Nursing Skills
Basic Nursing Skills
Asepsis and Infection Control
Performing Hand Hygiene Using an Alcohol-Based Handrub
Performing Hand Hygiene Using Soap and Water (Handwashing)
Using Personal Protective Equipment
Preparing a Sterile Field Using a Packaged Sterile Drape
Preparing a Sterile Field Using a Commercially Prepared Sterile Kit or Tray
Adding Sterile Items to a Sterile Field
Putting on Sterile Gloves and Removing Soiled Gloves
Vital Signs
Assessing Body Temperature
Regulating Temperature Using an Overhead Radiant Warmer
Regulating Temperature Using a Hypothermia Blanket
Assessing a Peripheral Pulse by Palpation
Assessing the Apical Pulse by Auscultation
Assessing Respiration
Assessing Blood Pressure by Auscultation
Health Assessment
Performing a General Survey
Using a Portable Bed Scale
Assessing the Skin, Hair, and Nails
Assessing the Head and Neck
Assessing the Thorax, Lungs, and Breasts
Assessing the Cardiovascular System
Assessing the Abdomen
Assessing the Female Genitalia
Assessing the Male Genitalia
Assessing the Neurologic, Musculoskeletal, and Peripheral Vascular Systems
Safety
Performing a Situational Assessment
Fall Prevention
Implementing Alternatives to the Use of Restraints
Applying an Extremity Restraint
Applying a Waist Restraint
Applying an Elbow Restraint
Applying a Mummy Restraint
Medications
Administering Oral Medications
Administering Medications via a Gastric Tube
Removing Medication From an Ampule
Removing Medication From a Vial
Mixing Medications From Two Vials in One Syringe
Administering an Intradermal Injection
Administering a Subcutaneous Injection
Administering an Intramuscular Injection
Administering a Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion: Applying an Insulin Pump
Administering Medications by Intravenous Bolus or Push Through an Intravenous Infusion
Administering Medications by Intravenous Bolus or Push Through a Medication or Drug-Infusion Lock
Administering a Piggyback Intermittent Intravenous Infusion of Medication
Administering an Intermittent Intravenous Infusion of Medication via a Mini-Infusion Pump
Applying a Transdermal Patch
Administering Eye Drops
Administering an Eye Irrigation
Administering Ear Drops
Administering an Ear Irrigation
Administering a Nasal Spray
Administering a Vaginal Cream
Administering a Rectal Suppository
Administering Medication via a Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI)
Administering Medication via a Dry Powder Inhaler
Administering Medication via a Small-Volume Nebulizer
Perioperative Nursing
Teaching Deep-Breathing Exercises, Coughing, and Splinting
Teaching Leg Exercises
Providing Preoperative Patient Care
Providing Preoperative Patient Care: Day of Surgery
Providing Postoperative Care
Applying a Forced-Air Warming Device Promoting Healthy Physiologic Responses
Hygiene
Assisting With a Shower or Tub Bath
Providing a Bed Bath
Assisting the Patient With Oral Care
Providing Oral Care for the Dependent Patient
Providing Denture Care
Removing Contact Lenses
Shampooing a Patient’s Hair in Bed
Assisting the Patient to Shave
Providing Nail Care
Making an Unoccupied Bed
Making an Occupied Bed
Skin Integrity and Wound Care
Preventing Pressure Injury
Cleaning a Wound and Applying a Dressing (General Guidelines)
Performing Irrigation of a Wound
Collecting a Wound Culture
Applying Montgomery Straps
Caring for a Penrose Drain
Caring for a T-Tube Drain
Caring for a Jackson–Pratt Drain
Caring for a Hemovac Drain
Applying Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Removing Sutures
Removing Surgical Staples
Applying an External Heating Pad
Applying a Warm Compress
Assisting With a Sitz Bath
Applying Cold Therapy
Activity
Assisting a Patient With Turning in Bed
Moving a Patient Up in Bed With the Assistance of Another Caregiver
Transferring a Patient From the Bed to a Stretcher
Transferring a Patient From the Bed to a Chair
Transferring a Patient Using a Powered Full-Body Sling Lift
Providing Range-of-Motion Exercises
Assisting a Patient With Ambulation
Assisting a Patient With Ambulation Using a Walker
Assisting a Patient With Ambulation Using Crutches
Assisting a Patient With Ambulation Using a Cane
Applying and Removing Graduated Compression Stockings
Applying Pneumatic Compression Devices
Applying a Continuous Passive Motion Device
Applying a Sling
Applying a Figure-Eight Bandage
Assisting With Cast Application
Caring for a Cast
Applying Skin Traction and Caring for a Patient in Skin Traction
Caring for a Patient in Skeletal Traction
Caring for a Patient With an External Fixation Device
Comfort and Pain Management
Promoting Patient Comfort
Giving a Back Massage
Applying and Caring for a Patient Using a TENS Unit
Caring for a Patient Receiving Patient-Controlled Analgesia
Caring for a Patient Receiving Epidural Analgesia
Caring for a Patient Receiving Continuous Wound Perfusion Pain Management
Nutrition
Assisting a Patient With Eating
Confirming Placement of a Nasogastric Tube
Administering a Tube Feeding
Caring for a Gastrostomy Tube
Urinary Elimination
Assisting With the Use of a Bedpan
Assisting With the Use of a Urinal
Assisting With the Use of a Bedside Commode
Assessing Bladder Volume Using an Ultrasound Bladder Scanner
Applying an External Urinary Sheath (Condom Catheter)
Catheterizing the Female Urinary Bladder
Catheterizing the Male Urinary Bladder
Removing an Indwelling Urinary Catheter
Performing Intermittent Closed Catheter Irrigation
Administering a Continuous Closed Bladder or Catheter Irrigation
Emptying and Changing a Stoma Appliance on a Urinary Diversion
Caring for a Suprapubic Urinary Catheter
Caring for a Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter
Caring for a Hemodialysis Access (Arteriovenous Fistula or Graft)
Bowel Elimination
Administering a Large-Volume Cleansing Enema
Administering a Small-Volume Cleansing Enema
Administering a Retention Enema
Digital Removal of Stool
Applying a Fecal Incontinence Collection Device
Emptying and Changing an Ostomy Appliance
Irrigating a Colostomy
Inserting a Nasogastric Tube
Irrigating a Nasogastric Tube Connected to Suction
Removing a Nasogastric Tube
Oxygenation
Using a Pulse Oximeter
Teaching a Patient to Use an Incentive Spirometer
Administering Oxygen by Nasal Cannula
Administering Oxygen by Mask
Suctioning the Oropharyngeal and Nasopharyngeal Airways
Inserting an Oropharyngeal Airway
Suctioning an Endotracheal Tube: Open System
Suctioning an Endotracheal Tube: Closed System
Securing an Endotracheal Tube
Suctioning a Tracheostomy: Open System
Providing Care of a Tracheostomy Tube
Providing Care of a Chest Drainage System
Assisting With Removal of a Chest Tube
Using a Manual Resuscitation Bag and Mask
Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Balance
Initiating a Peripheral Venous Access IV Infusion
Changing an IV Solution Container and Administration Set
Monitoring an IV Site and Infusion
Changing a Peripheral Venous Access Site Dressing
Capping for Intermittent Use and Flushing a Peripheral Venous Access Device
Administering a Blood Transfusion
Changing the Dressing and Flushing Central Venous Access Devices
Accessing an Implanted Port
Deaccessing an Implanted Port
Removing a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC)
Cardiovascular Care
Performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Performing Emergency Automated External Defibrillation
Performing Emergency Manual External Defibrillation (Asynchronous)
Obtaining an Electrocardiogram
Applying a Cardiac Monitor
Using a Transcutaneous (External) Pacemaker
Obtaining an Arterial Blood Sample From an Arterial Catheter
Removing Peripheral Arterial Catheters
Neurologic Care
Applying a Two-Piece Cervical Collar
Employing Seizure Precautions and Seizure Management
Caring for a Patient in Halo Traction
Caring for a Patient With an External Ventriculostomy (Intraventricular Catheter–Closed Fluid- Filled System)
Caring for a Patient With a Fiber Optic Intracranial Catheter
Laboratory Specimen Collection
Obtaining a Nasal Swab
Obtaining a Nasopharyngeal Swab
Collecting a Sputum Specimen for Culture
Collecting a Urine Specimen (Clean Catch, Midstream)
Obtaining a Urine Specimen From an Indwelling Urinary Catheter
Testing Stool for Occult Blood
Collecting a Stool Specimen
Obtaining a Capillary Blood Sample for Glucose Testing
Using Venipuncture to Collect a Venous Blood Sample
Obtaining a Venous Blood Specimen for Culture and Sensitivity
Obtaining an Arterial Blood Specimen for Blood Gas Analysis
Advance Nursing Skills
Admitting, Transfer, and Discharge
Admitting Patients
Transferring Patients
Discharging Patients
Communication
Establishing the Nurse-Patient Relationship
Communicating with an Anxious Patient
Communicating with an Angry Patient
Communicating with a Depressed Patient
Communicating with a Cognitively Impaired Patient
Documentation and Informatics
Giving a Hand-Off Report
Documenting Nurses' Progress Notes
Adverse Event/Incident Reporting
Vital Signs
Measuring Body Temperature
Assessing Radial Pulse
Assessing Apical Pulse
Assessing Apical-Radial Pulse Deficit
Assessing Respirations
Assessing Arterial Blood Pressure
Assessing Blood Pressure Electronically
Measuring Oxygen Saturation (Pulse Oximetry)
Health Assessment
General Survey
Head and Neck Assessment
Thorax and Lung Assessment
Cardiovascular Assessment
Abdominal Assessment
Genitalia and Rectum Assessment
Musculoskeletal and Neurologic Assessment
Monitoring Intake and Output
Medical Asepsis
Hand Hygiene
Caring for Patients Under Isolation Precautions
Caring for Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO) and Clostridium difficile
Sterile Technique
Applying and Removing Cap, Mask, and Protective Eyewear
Preparing a Sterile Field
Sterile Gloving
Safe Patient Handling, Transfer, and Positioning
Using Safe and Effective Transfer Techniques
Wheelchair Transfer Techniques
Moving and Positioning Patients in Bed
Exercise and Ambulation
Performing Range-of-Motion Exercises
Performing Isometric Exercises
Continuous Passive Motion Machine
Applying Elastic Stockings and Sequential Compression Device
Assisting with Ambulation and Use of Canes, Crutches, and Walker
Orthopedic Measures
Assisting with Cast Application
Care of a Patient During Cast Removal
Care of a Patient in Skin Traction
Care of a Patient in Skeletal Traction and Pin Site Care
Care of a Patient with an Immobilization Device
Support Surfaces and Special Beds
Selection of Pressure-Reducing Support Surfaces
Placing a Patient on a Support Surface
Placing a Patient on an Air-Suspension or Air-Fluidized Bed
Placing a Patient on a Bariatric Bed
Placing a Patient on a Rotokinetic Bed
Safety and Quality Improvement
Fall Prevention in a Health Care Agency
Designing a Restraint-Free Environment
Applying Physical Restraints
Fire, Electrical, and Chemical Safety
Seizure Precautions
Conducting a Root Cause Analysis
Disaster Preparedness
Care of a Patient After Biologic Exposure
Care of a Patient After Chemical Exposure
Care of a Patient After Radiation Exposure
Pain Assessment and Basic Comfort Measures
Providing Pain Relief
Patient-Controlled Analgesia
Epidural Analgesia
Local Anesthetic Infusion Pump for Analgesia
Nonpharmacologic Pain Management
Palliative Care
Supporting Patients and Families in Grief
Symptom Management at the End of Life
Care of a Body After Death
Personal Hygiene and Bed Making
Bathing a Patient
Perineal Care
Use of Disposable Bed Bath, Tub, or Shower
Oral Hygiene
Care of Dentures
Performing Mouth Care for an Unconscious or Debilitated Patient
Hair Care–Combing and Shaving
Hair Care–Shampooing
Performing Nail and Foot Care
Care of a Patient's Environment
Making an Occupied Bed
Making an Unoccupied Bed
Pressure Ulcer Care
Risk Assessment, Skin Assessment, and Prevention Strategies
Treatment of Pressure Ulcers
Care of the Eye and Ear
Eye Care for Comatose Patients
Taking Care of Contact Lenses
Taking Care of an Artificial Eye
Eye Irrigation
Ear Irrigation
Care of Hearing Aids
Safe Medication Preparation
Oral and Topical Medications
Advance administering Oral Medications
Administering Medications Through an Enteral Feeding Tube
Applying Topical Medications to the Skin
Instilling Eye and Ear Medications
Administering Nasal Instillations
Using Metered-Dose Inhalers
Using Dry Powder Inhaled Medications
Using Small-Volume Nebulizers
Administering Vaginal Instillations
Administering Rectal Suppositories
Parenteral Medications
Preparing Injections: Ampules and Vials
Mixing Parenteral Medications in One Syringe
Administering Intradermal Injections
Administering Subcutaneous Injections
Administering Intramuscular Injections
Administering Medications by Intravenous Bolus
Administering Intravenous Medications by Piggyback, Intermittent Infusion Sets, and Mini-Infusion Pumps
Administering Continuous Subcutaneous Medications
Oxygen Therapy
Applying a Nasal Cannula or Oxygen Mask
Administering Oxygen Therapy to a Patient with an Artificial Airway
Using Incentive Spirometry
Care of a Patient Receiving Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation
Use of a Peak Flow Meter
Care of a Patient on a Mechanical Ventilator
Performing Chest Physiotherapy
Performing Postural Drainage
Using an Acapella Device
Performing Percussion, Vibration, and Shaking
Airway Management
Performing Oropharyngeal Suctioning
Airway Suctioning
Closed (In-Line) Suction
Performing Endotracheal Tube Care
Performing Tracheostomy Care
Inflating the Cuff on an Endotracheal or Tracheostomy Tube
Closed Chest Drainage Systems
Managing Closed Chest Drainage Systems
Assisting with Removal of Chest Tubes
Autotransfusion of Chest Tube Drainage
Emergency Measures for Life Support
Inserting an Oropharyngeal Airway
Use of an Automated External Defibrillator
Code Management
Intravenous and Vascular Access Therapy
Initiating Intravenous Therapy
Regulating Intravenous Flow Rate
Changing Intravenous Solutions
Changing Infusion Tubing
Changing a Short Peripheral Intravenous Dressing
Discontinuing a Short Peripheral Intravenous Access
Caring for Central Vascular Access Devices
