
| Aerosol Therapy |
| BiPAP Support Ventilator Management |
| Breathing Exercises |
| Care of the Patient with an Automatic Implantable |
| Chest Physiotherapy |
| Chest Tube Management |
| Controlled Cough Exercise |
| Coronary Precautions in the Home |
| Home Dysrhythmia Monitoring |
| Home Ventilator Management |
| Incentive Spirometer |
| Inhalation (Steam) Therapy |
| Manual Ventilation with a Hand-Held Resuscitator or Ambu-Bag |
| Metered Dose Inhaler Use |
| Pulse Oximetry |
| Suctioning |
| Tips for Energy Conservation in the Home |
| Tracheostomy Button or Plug Changing, Cleaning, and Care |
| Tracheostomy Care Inner Cannula Change and Non-disposable Cannula Care |
| Tracheostomy Care Outer Cannula Tube Change for the Ventilator- Dependent Patient |
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| Butterfly or Steri-Strips |
| Dressing Changes Biobrane |
| Dressing Changes Calcium Alginate |
| Dressing Changes Dry to Dry |
| Dressing Changes Foam Dressing |
| Dressing Changes Hydrocolloid Dressings and Transparent Adhesive Films |
| Dressing Changes Hydrogel |
| Dressing Changes Sterile Technique |
| Dressing Changes Unna Boot |
| Dressing Changes Wet-to-Dry |
| LICE Pediculosis |
| Moist Compress |
| Montgomery Straps |
| Scabies |
| Skin Care |
| Skin Suture and Staple Removal |
| Wound Care Management |
| Wound Care Scoring of Eschar Wound Irrigation and Debridement Wound Management Wound Packing |
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| Chapter 6 - Gastroenterologic and Ostomy Care |
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| Bowel Training |
| Colostomy Irrigation |
| Fecal Impaction Manual Removal |
| Gastrostomy Tube Care General Guidelines |
| Gastrostomy Tube Feedings |
| Gastrostomy Tube Replacement |
| Nasogastric Tube Feeding |
| Nasogastric Tube Insertion |
| Ostomy Care |
| Ostomy Pouch Change |
| Rectal Tube Insertion |
| Stoma Management in the Home |
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| Chapter 7 - Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat (HEEN) Care |
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| Care of the Patient with a Hearing Aid |
| Care of the Patient with an Artificial Eye |
| Care of the Patient with Cataract or Retinal Surgery |
| Care of the Patient with Contact Lenses |
| Care of the Patient with Depressed Corneal Reflex |
| Care of the Patient with Visual Impairment |
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| Administration of Intravenous Therapy General Guidelines |
| Central Venous Catheter Management |
| Changing Intravenous Solutions |
| Changing Intravenous Tubing |
| Declotting an Implantable Vascular Access Device |
| Discontinuation and Removal of Peripheral Intravenous Fluids |
| Groshong Catheter Management |
| Home IV Therapy |
| Implantable Vascular Access Device Management |
| Multiple-Lumen Nontunneled Catheter Management |
| Peripheral Inserted Central Catheter Insertion Guidelines |
| Peripheral Inserted Central Catheter Removal of the Catheter |
| Peripheral Intravenous Management |
| Troubleshooting IV Therapy |
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| Antibiotic Therapy Intermittent Infusion |
| Chemotherapy |
| Lasix Intravenous Push |
| Total Parenteral Nutrition and Intralipid Administration |
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| Administration of Medications General Guidelines |
| Bladder Instillation and Irrigation |
| Coumadin Administration Bleeding Precautions |
| Ear Instillation and Irrigation |
| Enema Administration |
| Eye Compresse |
| Eye Instillation and Irrigation |
| Gold Injection |
| Z-TRACK |
| Nose Drops |
| Patient Caregiver Self-Medication Errors at Home |
| Prefilling Insulin Syringes |
| Suppositories |
| Topical Medications |
| Tuberculin (TB) Skin Test |
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Chapter 11 - Reabilitative Care and Palliative Care Procedures |
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| Aphasia Care |
| Arm Sling |
| Cast Care |
| Elastic Bandage |
| Cane |
| Hoyer Lift |
| Pain Management |
| Range of Motion Exercises Passive |
| Stump Wrapping |
| Support Devices Care of Immobilized Patients |
| Thromboembolitic (TED) Hose |
| Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Unit |
| Wheelchair |
| Walker |
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| Blood Glucose Monitoring |
| Blood Sampling Venous & Arterial |
| Culture Collection Throat Ova Sputum Stool Wound |
| Fecal Occult Blood |
| Glucose and Ketone Urine Testing Reagent Strip |
| Specimen Labeling and Transport |
| Urine Collection Midstream, Routine, Steril from Foley, Steril from Urostomy |
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| Arteriovenous Fistula and Shunt Care |
| Bladder Training |
| Caring for the Urinary Catheter at Home |
| Closed Urinary Draining Management |
| Condom Catheter Care |
| Coudé Catheter Insertion |
| Indwelling Foley Catheter Insertion and Care |
| Intermittent Straight Catherization Female |
| Intermittent Straight Catherization Male |
| Nephrostomy Catheter Care |
| Suprapubic Catheter |
| Urinary Pouch for Females |
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| Medical Nutrition Therapy Assessment of Patient's Nutrient Requirements |
| Medical Nutrition Therapy Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
| Medical Nutrition Therapy Coronary Heart Disease |
| Medical Nutrition Therapy Diabetes Mellitusch |
| Medical Nutrition Therapy Enteral Nutrition Support |
| Medical Nutrition Therapy Failure to Thrive |
| Medical Nutrition Therapy Hypertension |
| Medical Nutrition Therapy Pressure Ulcers |
| Medical Nutrition Therapy Weight Management |
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| Accidently Severed Central Venous Catheter |
| Air Embolism |
| Airway Obstruction |
| Animal, Insect, Snake, Spider, and Tick Bites |
| Bleeding Soft Tissue Injury |
| Burns |
| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| Falls and Fractures |
| Heat-Related Illness |
| Hyperglycemia |
| Hypoglycemia |
| Hypothermia Poisoning and Substance Abuse and Misuse Seizure Shock |
| Suicidal Thoughts or Harmful Psychotic Ideation |
| Transfusions or Anaphylactic Reaction |
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| Child or Dependent Elder Abuse or Neglect |
| Clinical Documentation Guidelines for Medicare Reimbursement |
| Clinical Indicators for a Home Health Aide Referral |
| Clinical Indicators for a Hospice Referral |
| Clinical Indicators for a Psychiatric Home Health Nurse Referral |
| Clinical Indicators for a Rehabilitation Referral |
| Clinical Indicators for a Social Service Referral |
| Do Not Resuscitate Status |
| Domestic ViolenceFire Safety Assessment |
| Home Environmental (Potential Toxins) Assessment |
| Home Improvisation of Equipment |
| On-Call Guidelines |
| Patient Caregiver Guidelines to Promote a Toxin-Free Home Environment |
| Post Mortem Care |
| Safety in the Community |
| Safety in the Home Chapter |
| Socio-environmental Assessment |
| Telephone Visit |
