Clinical Procedures for Health Professionals

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

About the Author

Nina Multak, MPAS, PA-C is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Drexel University-CNHP, Physician Assistant Program, and a Doctoral Student at Drexel University, College of Information Science & Technology. She has held faculty appointments at the University of Florida College of Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Nina Multak maintains professional affiliations with the American Academy of Physician Assistants, Pennsylvania Academy of Physician Assistants, Physician Assistant Education Association, and the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. She has lectured at the local, state, and national levels. Additionally, she has published journal articles on the utilization of patient simulators and standardized patients in physician assistant training programs.

Clinical Procedures for Health Professionals

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Clinical Procedures for Health Professionals

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