Blood Transfusions
Initiating Blood Therapy
Monitoring for Adverse Transfusion Reactions
Oral Nutrition
Performing a Nutritional Assessment
Assisting an Adult Patient with Oral Nutrition
Aspiration Precautions
Enteral Nutrition
Inserting and Removing a Small-Bore Nasogastric or Nasoenteric Feeding Tube
Verifying Feeding Tube Placement
Irrigating a Feeding Tube
Administering Enteral Nutrition: Nasoenteric, Gastrostomy, or Jejunostomy Tube
Care of a Gastrostomy or Jejunostomy Tube
Parenteral Nutrition
Administering Parenteral Nutrition Through a Central Line
Administering Parenteral Nutrition Through a Peripheral Line
Urinary Elimination
Assisting with Use of a Urinal
Insertion of a Straight or an Indwelling Urinary Catheter
Care and Removal of an Indwelling Catheter
Bladder Scan and Catheterization to Determine Residual Urine
Performing Catheter Irrigation
Applying a Condom-Type External Catheter
Suprapubic Catheter Care
Bowel Elimination and Gastric Intubation
Assisting a Patient in Using a Bedpan
Removing Fecal Impaction Digitally
Administering an Enema
Insertion, Maintenance, and Removal of a Nasogastric Tube for Gastric Decompression
Ostomy Care
Pouching a Colostomy or an Ileostomy
Pouching a Urostomy
Catheterizing a Urinary Diversion
Preoperative and Postoperative Care
Preparing a Patient for Surgery
Demonstrating Postoperative Exercises
Performing Postoperative Care of a Surgical Patient
Intraoperative Care
Surgical Hand Antisepsis
Donning a Sterile Gown and Closed Gloving
Wound Care and Irrigations
Performing a Wound Assessment
Performing a Wound Irrigation
Removing Sutures and Staples
Managing Wound Drainage Evacuation
Dressings, Bandages, and Binders
Applying a Dressing (Dry and Moist-to-Dry)
Applying a Pressure Bandage
Applying a Transparent Dressing
Applying a Hydrocolloid, Hydrogel, Foam, or Absorption Dressing
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)
Applying Gauze and Elastic Bandages
Applying an Abdominal Binder
Therapeutic Use of Heat and Cold
Applying Moist Heat
Applying Dry Heat
Applying Cold
Caring for Patients Requiring Hypothermia or Hyperthermia Blankets
Home Care Safety
Home Environment Assessment and Safety
Adapting the Home Setting for Patients with Cognitive Deficits
Medication and Medical Device Safety
Home Care Teaching
Teaching Clients to Measure Body Temperature
Teaching Blood Pressure and Pulse Measurement
Teaching Intermittent Self-Catheterization
Using Home Oxygen Equipment
Teaching Home Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning
Changing a Tracheostomy Tube at Home
Teaching Medication Self-Administration
Managing Feeding Tubes in the Home
Managing Parenteral Nutrition in the Home
Specimen Collection
Urine Specimen Collection: Midstream (Clean-Voided) Urine; Sterile Urinary Catheter
Collecting a Timed Urine Specimen
Urine Screening for Glucose, Ketones, Protein, Blood, and pH
Measuring Occult Blood in Stool
Measuring Occult Blood in Gastric Secretions (Gastroccult)
Collecting Nose and Throat Specimens for Culture
Obtaining Vaginal or Urethral Discharge Specimens
Collecting a Sputum Specimen by Expectoration
Collecting a Sputum Specimen by Suction
Obtaining Wound Drainage Specimens
Collecting Blood Specimens and Culture by Venipuncture (Syringe and Vacutainer Method)
Blood Glucose Monitoring
Obtaining an Arterial Specimen for Blood Gas Measurement
Diagnostic Procedures
Intravenous Moderate Sedation During a Diagnostic Procedure
Contrast Media Studies: Arteriogram (Angiogram), Cardiac Catheterization, and Intravenous Pyelogram
Assisting with Aspirations: Bone Marrow Aspiration/Biopsy, Lumbar Puncture, Paracentesis, and Thoracentesis
Assisting with Bronchoscopy
Assisting with Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Advance obtaining an Electrocardiogram
Nursing Medical Emergency Patients
Overview of the treatment of medical emergencies
Respiratory emergencies
Cardiac emergencies
Cardiovascular emergencies
Shock
Neurological emergencies
Acute renal failure
Gastrointestinal emergencies
Endocrine emergencies
Poisoning
Critical care outreach service
Ethical and legal issues
Venepuncture and Cannulation
Legal and Professional Issues
The Learning Experience
Anatomy and Physiology
Selection of Equipment
Vein Selection
Infection Control and Risk Management
Procedures for Venepuncture and Cannulation
Complications
Introduction to Routine Blood Tests, Normal Values and Relevance to Clinical Practice
Patient's Perspective
Trauma Care - Initial assessment and management in the emergency department
Mechanism of injury
Initial assessment and resuscitation of the trauma patient
Head injuries
Thoracic trauma
Spinal injuries
Abdominal injuries
Pelvic injuries
Extremity trauma
Burns
Paediatric trauma
Trauma in older people
Trauma in pregnancy
Trauma-related deaths
Stoma Care
Anatomy and physiology of the bowel and urinary systems
Faecal and urinary stomas and the restorative surgical procedures developed to avoid stoma formation
Rationale for stoma formation and common surgical procedures
Stoma siting and the role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist
The immediate postoperative period
Choosing the correct stoma appliance
Accessories used in stoma care
Changing a stoma appliance
Discharge planning and supporting patient self-care
Questions commonly asked by the patient with a newly formed stoma
Understanding chemotherapy and radiotherapy for the individual with a stoma
Psychological issues in stoma care
Sexual Health
Introduction to Sexual Health
Health Promotion
Sexually Acquired Infections
HIV/AIDS
Contraception Including Emergency Contraception
Abortion
Consent and Confidentiality
Sexual Assault – Managing Disclosures of Abuse
Teenage Pregnancy
Female Genital Mutilation
Cervical Screening and HPV Vaccines
Rapid Assessment of the Acutely Ill Patient
Why Rapid Assessment Is Essential for Ward Staff
Track and Trigger Systems: Early Warning Scores, Calling Criteria and Rapid Response Teams
Assessment Techniques
A–B–C–D–E: Airway Assessment and Management Techniques
A-B-C-D-E: Breathing (and Failure to Breathe)
A–B–C–D–E: Circulation (and Circulatory Failure)
A–B–C–D–E: Acute Neurological Care (Disability)
A–B–C–D–E: Everything that Should Be Considered for Other Potential Problems
Patient-centred Care, Team Working and Communication
Practical Resuscitation: Recognition and Response
Introduction and Professional Issues
Professional, Ethical and Legal Issues
Prevention and Preparation
Recognising the Sick Patient and Preventing Cardiac Arrest
Resuscitation Equipment
Chain of Survival
Basic Life Support
Basic Life Support Algorithm
Advanced Life Support
The Universal Advanced Life Support Algorithm
Further Considerations of Resuscitation
Management of the Airway and Breathing
Monitoring and Assessing Cardiac Rhythms
Defibrillation Theory and Practice
Drugs and Delivery
Management of Potentially Reversible Causes of Cardiac Arrest
Post-Resuscitation Care
Special Circumstances
Resuscitation of the Seriously Injured Casualty
Out-of-Hospital Resuscitation
Personal Hygiene Care
Assessing your patient
Improving and maintaining oral health
Care of the eyes
Ear care
Foot and nail care
Hair care and grooming
Methods of washing
Skin care
Monitoring the Critically Ill Patient
Recognition and Management of the Deteriorating Patient
Assessment of the Critically Ill Patient
Monitoring Respiratory Function
Monitoring Cardiovascular Function 1: ECG Monitoring
Monitoring Cardiovascular Function 2: Haemodynamic Monitoring
Monitoring Neurological Function
Monitoring Renal Function
Monitoring Gastrointestinal Function
Monitoring Hepatic Function
Monitoring Endocrine Function
Monitoring Nutritional Status
Monitoring Temperature
Monitoring Pain
Monitoring a Patient Receiving a Blood Transfusion
Monitoring the Patient with Infection and Related Systemic Inflammatory Response
Monitoring the Critically Ill, Pregnant Patient
Monitoring the Critically Ill Child
Monitoring During Transport
Record Keeping
Medicines Management - A Guide for Nurses
Introduction to medicines management
Legal issues of medicines management
Safety in medicines management
Prescription of medicines
Systems for medicines administration
Principles of safe administration of medicines
Medication errors
Basic pharmacology of common medications
Administration of oral medication
Administration of injections
Administration of intravenous fluids and medicines
Miscellaneous routes of medication administration
Medicines management in children
Nurse prescribing
Intravenous Therapy
Expanding practice in IV therapy
Background anatomy and physiology and venous access
Vascular access devices
Managing IV therapy safely
Intravenous fluid therapy
Pharmacology and intravenous therapy
ECGs for Nurses
The conduction system in the heart
Principles of ECG monitoring
ECG interpretation of cardiac arrhythmias
Cardiac arrhythmias originating in the SA node
Cardiac arrhythmias originating in the atria
Cardiac arrhythmias originating in the AV junction
Cardiac arrhythmias originating in the ventricles
Cardiac arrhythmias with atrioventricular block
Cardiac arrhythmias associated with cardiac arrest
Recording a 12 lead ECG
Interpreting a 12 lead ECG
Management of peri-arrest arrhythmias
Record keeping
Clinical Assessment and Monitoring in Children
Introduction of Clinical Assessment and Monitoring in Children
Respiratory Assessment
Respiratory Monitoring
Cardiovascular Assessment
Cardiovascular Monitoring and Haemodynamics
Neurological Assessment
Acute Neurological Assessment and Monitoring
The Gastro-intestinal System and Abdomen
Nutrition
Fluid and Electrolytes
The Head and Neck
The Musculoskeletal System
Temperature Monitoring
Comfort and Hygiene
Caring for the Perioperative Patient
Core Issues
Perioperative homeostasis
Managing perioperative equipment
Perioperative pharmacology
Perioperative communication
Managing perioperative risks
Perioperative Care
Aroute to enhanced competence in perioperative care
Preoperative preparation of perioperative patients
Patient care during anaesthesia
Patient care during surgery
Patient care during recovery
Telephone Triage Nurses
A
Abdominal Pain, Adult
Abdominal Pain, Child
Abdominal Swelling
Abrasions
Alcohol Problems
Allergic Reaction
Altered Mental Status (AMS)
Ankle Injury
Ankle Problems
Anxiety
Appetite Loss, Adult
Appetite Loss, Child
Arm or Hand Problems
Asthma
Avian Influenza ("Bird Flu") Exposure
B
Back/Neck Injury
Back Pain
Bad Breath
Bedbug Exposure or Concerns
Bed-Wetting
Bee Stings
Bites, Animal/Human
Bites, Insect
Bites, Marine Animal
Bites, Snake
Bites, Tick
Bleeding, Severe
Blood/Body Fluid Exposure
Bone, Joint, and Tissue Injury
Breast-Feeding Problems
Breast Problems
Breathing Problems
Bruising
Burns, Chemical
Burns, Electrical
Burns, Thermal
C
Cast/Splint Problems
Chest Pain
Chest Trauma
Chickenpox
Child Abuse
Choking
Circumcision Care
Cold Exposure Problems
Common Cold Symptoms
Confusion
Congestion
Congestive Heart Failure
Constipation
Contact Lens Problems
Contraception, Emergency (EC)
Cough
Croup
Crying, Excessive, in Infants
D
Dehydration
Depression
Diabetes Problems
Diaper Rash
Diarrhea, Adult
Diarrhea, Child
Dizziness
Domestic Abuse
Drowning (Near Drowning)
E
Earache, Drainage
Ear Injury, Foreign Body
Ear Ringing
Ebola: Known or Suspected Exposure
Electric Injury
Extremity Injury
Eye Injury
Eye Problems
F
Facial Problems
Facial Skin Problems
Fainting
Falls
Fatigue
Feeding Tube Problems
Fever, Adult
Fever, Child
Finger and Toe Problems
Food Allergy, Known or Suspected
Food Poisoning, Suspected
Foot Problems
Foreign Body, Eye
Foreign Body, Inhaled
Foreign Body, Nose
Foreign Body, Rectum
Foreign Body, Skin
Foreign Body, Swallowing of
Foreign Body, Vagina
Frostbite
G
Gas/Belching
Gas/Flatulence
Genital Lesions
Genital Problems, Male
Glands, Swollen or Tender
H
Hair Loss
Hand/Wrist Problems
Hay Fever Problems
Headache
Head Injury
Hearing Loss
Heartburn
Heart Rate Problems
Heat Exposure Problems
Hemorrhoids
Hepatitis
Hiccups
Hip Pain/Injury
Hives
HIV Exposure
Hoarseness
Hospice Problems
Hypertension
Hyperventilation
Hypotension
I
Immunization, Tetanus
Immunization Reactions
Impetigo
Incontinence, Stool
Incontinence, Urine
Indigestion
Influenza
Insomnia
Intravenous Therapy Problems
Itching
J
Jaundice
Jaw Pain
Joint Pain/Swelling
K
Knee Pain/Swelling/Injury
L
Laceration
Leg Pain/Swelling
Lice
M
Menstrual Problems
Mouth Problems
Mumps
Muscle Cramps
N
Neck Pain
Neurologic Symptoms
Newborn Problems
Nosebleed
Nose Injury
Numbness and Tingling
O
Ostomy Problems
Overdose
P
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Piercing/Pocketing Problems
Pinkeye
Pinworms
Poisoning, Suspected
Postoperative Problems
Postpartum Problems
Pregnancy, Cold Symptoms
Pregnancy, Fetal Movement Problems
Pregnancy, Hypertension
Pregnancy, Leaking Vaginal Fluid
Pregnancy, Nausea and Vomiting
Pregnancy Problems
Pregnancy, Suspected Labor
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Pregnancy, Urination Problems
Pregnancy, Vaginal Bleeding
Puncture Wound
R
Rash, Adult
Rash, Child
Rectal Bleeding
Rectal Problems
Reye Syndrome, Suspected
Roseola
Rubella (German Measles)
Rubeola (Measles)
S
Scabies
Scrotal Problems
Seizure
Seizure, Febrile
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Sexual Assault
Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
Shingles: Suspected or Exposure
Shock, Suspected
Shoulder Pain/Injury
Sickle Cell Disease Problems
Sinus Problems
Skin Lesions: Lumps, Bumps, and Sores
Sleep Apnea, Adult
Sleep Apnea, Infant
Sore Throat
Speaking Difficulty
Spitting Up, Infant
Stools, Abnormal
Stye
Substance Abuse, Use, or Exposure
Suicide Attempt, Threat
Sunburn
Swallowing Difficulty
Sweating, Excessive
Swelling
Swine Flu (H1N1 Virus) Exposure
T
Tattoo Problems
Teething
Tongue Problems
Toothache
Tooth Injury
U
Umbilical Cord Care
Urinary Catheter/Nephrostomy Tube Problems
Urination, Difficult
Urination, Excessive
Urination, Painful
Urine, Abnormal Color
V
Vaginal Bleeding
Vaginal Discharge/Pain/Itching
Vision Problems
Vomiting, Adult
Vomiting, Child
W
Weakness
