Description
Clinical Procedures for Health Professions is the ideal multi-professional learning resource covering basic and advanced clinical procedures commonly encountered by practitioners and suited for both students and clinicians. Each procedure is discussed in terms of rationales, evidence-based indications, contraindications, potential complications, special considerations, and step-by-step procedural instructions. The format is clear and organized, allowing students to fully grasp the most important elements of each procedure.
Each new print copy includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access that unlocks a comprehensive and interactive eBook with 50 video tutorials, student practice activities and assessments, a full suite of instructor resources, and learning analytics reporting tools.
- Featured procedures include aseptic technique, nasogastric tube placement, urinary bladder catheterization, IV insertion, arterial puncture, and so much more!
- Each topic is comprehensively broken down into sections including:
- Rationales
- Evidence-based Indications
- Contraindications
- Potential Complications
- Special Considerations
- Step-by-step Procedural Instructions
- 50 videos presenting more than 34 clinical procedures
Clinical Procedures for Health Professionals
Appropriate Courses
- Clinical Procedures
- Clinical Skills
- Health Care Skills
- Clinical Medicine
Contents
- Unit I Core Procedures
- Chapter_1 Aseptic Technique
- Chapter_2 Nasogastric Tube Placement
- Chapter_3 Urinary Bladder Catheterization
- Chapter_4 IV Insertion
- Chapter_5 Arterial Blood Gas
- Chapter_6 Injections
- Chapter_7 Venipuncture
- Chapter_8 Blood Cultures
- Chapter_9 Electrocardiogram Tracing
- Chapter_10 Pulmonary Function Testing
- Chapter_11 Wound Closure and Management
- Chapter_12 Casting and Splinting
- Chapter_13 Local Anesthesia
- Chapter_14 Dermatologic Procedures
- Chapter_15 GYN Procedures
- Unit II Advanced Procedures
- Chapter 16 Chest Tube Insertion and Removal
- Chapter_17 Arterial Line Insertion and Removal
- Chapter_18 Central Line Insertion and Removal
- Chapter_9 Lumbar Puncture
- Chapter_20 Swan Ganz Line Insertion and Removal
- Chapter_21 Endotracheal Intubation
- Chapter_22 Ventilator Management
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