West Nile Virus
Wheezing
Wound Care: Sutures or Staples
Wound Healing and Infection
Index
Neonatal Nursing
Neonatal Pocket Guide
Diseases
Abruptio placentae
Amniotic fluid embolism
Cephalopelvic disproportion
Cervical insufficiency
Diabetes mellitus
Dysfunctional labor
Ectopic pregnancy
Gestational hypertension
Gestational trophoblastic disease
Human immunodeficiency virus infection
Hyperemesis gravidarum
Isoimmunization
Multiple gestation
Oligohydramnios
Placenta previa
Polyhydramnios
Postpartum hemorrhage
Premature labor
Premature rupture of membranes
Prolapsed umbilical cord
Sexually transmitted infections
Spontaneous abortion
Uterine rupture
Disorders
Apnea
Drug exposure
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Hemolytic disease
Hydrocephalus
Hyperbilirubinemia, unconjugated
Large-for-gestational-age neonate
Meconium aspiration syndrome
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Neonatal sepsis
Phenylketonuria
Preterm neonate
Respiratory distress syndrome
Retinopathy of prematurity
Small-for-gestational-age neonate
Tracheoesophageal fistula
Transient tachypnea of the neonate
Treatments
Amnioinfusion
Amniotomy
Cerclage
Cesarean birth
Episiotomy
Forceps delivery
Labor induction and augmentation
Tocolytic therapy
Vacuum extraction
Procedures
Apgar scoring
Cervical dilation and effacement assessment
External electronic fetal monitoring
Eye prophylaxis
Fetal heart rate assessment
Fetal station measurement
Fundal height measurement
Fundal palpation (postpartum)
Internal electronic fetal monitoring
Leopold's maneuvers
Lochia flow assessment
Neonatal size and weight measurements
Neonatal thermoregulation
Oxytocin administration
Perineal care
Phototherapy
RhoGAM administration
Uterine contraction palpation
Vitamin K administration
Diagnostic Tests
Amniotic fluid analysis
Biophysical profile
Chorionic villi sampling
Fern test
Human chorionic gonadotropin, serum
Human chorionic gonadotropin, urine
Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein
Nonstress test
Oxytocin challenge test
Pelvic ultrasound
Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling
Neonatal Clinical Tools
See Neonatal Clinical Tools
Neonatal Nursing Care
Prenatal Considerations and Care
Fetal Development: Environmental Influences and Critical Periods
Prenatal, Intrapartal, and Postpartal Risk Factors
Intrapartal and Newborn Care
Resuscitation and Stabilization of the Newborn and Infant
Assessment of the Newborn and Infant
Normal Term Newborn
Systems Assessment and Management of Disorders
Respiratory System
Cardiovascular System
Gastrointestinal System
Metabolic System
Endocrine System
Immune System
Integumentary System
Hematologic System
Musculoskeletal System
Neurologic System
Auditory System
Ophthalmic System
Genitourinary System
Special Considerations
Fluids, Electrolytes, Vitamins, and Minerals
Nutrition Management of Premature Infants
Neonatal and Infant Pharmacology
Emerging Technologies in Neonatal Care: Health Care Simulation for Neonatal Care
Pain in the Newborn and Infant
Fetal Therapy
Surgical Considerations in the Newborn and Infant
Emerging Infections
Vulnerable Populations
Newborn or Infant Transplant Patient
Extremely-Low-Birth-Weight (ELBW) Infant
The Late Preterm Infant
Environmental Health and Family-Centered Care in the NICU and Beyond
Neurobehavioral Development
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Environment
Family: Essential Partner in Care
Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Complementary and Integrative Therapies
Postdischarge Care of the Newborn, Infant, and Families
Neonatal Care in the New Millennium: Challenges and Opportunities
Trends in Neonatal Care Delivery
Neonatal Care Using Informatics
Human Genetics and Genomics: Impact on Neonatal Care
Trends in Neonatal Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Legal and Ethical Issues in Neonatal Care
Neonatal Care From a Global Perspective
Competency-Based Education and Continued Competency
Neonatal Diagnostic and Care Protocols
Diagnostic Processes
Developmental Care for the Sick and Preterm Infant
Neonatal Transport
Introduction to Vascular Access
Age-Appropriate Care of the Premature and Hospitalized Infant
Competency Education in the NICU
Transfusion Guidelines
Management of Jaundice in the Newborn Nursery
Newborn Whole-Body Cooling Protocol
Neonatal Convertions
See Neonatal Convertions
Neonatal Pain Management
Neonatal Pain
History and Overview of Neonatal Pain
Methods of Assessing Pain in the Newborn
Pharmacological Management of Acute and Chronic Pain
General Principles of Pain Management
Nonopioids
Opioids
Coanalgesics
Nonpharmacological Management of Acute and Chronic Pain
Nonpharmacological Methods
Developmental Considerations
Integration of Treatment Methods
Multidisciplinary Approach
Role of Family in Neonatal Pain Management
Special Populations
Procedural Pain Management
The Premature Infant
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
End-of-Life Pain Management and Palliative Care
Neonatal pain scales, Table conversions and Drug classifications
See Neonatal pain scales, Table conversions and Drug classifications
Pediatric
Pediatric Nursing Care Plan
Care of Children with Cardiovascular Dysfunction
Cardiac Catheterization
Congenital Heart Disease
Congestive Heart Failure
Hypertension
Infective Endocarditis
Rheumatic Fever
Care of Children with Endocrine Dysfunction
Diabetes Insipidus
Diabetes Mellitus
Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone
Care of Children with Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance
Burns
Diarrhea, Dehydration, and Gastroenteritis
Care of Children with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
Appendicitis
Bowel Obstruction
Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula
Gastroesophageal Reflux
Hirschsprung Disease
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Pyloric Stenosis
Short-Bowel Syndrome (Short-Gut Syndrome)
Care of Children with Hemopoietic Dysfunction and Neoplasms
Hemophilia
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura
Neoplasms
Sickle Cell Disease
Care of Children with Hepatic Dysfunction
Chronic Liver Failure
Care of Children With Infections
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Aids)
Cellulitis
Kawasaki Disease
Care of Children with Musculoskeletal Dysfunction
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Fractures
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis/Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Osteomyelitis
Scoliosis
Septic Arthritis
Care of Children with Neurologic/Neuromuscular Dysfunction
Cerebral Palsy
Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Hydrocephalus
Bacterial Meningitis
Neural Tube Defects (Spina Bifida and Myelomeningocele)
Seizures
Care of Children with Pulmonary Dysfunction
Apnea of Infancy (Aoi)
Asthma/Reactive Airway Disease
Bronchiolitis
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Cystic Fibrosis
Foreign Body Aspiration
Laryngotracheobronchitis/Viral Croup
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Pneumonia
Tuberculosis
Care of Children with Urogenital Dysfunction
Acute Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis
Chronic Renal Failure
Nephrotic Syndrome
Vesicoureteral Reflux
Urinary Tract Infection/Pyelonephritis
Care of Children with Failure to Thrive
Failure to Thrive
Care of Children Who Have Been Maltreated
Child Maltreatment
Pediatric High Acuity, Progressive, and Critical Care Nursing
Caring for Critically Ill Children and Their Families
The Synergy Model For Patient Care
Childhood Development: Psychosocial, Emotional, and Cognitive Factors
Developmentally Appropriate Assessment of Children
Stress Responses and Coping Behaviors
Issues Related To Hospitalization
Issues Related To Critical Care Units
Developmentally Appropriate Interventions
Psychosocial Needs of Families
Interventions For Dying Children
Pulmonary System
Developmental Anatomy of The Pulmonary System
Developmental Physiology of The Pulmonary System
Clinical Assessment of Pulmonary Function
Invasive and Noninvasive Diagnostic Studies
Respiratory Monitoring
Pulmonary Pharmacology
Airway-Clearance Therapies
Congenital Anomalies of The Pulmonary System
Upper Airway Infections
Lower Airway Infections
Other Infections of The Respiratory Tract
Tuberculosis
Pulmonary Dysfunction Caused By Noninfectious Irritants
Smoke-Inhalation Injury
Long-Term Respiratory Dysfunction
Pulmonary Hemorrhage
Pulmonary Hypertension
Thoracic Trauma
Respiratory Emergency
Bpd (Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity)
Physiologic Principles of Mechanical Ventilation
Intubation
Patient Care Management and Monitoring of The Child On Mechanical Ventilation
The Child Dependent on Technology: Patient Care Management, Including Emergency Care
Lung Transplantation
Cardiovascular System
Developmental Anatomy and Physiology
Anatomy of The Cardiac Conduction System
Electrophysiology
Cardiovascular Assessment
Cardiovascular Monitoring
Pediatric Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Cardiovascular Resuscitation
Mechanical Cardiac Support
Heart Failure In Children
Shock
Arrhythmias and Myocardial Conduction System Defects
Pacemakers and Internal Cardioverter Defibrillators
Congenital Heart Disease
Pediatric Cardiomyopathy
Acute Inflammatory Diseases
Cardiac Transplantation
Cardiac Trauma
Neurologic System
Central Nervous System
Developmental Physiology
Peripheral Nervous System
Essential Physiology
Clinical Assessment of Neurologic Function
Invasive and Noninvasive Diagnostic Studies
Neurologic Monitoring
Intracranial Devices
Pharmacology
Neurologic Disorders
Seizures
Stroke OR CVA
CNS Infections
Space-Occupying Lesions (Tumors)
Hydrocephalus
Traumatic Brain Injury
Encephalopathy
Spinal Cord Injury
Scoliosis and Spinal Fusions
Congenital Neurologic Abnormalities
Renal System
Developmental Anatomy of The Renal System
Developmental Physiology and Clinical Assessment of Kidney Function
Invasive and Noninvasive Diagnostic Studies
Acute Kidney Injury
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Nephrotic Syndrome
Other Diseases Causing Aki
Renal Replacement Therapies
Renal Transplantation
Renal Trauma
Prevention of Catheterassociated Urinary Tract Infections
Endocrine System
Endocrinology Concepts
Developmental Anatomy and Physiology
Clinical Assessment of Endocrine Function
Critical Illness-Related Corticosteroid Insufficiency
Diabetes Mellitus
Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome
Acute Hypoglycemia
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
Diabetes Insipidus
Cerebral Salt Wasting
Gastrointestinal System
Developmental Anatomy of The Gastrointestinal System
Clinical Assessment of The GI System
Invasive and Noninvasive Diagnostic Studies
Nursing Management of Tubes And Drains
Nursing Management of Wound and Stoma Care
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Acute Abdominal Trauma
Acute GI Tract Hemorrhage
Acute Surgical Abdomen
Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Hyperbilirubinemia
Pancreatitis
Gallbladder Disease
GI Infection
Hepatic Failure
Liver Transplantation
Intestinal Failure/Short Gut/Intestine Transplantation
Hematology and Immunology Systems
Developmental Anatomy and Physiology
Functions and Physiologic Mechanisms
Clinical Assessment
Invasive and Noninvasive Diagnostic Studies
Hematologic and Immunologic Pharmacology
Blood Component Therapy
System Dysfunctions
Platelets and Plasma Factors
RBC Disorders
WBC Disorders: Immunodeficiency Diseases
Coagulopathies and Platelet Disorders
Plasma Clotting Factor Disorder
Oncologic Emergencies
Hematopoietic Stem Cell (Blood or Bone Marrow) Transplantation
Multisystem Issues
1. Multiple Trauma
2. Toxicology
3. Sepsis and Septic Shock
4. Burns
5. Disaster Preparedness and Response
6. Initial Stabilization and Transport
Professional Issues - Quality, Safety, Work Environment, and Wellness
Key Stakeholders In The History of The Patient Safety Movement
Creating a Culture of Safety In Healthcare
Learning From Ultra-Safe, Highreliability Industries
Applying Qi Methodology to Improve Patient Safety
Recent Pediatric Quality and Safety Initiatives
Professional Communications That Enhance Patient Safety
Teamwork - Leveraging Multidisciplinary Teams and Groups
Leveraging Family Involvement in Safety and Quality
Understanding Risk Related to QI
Competencies for Quality and Safety In Nursing
Starting with Small Steps and Moving to Higher Goals
Creating an HWE for Nursing Practice to Ensure Patient Safety
Self-Care and Wellness Promotion
Nursing and Moral Distress
Compassion Fatigue and Burnout
Paediatric Advanced Life Support - Practical Guide for Nurses
An Overview of Paediatric Advanced Life Support
Resuscitation Equipment for Paediatric Resuscitation
Recognition of the Seriously Ill Child
Paediatric Basic Life Support
Airway Management and Ventilation
ECG Recognition and Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias
Defibrillation and Electrical Cardioversion
Paediatric Advanced Life Support
Management of Anaphylaxis
Resuscitation in Special Situations
Post-resuscitation Care
Bereavement
Records, Record-keeping and Audit
Legal and Ethical Issues
Resuscitation Training
Nursing Care in Pediatric Respiratory Disease
Pediatric pulmonary anatomy and physiology
Pediatric respiratory health history and physical assessment
Principles of lung therapeutics
Neonatal lung disease: Apnea of prematurity and bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Lower airway disease
Upper airway disorders
Asthma
Cystic fibrosis
Obstructive sleep apnea
Primary ciliary dyskinesia and bronchiectasis
Acute respiratory problems
Nursing Managing Pain in Children
Why Managing Pain in Children Matters
Anatomy and Physiology of Pain
Pain: A Biopsychosocial Phenomenon
Pharmacology of Analgesic Drugs
Physical and Psychological Methods of Pain Relief in Children
Pain Assessment
Managing Acute Pain in Children
Chronic Pain in Children
Palliative Care in Children
Management of Painful Procedures
Where To From Here?
Nursing Documentation
A
Abuse, Suspected
Activities of Daily Living
Advance directive
Advance directive, family contests patient's wishes for
Advance directive, nurse witness of
Advance directive revocation
Advice to patient by telephone
Against medical advice, discharge
Against medical advice, out of bed
Alcohol found at bedside
Allergy testing
Anaphylaxis
Arrhythmias
Arterial blood sampling
Arterial line insertion
Arterial line removal
Arterial occlusion, acute
Arterial pressure monitoring
Arthroplasty care
Aspiration, foreign body
Aspiration, tube feeding
Assessment, initial
Asthma
B
Bad News by Telephone
Bladder irrigation, continuous
Blood transfusion
Blood transfusion reaction
Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy
Brain death
Burns, assessing risk for
C
Cardiac Monitoring
Cardiac tamponade
Cardiopulmonary arrest and resuscitation
Cardioversion, synchronized
Care given by someone else
Caregiver strain
Care plan, standardized
Care plan, traditional
Cast care
Central venous access device insertion
Central venous access device removal
Central venous access device site care
Central venous pressure monitoring
Chest pain
Chest physiotherapy
Chest tube care
Chest tube insertion
Chest tube removal
Chest tube removal by patient
Clinical pathway
Communicable disease, reporting
Confusion
Continuous renal replacement therapy
Correction to documentation
Countersignature of colleague's notes
Critical test values, reporting
Criticism of care in the medical record
Cultural needs identification
D
Death of a Patient
Dehydration, acute
Dementia
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Diagnostic testing
Dietary restriction nonadherence
Difficult patient
Discharge instructions
Do-not-resuscitate order
Doctor's orders, faxing
Doctor's orders, illegible
Doctor's orders, preprinted
Doctor's orders, questionable
Doctor's orders, refusal to carry out
Doctor's orders, telephone
Doctor's orders, verbal
Doctor's orders, written
Drug administration
Drug administration, adverse effects of
Drug administration, one-time dose
Drug administration, opioid
Drug administration, withholding ordered drug
Drugs, illegal
Drugs, patient hiding
Drugs, patient refusal to take
Dyspnea
E
Elopement from a Health Care Facility
Emergency treatment, patient refusal of
End-of-life care
Endotracheal extubation
Endotracheal intubation
Endotracheal tube, patient removal of
End-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring
Enema administration
Epidural analgesia
Equipment malfunction
Esophageal tube insertion
Esophageal tube removal
Evidence collection, suspected criminal case
Experimental procedures
F
Failure to Provide Information
Falls, patient
Falls, precautions
Falls, visitor or other
Firearms at bedside
Firearms in the home
Firearms on family member or visitor
G
Gastric Lavage
GI hemorrhage
H
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Hearing impairment
Heart failure, daily assessment
Heat therapy
Hemodynamic monitoring
Home care, home care aide needs
Home care, initial assessment
Home care, interdisciplinary communication in
Home care, patient-teaching certification in
Home care certification and care plan
Home care discharge summary
Home care progress notes
Home care recertification
Home care referral
Home care telephone orders
Hyperglycemia
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome
Hypertensive crisis
Hyperthermia-hypothermia blanket
Hypoglycemia
Hypotension
Hypovolemia
Hypoxemia
I
Illegal Alteration of a Medical Record
Implanted port, accessing
Implanted port, care of
Implanted port, withdrawing access
Inappropriate comment in the medical record
Incident report
Increased intracranial pressure
Infection control
Information from other departments
Informed consent, inability to give
Informed consent in emergency situation
Informed consent, lack of understanding of
Informed consent when patient is a minor
Intake and output
Intestinal obstruction
Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation care
Intra-aortic balloon insertion
Intra-aortic balloon removal
Intracerebral hemorrhage
Intracranial pressure monitoring
I.V. catheter complication: cannula dislodgment
I.V. catheter complication: phlebitis
I.V. catheter insertion
I.V. catheter removal
I.V. site change
I.V. site infiltration
I.V. therapy, continuous
L
Language Difficulties
Last will and testament, patient request for witness of
Late documentation entry
Latex hypersensitivity
Level of consciousness, changes in
Lumbar puncture
M
Mechanical Ventilation
Medical advice, patient or family request for
Medical records, faxing
Medication error
Medications, reconciling
Misconduct
Misuse of equipment
Mixed venous oxygen saturation monitoring
Moderate sedation
Multiple trauma
Myocardial infarction, acute
N
Nasogastric Tube Care
Nasogastric tube insertion
Negligent colleague, suspicion of
Newborn identification
Noncompliance, patient
O
Organ Donation
Ostomy care
Overdose, drug
Oxygen administration
P
Pacemaker, Care of Permanent
Pacemaker, care of transvenous
Pacemaker, initiation of transcutaneous
Pacemaker, insertion of permanent
Pacemaker, insertion of transvenous
Pacemaker malfunction
Pain management
Paracentesis
Parenteral nutrition administration, lipids
Parenteral nutrition administration, total
Patient-controlled analgesia
Patient requesting access to medical records
Patient search, legally necessary
Patient self-documentation of care
Patient self–glucose testing
Patient teaching
Patient teaching, patient's refusal of
Patient threat of self-harm
Patient threat to harm another
Patient threat of lawsuit
Patient transfer to assisted living facility
Patient transfer to long-term care facility
Patient transfer to specialty unit
Patient's belongings, at admission
Patient's belongings, missing
Patient's condition, change in
Peripheral pulse, absent
Peripherally inserted central catheter, insertion of
Peripherally inserted central catheter site care
Peritoneal dialysis
Peritoneal dialysis, continuous ambulatory
Peritoneal lavage
Peritonitis
Photographing or videotaping patient
Pneumonia
Pneumothorax
Poisoning
Police custody of patient
Postoperative care
Preoperative care
Pressure ulcer assessment
Pressure ulcer care
Psychosis, acute
Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary embolism
Pulse oximetry
Q
Quality of Care, Family Questions About
R
Rape-Trauma Syndrome
Refusal of treatment
Refusal to leave, visitor's
Removal of medical record by doctor request
Renal failure, acute
Request for patient information from media
Respiratory arrest
Respiratory distress
Restraints
S
Seclusion
Seizure management
Sexual advance by colleague
Sexual advance by patient
Sexual advance by visitor
Shock
Sickle cell crisis
Skin care
Skin graft care
Smoking
Spinal cord injury
Splint application
Status asthmaticus
Status epilepticus
Stroke
Stump care
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Subdural hematoma
Substance abuse by colleague, suspicion of
Substance withdrawal
Suicidal intent
Suicide precautions
Suicide prevention contract
Surgical incision care
Surgical site identification
Suture removal
T
Termination of Life Support
Thoracentesis
Thrombolytic therapy
Tracheostomy care
Tracheostomy occlusion
Tracheostomy tube replacement
Tracheotomy
Traction care, skeletal
Traction care, skin
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
Transfusion reaction, delayed
Transient ischemic attack
Tube feeding
Tuberculosis
U
Understaffing
Unlicensed assistive personnel, care given by
Unresponsiveness by patient
Urinary catheter insertion, indwelling
V
Vagal Maveuvers
Ventricular assist device
Violent patient
Vision impairment
Vital signs, frequent
W
Walker Use
Wound assessment
Wound care
Wound dehiscence
Wound evisceration
Z
Z-Track Injection
Medical Surgical Nursing
Basic Concepts in Nursing Practice
Health Care Delivery and Nursing Practice
Community-Based Nursing Practice
Critical Thinking, Ethical Decision Making, and the Nursing Process
Health Education and Health Promotion
Health Assessment
Biophysical and Psychosocial Concepts in Nursing Practice
Homeostasis, Stress, and Adaptation
Individual and Family Considerations Related to Illness
Perspectives in Transcultural Nursing
Genetics Perspectives in Nursing
Chronic Illness
Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation
Health Care of the Older Adult
Concepts and Challenges in Patient Management
Pain Management
Fluid and Electrolytes: Balance and Distribution
Shock and Multisystem Failure
Oncology: Nursing Management in Cancer Care
End-of-Life Care
Perioperative Concepts and Nursing Management
Preoperative Nursing Management
Intraoperative Nursing Management
Postoperative Nursing Management
Gas Exchange and Respiratory Function
Assessment of Respiratory Function
Management of Patients With Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders
Management of Patients With Chest and Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders
Management of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorders
Respiratory Care Modalities
Cardiovascular, Circulatory, and Hematologic Function
Assessment of Cardiovascular Function
Management of Patients With Dysrhythmias and Conduction Problems
Management of Patients With Coronary Vascular Disorders
Management of Patients With Structural, Infectious, and Inflammatory Cardiac Disorders
Management of Patients With Complications From Heart Disease
Assessment and Management of Patients With Vascular Disorders and Problems of Peripheral Circulation
Assessment and Management of Patients With Hypertension
Assessment and Management of Patients With Hematologic Disorders
Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function
Assessment of Digestive and Gastrointestinal Function
Management of Patients With Oral and Esophageal Disorders
Gastrointestinal Intubation and Special Nutritional Modalities
Management of Patients With Gastric and Duodenal Disorders
Management of Patients With Intestinal and Rectal Disorders
Metabolic and Endocrine Function
Assessment and Management of Patients With Hepatic Disorders
Assessment and Management of Patients With Biliary Disorders
Assessment and Management of Patients With Diabetes Mellitus
Assessment and Management of Patients With Endocrine Disorders
Urinary Tract Function
Assessment of Renal and Urinary Tract Function
Management of Patients With Upper or Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction
Management of Patients With Urinary Disorders
Reproductive Function
Assessment and Management of Female Physiologic Processes
Management of Patients With Female Reproductive Disorders
Assessment and Management of Patients With Breast Disorders
Assessment and Management of Problems Related to Male Reproductive Processes
Immunologic Function
Assessment of Immune Function
Management of Patients With Immunodeficiency
Management of Patients With HIV Infection and AIDS
Assessment and Management of Patients With Allergic Disorders
Assessment and Management of Patients With Rheumatic Disorders
Integumentary Function
Assessment of Integumentary Function
Management of Patients With Dermatologic Problems
Management of Patients With Burn Injury
Sensorineural Function
Assessment and Management of Patients With Eye and Vision Disorders
Assessment and Management of Patients With Hearing and Balance Disorders
Neurologic Function
Assessment of Neurologic Function
Management of Patients With Neurologic Dysfunction
Management of Patients With Cerebrovascular Disorders
Management of Patients With Neurologic Trauma
Management of Patients With Neurologic Infections, Autoimmune Disorders, and Neuropathies
Management of Patients With Oncologic and Degenerative Neurologic Disorders
Musculoskeletal Function
Assessment of Musculoskeletal Function
Musculoskeletal Care Modalities
Management of Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders
Management of Patients With Musculoskeletal Trauma
Other Acute Problems
Management of Patients With Infectious Diseases
Emergency Nursing
Terrorism, Mass Casualty, and Disaster Nursing
Diabetes
Care of People with Diabetes
Diagnosing and Classifying Diabetes
Holistic Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, and Documentation
Monitoring Diabetes Mellitus
Nutrition, Obesity and Exercise
Medicines Management
Hypoglycaemia
Hyperglycaemia, Acute Illness, Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA), Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic States (HHS), and Lactic Acidosis
Long-Term Complications of Diabetes
Management During Surgical and Investigative Procedures
Conditions Associated with Diabetes
Diabetes and Sexual and Reproductive Health
Diabetes in Older People
Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
Women, Pregnancy, and Gestational Diabetes
Psychological and Quality of Life Issues Related to Having Diabetes
Diabetes Education
Nursing Care in the Emergency, Intensive Care, Outpatient Departments, Community and Home-Based Care and Discharge Planning
Managing Diabetes at the End of Life
Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Insulin Pumps in Diabetes
An Introduction to Insulin Pump Therapy
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Insulin Pump Therapy
The Experiences of Insulin Pump Users
Insulin Pumps and Infusion Sets
Setting up an Insulin Pump Service
Assessing Suitability to Use an Insulin Pump
Matching Insulin Doses to Carbohydrate Intake
Using an Empowerment Approach to Insulin Pump Therapy Education
Initiating Insulin Pump Therapy
Setting and Adjusting Insulin Doses
Optimising Glycaemic Control
The Day-to-day Management of Insulin Pump Therapy
Insulin Pumps in Babies, Children and Teenagers
Insulin Pumps in Pregnancy
Situations Requiring Complex Management
Drug Therapy
Foundations for Drug Therapy in Nursing
Nursing Management of Drug Therapy
Pharmaceuticals: Development, Safeguards, and Delivery
Drug Administration
Core Drug Knowledge
Pharmacotherapeutics, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics
Adverse Effects and Drug Interactions
Core Patient Variables
Life Span: Children
Life Span: Pregnant or Breast-Feeding Women
Life Span: Older Adults
Lifestyle: Substance Abuse
Lifestyle, Diet, and Habits: Nutrition and Complementary Medications
Environment: Influences on Drug Therapy
Culture: Considerations in Drug Therapy
Peripheral Nervous System Drugs
Drugs Affecting Adrenergic Function
Drugs Affecting Cholinergic Function
Central Nervous System Drugs
Drugs Relieving Anxiety and Promoting Sleep
Drugs Treating Mood Disorders
Drugs Treating Psychotic Disorders and Dementia
Drugs Treating Seizure Disorders
Drugs Producing Anesthesia and Neuromuscular Blocking
Drugs Affecting Muscle Spasm and Spasticity
Drugs Treating Parkinson Disease and Other Movement Disorders
Drugs Stimulating the Central Nervous System
Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Drugs Treating Severe Pain
Drugs Treating Mild to Moderate Pain, Fever, Inflammation, and Migraine Headache
Drugs Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis and Gout
Hematopoietic, Cardiovascular, and Renal System Drugs
Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure
Drugs Affecting Urinary Output
Drugs Affecting Lipid Levels
Drugs Treating Heart Failure
Drugs Treating Angina
Drugs Affecting Cardiac Rhythm
Drugs Affecting Coagulation
Drugs Affecting Hematopoiesis
Respiratory System Drugs
Drugs Affecting the Upper Respiratory System
Drugs Affecting the Lower Respiratory System
Gastrointestinal Tract Drugs
Drugs Affecting the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
Drugs Affecting the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
Antimicrobial Drugs
Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy
Antibiotics Affecting the Bacterial Cell Wall
Antibiotics Affecting Protein Synthesis
Drugs That Are Miscellaneous Antibiotics
Drugs Treating Urinary Tract Infections
Drugs Treating Mycobacterial Infections
Drugs Treating Fungal Infections
Drugs Treating Viral Infections
Drugs Treating HIV Infection and AIDS
Drugs Treating Parasitic Infections
Endocrine Drugs
Drugs Affecting Corticosteroid Levels
Drugs Affecting Blood Glucose Levels
Drugs Affecting Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Hypothalamic Function
Drugs Affecting Men’s Health and Sexuality
Drugs Affecting Women’s Health and Sexuality
Drugs Affecting Uterine Motility
Immune System and Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs
Drugs Affecting the Immune Response
Targeted Therapies
Drugs That Are Cell Cycle–Specific
Drugs That Are Cell Cycle–Nonspecific
Anesthesia Nursing
Professional Issues
Nurse Anesthesia: A History of Challenge
Nurse Anesthesia Specialty Practice and Education in the United States
Legal Concepts in Nurse Anesthesia Practice
Scientific Foundations
Nurse Anesthesia Research: Science of an Orderly, Purposeful, and Systematic Nature
General Principles, Pharmacodynamics, and Drug Receptor Concepts
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacokinetics of Inhalation Anesthetics
Inhalation Anesthetics
Intravenous Induction Agents
Local Anesthetics
Opioid Agonists and Antagonists
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents, Reversal Agents, and Their Monitoring
Autonomic and Cardiac Pharmacology
Chemistry and Physics of Anesthesia
Technology Related To Anesthesia Practice
Anesthesia Equipment
Clinical Monitoring I: Cardiovascular System
Clinical Monitoring II: Respiratory and Metabolic Systems
Clinical Monitoring III: Neurologic System
Preoperative Preparation
Preoperative Evaluation and Preparation of the Patient
Intraoperative Management
Fluids, Electrolytes, and Blood Component Therapy
Positioning for Anesthesia and Surgery
Airway Management
Cardiovascular Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Anesthesia Management
Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery
Anesthesia for Vascular Surgery
Respiratory Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Anesthetic Management
Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery
Neuroanatomy, Neurophysiology, and Neuroanesthesia
Renal Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Anesthesia Management
Hepatobiliary and Gastrointestinal Disturbances and Anesthesia
Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Surgery
Musculoskeletal System Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Anesthesia Management
The Endocrine System and Anesthesia
Hematology and Anesthesia
Thermal Injury and Anesthesia
Trauma Anesthesia
Outpatient Anesthesia
Anesthesia for Ear, Nose, Throat, and Maxillofacial Surgery
Anesthesia for Ophthalmic Procedures
Anesthesia for Orthopedics and Podiatry
The Immune System and Anesthesia
Anesthesia and Laser Surgery
Obesity and Anesthesia Practice
Regional Anesthesia: Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia
Regional Anesthesia: Upper and Lower Extremity Blocks
Obstetric Anesthesia
Neonatal Anesthesia
Pediatric Anesthesia
Geriatrics and Anesthesia Practice
Postanesthesia Recovery
Pain Management
Anesthesia for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Procedures
Anesthesia Complications
Principles and Practice of Managing Pain
What is pain?
Dilemmas in pain management
Communicating the experience of pain
Pain assessment
The pharmacology of pain control
Delivering pain management
Acute pain management: planning for pain
Chronic pain management
Pain management in palliative care
Diagnostic Tests
A
ABO blood typing
Acetaminophen level test
Acetylcholine receptor antibody test
Acid mucopolysaccharides test
Acid perfusion (Bernstein) test
Acid phosphatase level test
Acid-fast stain
Acoustic admittance test
Activated clotting time
Adenovirus antibody test
Alanine aminotransferase level test
Albumin level test
Aldosterone (serum, urine) test
Alkaline phosphatase level test
Alpha₁-antitrypsin level test
Alpha-fetoprotein level test
Alpha₁-globulin and alpha₂-globulin level test
Aluminum level test
Alveolar-to-arterial oxygen gradient test
Amino acid screening
Ammonia level test
Amniotic fluid analysis
Amsler’s grid
Amylase (serum) level test
Amylase (urine) level test
Amyloid beta-protein precursor test
Androstenedione level test
Angioedema panel
Angiotensin-converting enzyme level test
Anion gap test
Antegrade pyelography
Antibody screening
Anticardiolipin antibody test
Anticentromere antibody test
Antideoxyribonucleic acid antibody test
Antidiuretic hormone (serum) test
Antiglobulin test (direct)
Anti-insulin antibody test
Antimitochondrial antibody test
Antimyocardial antibody test
Antinuclear antibody test
Antismooth muscle antibody test
Antispermatozoal antibody test
Anti-SS antibody test
Antistreptolysin-O level test
Antithrombin III level test
Antithyroid antibody test
Apolipoprotein A1 level test
Apolipoprotein B level test
Apt test
Arginine level test
Arterial blood gas analysis
Arterial-to-alveolar oxygen ratio
Arthrocentesis
Arthrography
Arthroscopy
Aspartate aminotransferase level test
Atrial natriuretic factor test
Auditory brain stem evoked-response test
Avian flu virus RNA test
B
Barium enema
Barium swallow test
Basal gastric secretion test
Basophil count
Bence Jones protein (urine) level test
Beta-hydroxybutyrate assay
Bilirubin level test
Bioterrorism infectious agents test
Bladder tumor markers
Bleeding time test
Blood culture
Blood smear
Blood urea nitrogen level test
Bone biopsy
Bone densitometry
Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy
Bone scan
Bone turnover biochemical markers
Breast biopsy
Breast cancer tumor markers
Bronchography
Bronchoscopy
B-type natriuretic peptide assay
C
Calcitonin level, plasma
Calcium level, ionized
Calcium levels, serum and urine
Caloric study
Cancer tumor marker test
Candida antibody test
Capillary fragility test
Carboxyhemoglobin level test
Carcinoembryonic antigen test
Cardiac blood pool imaging
Cardiac catheterization
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
Cardiac positron emission tomography
Cardiolipin antibody test
Carotid artery duplex scanning
Catecholamine levels, plasma
Catecholamine levels, urine
CD4/CD8 enumeration
Celiac and mesenteric arteriography
Cerebral angiography
Cerebrospinal fluid analysis
Ceruloplasmin level test
Cervical punch biopsy
Chest radiography
Chlamydia culture
Chloride level, serum
Chloride level, urine
Cholangiography, postoperative
Chorionic villi sampling
Chromosome analysis
Clostridial toxin assay
Coagulation factor test
Cold agglutinins test
Cold stimulation test
Colonoscopy
Colposcopy
Complement assays
Computed tomography scanning, abdomen and pelvis
Computed tomography scanning, bone
Computed tomography scanning, brain
Computed tomography scanning, cardiac scoring
Computed tomography scanning, ear
Computed tomography scanning, kidneys
Computed tomography scanning, liver and biliary tract
Computed tomography scanning, pancreas
Computed tomography scanning, spine
Computed tomography scanning, thorax
Concentration and dilution tests
Contraction stress test
Coombs’ test, direct
Coombs’ test, indirect
Corticotropin level, plasma
Cortisol levels, plasma and urine
Cortisol stimulation test
C-peptide test
C-reactive protein test
Creatine kinase and isoform tests
Creatinine level, serum
Creatinine level, urine
Creatinine clearance test
Crossmatching
Cryoglobulin level test
Cyclic adenosine monophosphate test
Cystometry
Cystourethroscopy
Cytomegalovirus antibody screening
D
D-dimer test
Delayed-type hypersensitivity skin tests
Delta-aminolevulinic acid level, urine
Dexamethasone suppression test
Digital subtraction angiography, cerebral
Doppler ultrasonography
Ductal lavage of breast tissue
Duodenal contents culture
D-xylose absorption test
E
Echocardiography
Echocardiography, dobutamine stress
Echocardiography, exercise
Electrocardiography
Electrocardiography, exercise
Electrocardiography, signal-averaged
Electroencephalography
Electromyography
Electromyography of the external sphincter
Electroneurography
Electronystagmography and video nystagmography
Electrophysiology studies
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Endoscopic ultrasonography
Endoscopy
Enteroclysis
Epstein-Barr virus antibodies test
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate test
Erythropoietin level test
Esophageal acidity test
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Estrogen test
Ethanol level test
Evoked potential studies
Excretory urography
External fetal monitoring
Extractable nuclear antigen antibodies test
F
Fasting plasma glucose level test
Febrile agglutination test
Fecal lipid level test
Fecal occult blood test
Fecal urobilinogen test
Ferritin level test
Fetal hemoglobin test
Fetal-maternal erythrocyte distribution test
Fibrin split products test
Fluorescein angiography
Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test
Folic acid level test
Follicle-stimulating hormone, serum
Free erythrocyte porphyrins test
Free thyroxine and free triiodothyronine level tests
Fungal serology
G
Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase test
Gallium scanning
Gamma globulin test
Gamma-glutamyltransferase level test
Gastric acid stimulation test
Gastric culture
Gastrin level test
Gastroesophageal reflux scanning
Gastrointestinal bleeding scanning
Given diagnostic imaging
Glucagon level test
Glucose oxidase test
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase test
Glycosylated hemoglobin test
Gonorrhea culture
Growth hormone suppression test
I
Immune complex assays
Insulin, serum
Insulin tolerance test
Internal fetal monitoring
International normalized ratio
Iron and total iron-binding capacity
Ischemia-modified albumin test
K
17-ketogenic steroids, urine
Ketones, urine
Kidney-ureter-bladder radiography
L
Lactate dehydrogenase test
Lactic acid and pyruvic acid test
Laparoscopy
Laryngoscopy, direct
Leucine aminopeptidase level test
Leukoagglutinins test
Lipase test
Lipoprotein electrophoresis
Lipoprotein phenotyping
Liver-spleen scanning
Loop electrosurgical excision procedure
Lower leg venography
Lumbar puncture
Lung biopsy
Lung perfusion and ventilation scanning
Lupus erythematosus cell preparation
Luteinizing hormone, plasma
Lyme disease serology
Lymphangiography
Lymph node biopsy
Lymphocytes test
Lymphocyte transformation test
Lysozyme test
M
Magnesium level test
Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging of bone and soft tissue
Magnetic resonance imaging of the ear
Magnetic resonance imaging of the neurologic system
Magnetic resonance imaging of the urinary tract
Mammography
Manganese level test
Mediastinoscopy
Melanin, urine
Methemoglobin level test
Monocytes test
Multiple-gated acquisition scanning
Myelography
Myoglobin test
Myoglobin, urine
N
Nasopharyngeal culture
Neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone test
Nephrotomography
Neutrophils test
Nuclear medicine scanning
5-nucleotidase level test
O
Ocular ultrasonography
Oculoplethysmography
Oral cholecystography
Oral glucose tolerance test
Oral lactose tolerance test
Orbital computed tomography
Orbital radiography
Osmolality, serum
Osmolality, urine
Osmotic fragility test
Otoacoustic emissions test
Otoscopy
Oximetry
P
Papanicolaou test
Paracentesis
Parathyroid hormone test
Partial thromboplastin time
Parvovirus B-19 antibodies test
Percutaneous liver biopsy
Percutaneous renal biopsy
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
Pericardial fluid analysis
Pericardiocentesis
Peritoneal fluid analysis
Persantine thallium imaging
pH test, 24-hour
pH test, urine
Phenolsulfonphthalein excretion test
Phenylalanine screening
Phosphate level, serum
Phosphate level, urine
Phospholipids test
Plasminogen level, plasma
Platelet count
Plethysmography, venous
Pleural biopsy
Pleural fluid analysis
Porphyrin test, urine
Positron emission tomography
Potassium level, serum
Potassium level, urine
Prealbumin test
Pregnanediol level, urine
Pregnant uterus ultrasound
Proctosigmoidoscopy
Progesterone level, plasma
Prolactin level test
Prostate gland biopsy
Prostate-specific antigen test
Protein C level
Protein electrophoresis
Protein level, urine
Prothrombin time
Pulmonary angiography
Pulmonary artery catheterization
Pulmonary function tests
Pyruvate kinase test
Q
Quantitative immunoglobulins G, A, and M
R
Radioactive iodine uptake test
Radioallergosorbent test
Radionuclide renal imaging
Radionuclide thyroid imaging
Raji cell assay
Rapid corticotropin test
Rapid monoclonal test for cytomegalovirus
Red blood cell count
Red blood cell indices
Red blood cell survival time
Refraction
Renal angiography
Renal venography
Renin activity test
Respiratory syncytial virus antibodies
Reticulocyte count
Retrograde cystography
Retrograde ureteropyelography
Retrograde urethrography
Rhesus blood group system
Rheumatoid factor test
Rubella antibody test
S
SARS virus tests
Schirmer’s tearing test
Semen analysis
Sex chromosome test
Sexual assault assessment
Sickle cell test
Sigmoidoscopy, flexible
Site-of-lesion tests
Skin biopsy
Skull radiography
Sleep studies
Slit-lamp examination
Small-bowel biopsy
Sodium level, serum
Sodium level, urine
Soluble amyloid beta protein precursor test
Speech test
Sputum culture
Stool culture
Stool examination for ova and parasites
Stool examination for rotavirus antigen
Sweat test
Synovial fluid analysis
Synovial membrane biopsy
T
T- and B-lymphocyte assays
Tangent screen examination
Technetium-99m pyrophosphate scanning
Tensilon test
Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase level test
Testosterone level test
Thallium imaging
Thoracentesis
Thoracoscopy
Throat and nose culture
Thrombin time test
Thyroid biopsy
Thyroid-stimulating hormone level, serum
Thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin level test
Thyroxine-binding globulin level, serum
Thyroxine level, serum
Tonometry
TORCH test
Total carbon dioxide content test
Total cholesterol level test
Total hemoglobin level test
Transcranial Doppler studies
Transesophageal echocardiography
Transferrin level test
Transvaginal ultrasonography
Triglycerides level test
Triiodothyronine level, serum
Triiodothyronine uptake test
Troponin level test
Tuberculin skin tests
Two-hour postprandial plasma glucose level test
U
Ultrasonography
Ultrasonography, abdominal aorta
Ultrasonography, gallbladder and biliary system
Ultrasonography, kidney and perirenal structures
Ultrasonography, liver
Ultrasonography, pancreas
Ultrasonography, pelvic area
Ultrasonography, spleen
Ultrasonography, thyroid
Unstable hemoglobin test
Upper GI and small-bowel series
Urea clearance test
Uric acid level test
Urinalysis
Urinary calculi test
Urine culture
Urine hydroxyproline level
Urine urobilinogen level test
Urine vanillylmandelic acid level
Uroflowmetry
V
Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test
Venography, leg
Vertebral radiography
Visual acuity test
Vitamin A and carotene level test
Vitamin B₂ level, serum
Vitamin B₁₂ level test
Vitamin C level t
Vitamin D₃ level, serum
Voiding cystourethrography
W
White blood cell count and differential
Wound culture and sensitivity
Z
Zinc level test
Sign & Symptoms
A
Abdominal distention
Abdominal mass
Abdominal pain
Abdominal rigidity
Accessory muscle use
Agitation
Alopecia
Amenorrhea
Amnesia
Analgesia
Anhidrosis
Anorexia
Anosmia
Anuria
Anxiety
Aphasia (dysphasia)
Apnea
Apneustic respirations
Apraxia
Arm pain
Asterixis (liver flap, flapping tremor)
Ataxia
Athetosis
Aura
B
Babinski’s reflex
Back pain
Barrel chest
Battle’s sign
Biot’s respirations
Bladder distention
Blood pressure decrease
Blood pressure increase
Bowel sounds, absent (silent)
Bowel sounds, hyperactive
Bowel sounds, hypoactive
Bradycardia
Bradypnea
Breast dimpling
Breast nodule
Breast pain
Breast ulcer
Breath with ammonia odor
Breath with fruity odor
Brudzinski’s sign
Bruit
Buffalo hump
Butterfly rash
C
Café-au-lait spots
Capillary refill time, increased
Carpopedal spasm
Cat’s cry
Chest expansion, asymmetrical
Chest pain
Cheyne-Stokes respirations
Chills
Chorea
Chvostek’s sign
Clubbing
Cogwheel rigidity
Confusion
Conjunctival injection
Constipation
Corneal reflex, absent
Costovertebral angle tenderness
Cough, barking
Cough, nonproductive
Cough, productive
Crackles
Crepitation, bony
Crepitation, subcutaneous
Cry, high-pitched (cerebral cry)
Cyanosis
D
Decerebrate posture
Decorticate posture
Deep tendon reflexes, hyperactive
Deep tendon reflexes, hypoactive
Depression
Diaphoresis
Diarrhea
Diplopia
Dizziness
Doll’s eye reflex, absent
Drooling
Dysarthria
Dysmenorrhea
Dyspareunia
Dyspepsia
Dysphagia
Dyspnea
Dystonia
Dysuria
E
Earache
Edema, generalized
Edema of the arm
Edema of the face
Edema of the leg
Enuresis
Epistaxis
Erectile dysfunction
Erythema
Exophthalmos
Eye discharge
Eye pain
F
Facial pain
Fasciculations
Fatigue
Fecal incontinence
Fetor hepaticus
Fever
Flank pain
Flatulence
Fontanel, bulging
Fontanel depression
Footdrop
G
Gag reflex abnormalities
Gait, bizarre
Gait, propulsive
Gait, scissors
Gait, spastic
Gait, steppage
Gait, waddling
Gallop, atrial (S₄)
Gallop, ventricular (S₃)
Genital lesions, male
Gum bleeding
Gynecomastia
H
Halitosis
Halo vision
Headache
Hearing loss
Heat intolerance
Heberden’s nodes
Hematemesis
Hematochezia
Hematuria
Hemianopsia
Hemoptysis
Hepatomegaly
Hiccups
Hirsutism
Hoarseness
Homans’ sign
Hyperpigmentation
Hyperpnea
Hypopigmentation
I
Impotence
Insomnia
Intermittent claudication
J
Janeway’s lesions
Jaundice
Jaw pain
Jugular vein distention
K
Kehr’s sign
Kernig’s sign
L
Leg pain
Level of consciousness, decreased
Light flashes
Low birth weight
Lymphadenopathy
M
Masklike facies
McBurney’s sign
McMurray’s sign
Melena
Menorrhagia
Metrorrhagia
Miosis
Moon facies
Mouth lesions
Murmurs
Muscle atrophy
Muscle flaccidity
Muscle spasms
Muscle spasticity
Muscle weakness
Mydriasis
Myoclonus
N
Nasal flaring
Nasal obstruction
Nausea
Neck pain
Nipple discharge
Nipple retraction
Nocturia
Nuchal rigidity
Nystagmus
O
Ocular deviation
Oligomenorrhea
Oliguria
Opisthotonos
Orthopnea
Orthostatic hypotension
Ortolani’s sign
Osler’s nodes
Otorrhea
P
Pallor
Palpitations
Papular rash
Paralysis
Paresthesia
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
Peau d’orange
Pericardial friction rub
Peristaltic waves, visible
Photophobia
Pleural friction rub
Polydipsia
Polyphagia
Polyuria
Priapism
Pruritus
Psoas sign
Ptosis
Pulse, absent or weak
Pulse, bounding
Pulse pressure, narrowed
Pulse pressure, widened
Pulse rhythm, abnormal
Pulsus alternans
Pulsus biferiens
Pulsus paradoxus
Pupils, nonreactive
Pupils, sluggish
Purple striae
Purpura
Pustular rash
Pyrosis
R
Raccoon eyes
Rebound tenderness
Rectal pain
Respirations, grunting
Respirations, shallow
Respirations, stertorous
Retractions, costal and sternal
Rhinorrhea
Rhonchi
Romberg’s sign
S
Salivation, decreased
Salivation, increased
Scrotal swelling
Seizures, complex partial
Seizures, generalized tonic-clonic
Seizures, simple partial
Skin, bronze
Skin, clammy
Skin, mottled
Skin turgor, decreased
Splenomegaly
Stools, clay-colored
Stridor
Syncope
T
Tachycardia
Tachypnea
Taste abnormalities
Tearing, increased
Throat pain
Thyroid enlargement
Tinnitus
Tracheal deviation
Tremors
Trismus
U
Urethral discharge
Urinary frequency
Urinary hesitancy
Urinary incontinence
Urinary urgency
Urticaria
V
Vaginal bleeding, postmenopausal
Vaginal discharge
Vertigo
Vesicular rash
Vision loss
Visual blurring
Visual floaters
Vomiting
Vulvar lesions
W
Weight gain, excessive
Weight loss, excessive
Wheezing
Treatment
A
Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair or resection
Abdominal myomectomy
Ablation therapy for arrhythmias
Adrenalectomy
Amniocentesis, therapeutic
Amputation
Angioplasty, percutaneous transluminal coronary
Appendectomy
Arthrocentesis
B
Biliopancreatic diversion
Bladder and bowel retraining
Blood and plasma product transfusion
Bone grafting
Bone growth stimulation, electrical
Bowel resection
Breast reconstruction
Bronchoscopy
C
Cardiomyoplasty
Cardioversion, synchronized
Carpal tunnel release
Casting
Cataract extraction
Cerebral aneurysm repair
Cerebrospinal fluid drainage
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy infusion and chemoembolization of liver
Chest drainage
Chest physiotherapy
Cholecystectomy
Circumcision
Clitoral therapy device
Cochlear implantation
Colporrhaphy
Conization
Continuous passive motion
Continuous renal replacement therapy
Coronary artery bypass grafting
Corpus callosotomy
Cortisone injection
Craniotomy
Cryosurgery
Cystectomy
Cystostomy
D
Debridement
Deep brain stimulation
Dilatation and curettage or evacuation
E
Electroconvulsive therapy
Endarterectomy, carotid
Endometrial ablation
Episiotomy
Esophagectomy
External enhanced coronary perfusion
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Extratemporal cortical resection
F
Femoral popliteal bypass
G
Gastric bypass
Gastric lavage
Gastrostomy
H
Heart valve annuloplasty
Heart valve chordoplasty
Heart valve commissurotomy
Heart valve minimally invasive surgery
Heart valve percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty
Heart valve replacement
Hemapheresis
Hemispherectomy, functional
Hemodialysis
Hemorrhoidectomy
Hernia repair, diaphragmatic
Hernia repair, hiatal
Hernia repair, inguinal
Hernia repair, umbilical and ventral
Hyperbaric oxygenation
Hypophysectomy
Hysterectomy
I
Ileoanal reservoir
Ileostomy, continent
Ileostomy, conventional
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Incision and drainage
Insulin pump
Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation
In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer
Iridectomy and iridotomy
J
Joint replacement, hand
Joint replacement, hip
Joint replacement, knee
Joint replacement, shoulder
L
Laparoscopy
Laparotomy
Laryngectomy
Laser eye surgery: keratectomy
Laser eye surgery: keratectomy, photorefractive
Laser eye surgery: keratectomy, phototherapeutic
Lesionectomy
Lithotripsy
Liver resection
Lobectomy, cerebral
Loop electrosurgical excision
Lung volume reduction surgery
M
Mastectomy
Mechanical ventilation
Meckel’s diverticulectomy
Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass
Mohs’ microsurgery
Multiple subpial transection
Myringotomy
N
Nephrectomy
Nerve block
Noninvasive positive airway pressure
O
Oophorectomy and salpingectomy
Open reduction and internal fixation of fractures
Orchiectomy
Ovarian cystectomy
P
Pacemaker insertion
Pallidotomy
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Paracentesis
Parathyroidectomy
Penile implant
Percutaneous ethanol injection of liver
Pericardiocentesis
Peritoneal dialysis
Prostatectomy
Proton beam therapy
R
Radiation, external
Radiation, internal
Radical neck dissection
Radioactive iodine therapy
Radiofrequency ablation of tumors
Restrictive gastric surgeries
S
Scleral buckling
Sclerotherapy
Skin grafting
Somnoplasty
Spinal surgery: arthrodesis
Spinal surgery: kyphoplasty
Spinal surgery: laminectomy
Spinal surgery: laminoplasty
Spinal surgery: microdiskectomy
Spinal surgery: rod implantation
Spinal surgery: vertebroplasty
Splenectomy
Stapedectomy
Stent placement
Stereotactic radiosurgery
Sympathectomy
T
Temporal lobe resection
Thalamotomy
Thoracentesis
Thoracotomy
Thrombolytic therapy
Thyroidectomy
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
Trabeculectomy
Tracheoesophageal fistula repair
Tracheotomy
Traction, halo-vest
Traction, skeletal
Traction, skin
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Transmyocardial laser revascularization
Transplantation, bone marrow
Transplantation, cerebral stem cell
Transplantation, corneal
Transplantation, heart
Transplantation, islet cells
Transplantation, kidney
Transplantation, liver
Transplantation, lung
Transplantation, pancreas
Transplantation, peripheral blood stem cell
Transplantation, small intestine
Transurethral microwave thermotherapy
Trigger point injection
Turbinectomy
U
Ultraviolet light therapy
Urethral dilation and internal urethrotomy
Urinary diversion surgery
V
Vacuum-assisted closure pressure therapy
Vagal maneuvers
Vagotomy
Vagus nerve stimulation
Varicose vein excision and stripping
Vasectomy
Vena cava filter placement
Ventricular assist device
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement
W
Wound care: burns
Wound care: dehiscence and evisceration
Wound care: irrigation
Wound care, pressure ulcer
Wound care, surgical
Wound care, traumatic
Diagnosis
Adult Health
Activity Intolerance - related to imbalance between oxygen supply and demand
Activity Intolerance - related to immobility
Risk for Activity Intolerance
Ineffective Activity Planning
Risk for Ineffective Activity Planning
Ineffective Airway Clearance
Risk for Allergy Response
Latex Allergy Response
Risk for Latex Allergy Response
Anxiety - related to situational crisis
Death Anxiety
Risk for Aspiration - Adult
Risk for Dry Eye
Autonomic Dysreflexia
Risk for Autonomic Dysreflexia
Risk-Prone Health Behavior
Risk for Bleeding
Disturbed Body Image - related to biophysical changes
Bowel Incontinence - related to impaired cognition
Bowel Incontinence - related to lower motor nerve damage
Ineffective Breathing Pattern - related to respiratory muscle fatigue
Decreased Cardiac Output - related to altered contractility
Decreased Cardiac Output - related to reduced stroke volume as a result of electrophysiologic problems
Caregiver Role Strain
Risk for Caregiver Role Strain - Adult Health
Impaired Comfort
Impaired Verbal Communication - related to decreased circulation to brain
Impaired Verbal Communication - related to physical barriers
Decisional Conflict
Acute Confusion
Chronic Confusion
Risk for Acute Confusion
Constipation - related to insufficient intake of fiber and fluid
Constipation - related to obstruction
Perceived Constipation
Risk for Constipation
Compromised Family Coping - related to inadequate or incorrect information held by primary caregiver
Compromised Family Coping - related to prolonged disease
Defensive Coping
Disabled Family Coping - related to highly ambivalent family relationships
Ineffective Coping - related to situational crisis
Ineffective Denial - related to fear or anxiety
Diarrhea - related to malabsorption, inflammation, or irritation of bowel
Diarrhea - related to stress and anxiety
Risk for Compromised Human Dignity
Moral Distress
Risk for Disuse Syndrome
Deficient Diversional Activity
Risk for Electrolyte Imbalance
Disturbed Energy Field
Impaired Environmental Interpretation Syndrome
Interrupted Family Processes - related to power shift of family members
Fatigue
Fear - related to separation from support system
Deficient Fluid Volume - Adult Health
Excess Fluid Volume - related to compromised regulatory mechanisms
Excess Fluid Volume - related to excess fluid intake or retention, or excess sodium intake or retention
Risk for Deficient Fluid Volume - Adult Health
Impaired Gas Exchange - related to alveolar-capillary changes
Impaired Gas Exchange - related to ventilation–perfusion imbalance
Risk for Imbalanced Fluid Volume
Risk for Unstable Blood Glucose
Dysfunctional Gastrointestinal Motility
Risk for Dysfunctional Gastrointestinal Motility
Grieving
Complicated Grieving
Risk for Complicated Grieving
Ineffective Self-Health Management
Ineffective Self-Health Management - related to complexity of health care system and therapeutic regimen
Impaired Home Maintenance - related to impaired cognitive or emotional functioning
Impaired Home Maintenance - related to inadequate support system
Hopelessness - related to lost belief in transcendent values
Hyperthermia - related to increased metabolic rate
Hypothermia - related to exposure to cold or cold environment
Functional Urinary Incontinence
Overflow Urinary Incontinence
Reflex Urinary Incontinence
Stress Urinary Incontinence - related to weak pelvic musculature
Urge Urinary Incontinence
Risk for Infection - related to external factors
Risk for Infection - related to surgical incision
Risk for Injury - Adult
Risk for Perioperative-Positioning Injury
Risk for Thermal Injury
Insomnia - related to anxiety
Insomnia - related to unfamiliar sleep surroundings, noise, light
Decreased Intracranial Adaptive Capacity
Risk for Adverse Reaction to Iodinated Contrast Media
Deficient Knowledge - related to cognitive limitation
Deficient Knowledge - related to lack of exposure
Sedentary Lifestyle
Risk for Impaired Liver Function
Risk for Loneliness
Impaired Memory
Impaired Physical Mobility
Nausea
Unilateral Neglect
Noncompliance
Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements - related to inability to digest or absorb nutrients because of biological factors
Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements - related to inability to ingest foods
Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements - related to psychological factors
Imbalanced Nutrition: More than Body Requirements - related to excessive intake in relation to metabolic needs
Risk for Imbalanced Nutrition: More than Body Requirements
Impaired Oral Mucous Membrane - related to dehydration
Impaired Oral Mucous Membrane - related to mechanical trauma
Impaired Oral Mucous Membrane - related to pathologic condition
Acute Pain - related to physical, biological, or chemical agents
Acute Pain - related to psychological factors
Chronic Pain
Risk for Peripheral Neurovascular Dysfunction
Risk for Poisoning - Adult
Posttrauma Syndrome
Risk for Posttrauma Syndrome
Powerlessness - related to health care environment
Powerlessness - related to illness-related regimen
Risk for Powerlessness
Ineffective Protection
Readiness for Enhanced Religiosity
Impaired Religiosity
Risk for Impaired Religiosity
Relocation Stress Syndrome
Ineffective Role Performance - related to physical illness
Bathing Self-Care Deficit - related to cognitive or musculoskeletal impairment
Dressing Self-Care Deficit - related to cognitive or musculoskeletal impairment
Feeding Self-Care Deficit - related to cognitive or musculoskeletal impairment
Readiness for Enhanced Self-Care - Adult Health
Toileting Self-Care Deficit - related to cognitive or musculoskeletal impairment
Chronic Low Self-Esteem
Risk for Situational Low Self-Esteem
Situational Low Self-Esteem - related to an unexpected change in health status
Self-Neglect
Sexual Dysfunction - related to altered body structure or function
Sexual Dysfunction - related to biopsychosocial alteration of sexuality
Ineffective Sexuality Patterns - related to impaired relationship with significant other
Ineffective Sexuality Patterns - related to skill deficit about alternative responses to health-related transitions
Risk for Shock
Impaired Skin Integrity - related to external or internal factors
Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity
Sleep Deprivation
Disturbed Sleep Pattern
Impaired Social Interaction - related to altered thought processes
Impaired Social Interaction - related to sociocultural dissonance
Spiritual Distress - related to situational crisis
Spiritual Distress - related to sociocultural deprivation
Risk for Spiritual Distress
Stress Overload
Risk for Suffocation - related to external factors
Risk for Suffocation - related to internal factors
Delayed Surgical Recovery
Impaired Swallowing
Ineffective Therapeutic Regimen Management
Ineffective Family Therapeutic Regimen Management
Ineffective Thermoregulation - related to trauma or illness
Impaired Tissue Integrity - related to altered circulation
Impaired Tissue Integrity - related to physical, chemical, or electrical hazards during surgery
Risk for Decreased Cardiac Tissue Perfusion
Risk for Ineffective Cerebral Tissue Perfusion
Risk for Ineffective Gastrointestinal Perfusion
Ineffective Peripheral Tissue Perfusion
Risk for Ineffective Peripheral Tissue Perfusion
Risk for Ineffective Renal Tissue Perfusion
Impaired Transfer Ability
Risk for Trauma - related to external factors (chemical, environmental, physical agents)
Impaired Urinary Elimination - related to anatomic obstruction or sensory motor impairment
Readiness for Enhanced Urinary Elimination
Urinary Retention
Risk for Vascular Trauma
Impaired Spontaneous Ventilation
Dysfunctional Ventilatory Weaning Response
Impaired Walking
Wandering
Adolescent Health
Disturbed Body Image - related to an eating disorder
Risk for Caregiver Role Strain - Adolescent Health
Decisional Conflict - related to sexual activity
Decisional Conflict - related to substance use
Ineffective Health Maintenance
Risk for Poisoning - Adolescent
Situational Low Self-Esteem - related to problematic relationship with parents
Social Isolation - related to behavior that fails to conform to social norms
Risk for Trauma
Risk for Self-Directed Violence - Adolescent
Child Health
Risk for Aspiration - Child
Disturbed Body Image - related to surgery
Risk for Imbalanced Body Temperature - Child
Ineffective Breathing Pattern - related to decreased energy/fatigue
Disabled Family Coping - related to long-term illness of a child
Impaired Dentition
Diarrhea
Deficient Diversional Activity
Fear - related to separation from familiar environment and people
Deficient Fluid Volume - Child Health
Risk for Deficient Fluid Volume - Child Health
Grieving
Risk for Disproportionate Growth
Delayed Growth and Development - related to physical disability or environmental deprivation
Risk for Delayed Development
Hyperthermia - related to illness
Risk for Injury - Child
Deficient Knowledge - related to unfamiliarity with information resources
Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements - related to inability to absorb nutrients or insufficient intake
Acute Pain
Risk for Impaired Attachment
Parental Role Conflict - related to child’s hospitalization
Parental Role Conflict - related to home care of a child with special needs
Impaired Parenting - related to lack of knowledge about parenting skills
Risk for Impaired Parenting
Bathing Self-Care Deficit - related to developmental delay
Dressing Self-Care Deficit - related to developmental delay
Feeding Self-Care Deficit - related to developmental delay
Toileting Self-Care Deficit - related to developmental delay
Ineffective Thermoregulation - related to child’s illness or trauma
Impaired Verbal Communication - related to developmental factors
Maternal–Neonatal Health
Anxiety - related to hospitalization and birth process
Risk for Aspiration - Maternal–Neonatal
Readiness for Enhanced Breastfeeding
Ineffective Breastfeeding - related to dissatisfaction with breastfeeding process
Ineffective Breastfeeding - related to limited maternal experience
Interrupted Breastfeeding
Insufficient Breast Milk
Ineffective Breathing Pattern - related to adjustment to extrauterine existence
Ineffective Childbearing Process
Risk for Ineffective Childbearing Process
Compromised Family Coping - related to neonatal health problems that exhaust supportive capacity of the parents
Ineffective Coping - related to uncertainty about labor and delivery
Risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Interrupted Family Processes - related to impending birth
Interrupted Family Processes - related to shift of roles to include new member
Readiness for Enhanced Family Processes
Deficient Fluid Volume - related to altered intake during labor
Deficient Fluid Volume - related to postpartum hemorrhage
Delayed Growth and Development - related to perinatal insult or injury
Hypothermia - related to cold, stress, or sepsis
Disorganized Infant Behavior
Readiness for Enhanced Organized Infant Behavior
Risk for Disorganized Infant Behavior
Ineffective Infant Feeding Pattern
Risk for Infection - related to altered primary defenses during the postpartum period
Risk for Infection - related to labor and delivery
Risk for Infection - related to neonate’s immature immune system
Risk for Injury - Maternal–Neonatal
Risk for Injury - related to labor
Neonatal Jaundice
Risk for Neonatal Jaundice
Deficient Knowledge - related to lack of information about birth process
Deficient Knowledge - related to neonatal care
Deficient Knowledge - related to postpartum self-care
Deficient Knowledge - related to premature labor
Deficient Knowledge - related to self-care activities during pregnancy
Risk for Disturbed Maternal/Fetal Dyad
Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements - related to ineffective suck reflex
Acute Pain - related to physiologic changes of pregnancy
Acute Pain - related to physiologic response to labor
Acute Pain - related to postpartum physiologic changes
Impaired Parenting - related to inadequate attachment to high-risk neonate
Readiness for Enhanced Parenting
Risk for Situational Low Self-Esteem - related to behavior during labor and delivery
Impaired Skin Integrity - related to episiotomy or abdominal incision
Ineffective Thermoregulation - related to immaturity
Impaired Urinary Elimination - related to sensory impairment during labor
Geriatric Health
Risk for Activity Intolerance
Disturbed Body Image - related to psychosocial factors
Risk for Imbalanced Body Temperature - Geriatric
Decreased Cardiac Output
Impaired Verbal Communication - related to physiologic or psychosocial changes
Constipation
Compromised Family Coping - related to caring for dependent, aging family member
Ineffective Coping - related to inability to solve problems or adapt to demands of daily living
Ineffective Denial - related to fear or anxiety about aging
Adult Failure to Thrive
Risk for Falls
Impaired Gas Exchange
Grieving
Impaired Home Maintenance
Risk for Urge Urinary Incontinence
Stress Urinary Incontinence
Risk for Injury - Geriatric
Deficient Knowledge (Specify)
Impaired Bed Mobility
Impaired Wheelchair Mobility
Imbalanced Nutrition: More than Body Requirements - related to a decline in basal metabolic rate and physical activity
Readiness for Enhanced Nutrition
Risk for Poisoning - Geriatric
Powerlessness
Risk for Relocation Stress Syndrome
Ineffective Role Performance
Situational Low Self-Esteem - related to hospitalization and forced dependence on health care team
Ineffective Sexuality Patterns
Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity
Social Isolation - related to physiologic, environmental, or emotional barriers
Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Well-Being - Geriatric
Risk for Self-Directed Violence - Geriatric
Psychiatric and Mental Health
Anxiety - related to environmental conflict (phobia)
Caregiver Role Strain
Impaired Verbal Communication - related to psychological barriers
Ineffective Coping - related to personal vulnerability
Dysfunctional Family Processes
Interrupted Family Processes - related to dysfunctional behavior
Hopelessness - related to child’s mood disturbance
Ineffective Impulse Control
Risk for Injury - Psychiatric and Mental
Deficient Knowledge - related to informed consent
Disturbed Personal Identity - related to lowered self-esteem
Disturbed Personal Identity - related to psychiatric disorders
Risk for Disturbed Personal Identity
Posttrauma Syndrome - related to assault
Posttrauma Syndrome - related to incest
Powerlessness - related to physical, sexual, or emotional abuse by partner
Rape-Trauma Syndrome
Ineffective Relationship
Risk for Ineffective Relationship
Impaired Individual Resilience
Risk for Compromised Resilience
Risk for Chronic Low Self-Esteem
Self-Mutilation
Risk for Self-Mutilation
Sexual Dysfunction - related to decreased libido caused by depression
Sexual Dysfunction - related to hypersexuality
Social Isolation - related to inability to engage in satisfying personal relationships
Social Isolation - related to inadequate personal resources
Chronic Sorrow
Risk for Suicide
Risk for Other Directed Violence
Community-Based Health
Risk for Caregiver Role Strain - Community-Based Health
Ineffective Community Coping
Contamination
Risk for Contamination
Fear - related to physical, emotional, or sexual abuse
Grieving - related to the need for hospice care
Delayed Growth and Development - related to environmental and stimulation deficiencies
Deficient Community Health
Ineffective Health Maintenance - related to lack of familiarity with neighborhood resources
Risk for Infection - related to home infusion therapy
Deficient Knowledge - related to Americans with Disabilities Act
Deficient Knowledge - related to lack of familiarity with managed care
Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements - related to lack of resources or knowledge
Risk for Poisoning - Community-Based
Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Well-Being - related to parish nursing
Impaired Spontaneous Ventilation - related to home ventilation therapy
Wellness
Readiness for Enhanced Childbearing Process
Readiness for Enhanced Comfort
Readiness for Enhanced Communication
Readiness for Enhanced Community Coping
Readiness for Enhanced Coping
Readiness for Enhanced Family Coping
Readiness for Enhanced Decision-Making
Readiness for Enhanced Fluid Balance
Readiness for Enhanced Hope
Readiness for Enhanced Immunization Status
Readiness for Enhanced Knowledge
Readiness for Enhanced Power
Readiness for Enhanced Relationship
Readiness for Enhanced Resilience
Readiness for Enhanced Self-Care - Wellness
Readiness for Enhanced Self-Concept
Readiness for Enhanced Sleep
Readiness for Enhanced Spiritual Well-Being - Wellness
Nursing Procedure
A
Admixture of drugs in a syringe
Airborne precautions
Alignment and pressure-reducing devices
Ambulation, progressive
Antiembolism stockings
Arterial pressure monitoring, invasive
Arterial puncture for blood gas analysis
Arteriovenous hemofiltration, continuous
Arteriovenous shunt care
Arthroplasty care
Autologous blood transfusion
Automated external defibrillation
B
Balloon valvuloplasty
Bed equipment, supplemental
Bedside spirometry
Binders
Bispectral index monitoring
Bladder irrigation, continuous
Bladder ultrasonography
Blood culture
Blood glucose tests
Blood pressure assessment
Bone growth stimulation, electrical
Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy
Bryant’s traction
Buccal, sublingual, and translingual drug administration
Burn care
Burn dressings, biological
C
Canes
Cardiac monitoring
Cardiac output measurement
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, adult
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, child (age 1 to puberty)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, infant (0 to 1 year)
Cardioversion, synchronized
Casts
Catheter, urinary (indwelling), care and removal
Catheter, urinary (indwelling), insertion
Catheter, urinary, irrigation
Central venous catheter use
Central venous pressure monitoring
Cerebral blood flow monitoring
Cerebrospinal fluid drains
Cervical collar
Chemotherapeutic drug administration
Chemotherapeutic drug preparation
Chest physiotherapy
Chest tube insertion and removal
Clavicle strap
Clinitron therapy bed
Closed-wound drain management
Code management
Cold application
Colostomy and ileostomy care
Colostomy irrigation
Contact lens care
Contact precautions
Continent ileostomy care
Coronary angioplasty
Credé’s maneuver
Cricothyrotomy
Crutches
D
Defibrillation
Doppler blood flow detector use
Droplet precautions
Drug administration, pediatric
Drug implants
Drug infusion through a secondary I.V. line
Drug therapy, geriatric
Dying patient care
E
Eardrop instillation
Ear irrigation
Elastic bandage application
Electrocardiography, posterior chest lead placement
Electrocardiography, right chest lead placement
Electrocardiography, signal-averaged
Electrocardiography, standard 12-lead
Endotracheal administration
Endotracheal intubation
Endotracheal tube care
End-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring
Enema administration
Epidural analgesic administration
Esophageal airway insertion and removal
Esophageal tube care
Esophageal tube insertion and removal
External fixation
Eye compresses, hot and cold
Eye drug application
Eye irrigation
F
Fall prevention and management
Fecal impaction removal, digital
Fecal occult blood tests
Feeding tube insertion and removal
Femoral compression
Foot care
Functional assessment
G
Gastric lavage
Gastrostomy feeding button care
H
Halo-vest traction
Hand hygiene
Heat application
Height and weight measurement
Hemodialysis
Hip-spica cast care
Humidifiers
Hydrotherapy
Hyperthermia-hypothermia blanket
I
Impaired swallowing and aspiration precautions
Incentive spirometry
Incontinence management
Intermittent infusion device, drug administration
Intermittent infusion device insertion
Intermittent positive-pressure breathing
Internal fixation
Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation
Intracranial pressure monitoring
Intradermal injection
Intramuscular injection
Intraosseous infusion
Intrapleural administration
Iontophoresis
Isolation equipment use
I.V. bolus injection
I.V. flow rate calculation and manual control
I.V. pumps
I.V. therapy, pediatric
I.V. therapy preparation
J
Jugular venous oxygen saturation monitoring
K
Knee extension therapy
L
Laser therapy
Latex allergy protocol
Lipid emulsion administration
Lumbar puncture
M
Male incontinence device
Manual ventilation
Mechanical debridement
Mechanical traction
Mechanical ventilation
Mist tent therapy
Mixed venous oxygen saturation
Mouth care
Mucus clearance device
O
Obstructed airway management (foreign body)
Ommaya reservoir drug infusion
Oral drug administration
Oronasopharyngeal suction
Oropharyngeal airway insertion and care
Oropharyngeal handheld inhalers
Oxygen administration
P
Pacemaker (permanent) insertion and care
Pacemaker (temporary) insertion and care
Pain management
Papanicolaou test
Paracentesis, abdominal
Passive range-of-motion exercises
Pericardiocentesis
Perineal care
Peripheral I.V. catheter insertion
Peripheral I.V. catheter maintenance
Peripherally inserted central catheter insertion and removal
Peritoneal dialysis
Peritoneal dialysis, continuous ambulatory
Peritoneal lavage
Pneumatic antishock garment application and removal
Postmortem care
Postoperative care
Preoperative care
Pressure ulcer care
Prone positioning
Pulmonary artery pressure and wedge pressure monitoring
Pulse assessment
Pulse oximetry
R
Radiation implant therapy
Radiation therapy, external
Radioactive iodine therapy
Rectal suppository or ointment administration
Rectal tube insertion and removal
Respiration assessment
Restraint application
Rotation beds
S
Seizure management
Self-catheterization
Sequential compression therapy
Sitz bath
Skin biopsy
Skin graft care
Skin preparation, preoperative
Skin staple and clip removal
Skull tong care
Sling (triangular) application
Soaks
Spiritual care
Splints
Sputum collection
Standard precautions
Stool collection
Straining urine for calculi
ST-segment monitoring
Stump and prosthesis care
Subcutaneous injection
Surgical site verification
Suture removal
Swab specimens
T
Temperature assessment
Therapeutic bath
Thoracentesis
Thoracic drainage
Thoracic electrical bioimpedance monitoring
Topical drug application
Total parenteral nutrition
Total parenteral nutrition monitoring
Tracheal cuff pressure measurement
Tracheal suction
Tracheostomy and ventilator speaking valve
Tracheostomy care
Tracheotomy
Transabdominal tube feeding and care
Transcranial Doppler monitoring
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
Transdermal drug administration
Transducer system setup
Transfer
Transfer from bed to stretcher
Transfer from bed to wheelchair
Transfer with a hydraulic lift
Transfusion of whole blood and packed cells
Transfusion reaction management
T tube care
Tube feedings
Turning frames
U
Ultraviolet light therapy
Unna’s boot
Urinary diversion stoma care
Urine collection
Urine collection, timed
Urine glucose and ketone testing
Urine specific gravity
V
Vacuum-assisted closure pressure therapy
Vagal maneuvers
Vaginal medication insertion
Vascular access device insertion and maintenance
Venipuncture
Ventricular assist device
Volume-control set
W
Walkers
Wound dehiscence and evisceration
Wound irrigation
Wound management, surgical
Wound management, traumatic
Z
Z-track injection
Advanced Practice Nursing
DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURES
Diagnostic Testing
Punch Biopsy
Skin Biopsy
Wood’s Light Examination
Procedures
Abscesses—Incision and Drainage: Furuncle, Felon, Paronychia, Pilonidal Cyst, Perianal Cyst
Bites: Ants, Arthropods (Spiders), Bees, and Wasps
Bites: Cats, Dogs, and Humans
Burns: Debridement
Digital Nerve Block
Fishhook Removal
Nail Removal
Ring Removal
Sebaceous Cyst Removal
Skin Closure: Dermabond Application
Skin Lesion Removal: Cautery and Cryosurgery
Skin Lesion Removal: Keloids, Moles, Corns, Calluses
Skin Tag (Acrochordon) Removal
Soft Tissue Aspiration
Staple Insertion
Staple Removal
Steri-Strip Application
Subungual Hematoma Excision
Suture Insertion
Suture Selection
Suture Removal
Tick Removal
Topical Hemostatic Agent Application
Ulcer Debridement
MUSCULOSKELETAL PROCEDURES
Diagnostic Testing
Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy
X-Ray Interpretation: Bones
Procedures
Arthrocentesis
Compartment Syndrome Assessment
Clavicle Immobilization Techniques: Clavicle Strap, Figure Eight, Sling and Swath
Crutch Walking
Dislocation Reduction
Ganglion Cyst Aspiration and Injection
Intra-Articular and Bursa Corticosteroid Injection
Sling Application
Splinting and Taping
Trigger Point Injection
GENITOURINARY AND BREAST PROCEDURES
Diagnostic Testing
Breast Biopsy: Fine Needle Aspiration
Breast Examination
Colposcopy: Endocervical Curettage and Cervical Biopsy
Endometrial Biopsy
Specimen Collection: Gram Stain, Wet Mount (Saline and KOH)
Specimen Collection: Papanicolaou (Pap) Smear
Procedures
Administration of Vaginal Medications and Condoms
Bartholin Cyst Abscess: Incision and Drainage
Cervical Cap Fitting, Insertion, and Removal
Cervical Lesions: Cryotherapy
Condyloma Acuminata Removal
Diaphragm Fitting, Insertion, and Removal
IUD Fitting, Insertion, and Removal
Nexplanon Insertion
Nexplanon Removal
Paracervical Nerve Block
Pessary Insertion
Vaginal Examination
OBSTETRICAL PROCEDURES
Diagnostic Testing
At-Risk Fetal Assessment: Third Trimester Testing
Leopold’s Maneuver
Fundal Assessment
Obstetric Ultrasound
Procedures
Emergency Delivery
Teaching Breastfeeding
HEAD: EYES, EARS, NOSE, AND MOUTH
Diagnostic Testing
Audiometry Testing
Tympanometry
Visual Function Evaluation: Snellen, Illiterate E, Pictorial
Procedures - Eyes
Corneal Abrasion and Foreign Body Removal: Eye
Eye Drop Insertion
Eye Irrigation
Eye Trauma Stabilization
Eyebrow Laceration Repair
Eyelid Eversion
Procedures - Ears/Nose
Auricular Hematoma Evacuation
Cerumen Impaction Removal: Irrigation of the Ear and Curette Technique
Epistaxis Control
Laryngoscopy: Indirect and Direct Flexible
Nasal Lavage (Irrigation)
Removal of Foreign Body: Ear and Nose
Procedures - Mouth
Frenotomy for Ankyloglossia
Lip Laceration Repair
Tongue Laceration Repair
Tooth Avulsion and Fracture
CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES
Diagnostic Testing
Doppler Technique
Electrocardiogram (EKG) Interpretation
Electrocardiogram (EKG) Lead Placement
Holter Monitor Application: Continuous 24-Hour Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring
Stress Testing (Stress EKG)
Types of Pacemakers
Procedures
Arterial Puncture
Blood Culture Specimen Collection
Central Venous Catheter Access (Portacath)
Defibrillation
Unna’s Boot Application
Venipuncture
RESPIRATORY PROCEDURES
Aerosol/Inhalation Administration (Nebulizer)
Assessing Respiratory Distress
Peak Flowmeter
Pulmonary Function Testing (Spirometry)
Pulmonary Stress Test
X-Ray Interpretation: Chest
Procedures
Chest Tubes for Emergency Transport
Flail Chest Stabilization: With or Without Open Chest Wound
Stab/Penetrating Wound Stabilization
GASTROINTESTINAL PROCEDURES
Diagnostic Testing
Anoscopy
Hemoccult
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Urea Breath Test
X-Ray Interpretation: Abdominal
Procedure
Gastric Lavage
Inguinal Hernia Reduction
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube Reinsertion
Perianal Skin Tags/External Hemorrhoidal Skin Tags
Pilonidal Cyst/Abscess Incision and Drainage (I&D)
Prostate Massage
Rectal Prolapse Reduction
Thrombosed Hemorrhoid Removal
Fluid and Electrolytes
Essential Concepts
Fluid types
Fluid movement
Fluid balance
Hypovolemia
Hypervolemia
Electrolyte basics
Potassium
Sodium
Magnesium
Calcium
Phosphorus
Chloride
Acid-base balance
Fluid and electrolyte replacement
Blood products and transfusions
Total parenteral nutrition
Hemodialysis basics
Managing hemodialysis
Peritoneal dialysis
Continuous renal replacement therapy
Disorders Related to Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance
A
Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
Acute pyelonephritis
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Acute respiratory failure
Acute tubular necrosis
Adrenal hypofunction
Adrenogenital syndrome
Alport’s syndrome
Amyloidosis
Anaphylaxis
Aneurysm, abdominal aortic
Aneurysm, thoracic aortic
Aneurysm, ventricular
Anorexia nervosa
Aortic insufficiency
Aortic stenosis
Asbestosis
Asphyxia
Asthma
Atelectasis
B
Blood transfusion reaction
Bronchitis, chronic
Bulimia nervosa
Burns
C
Cardiomyopathy, dilated
Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic
Cholera
Chronic glomerulonephritis
Cirrhosis
Crohn’s disease
Cushing’s syndrome
Cystic fibrosis
Cystinuria
D
Diabetes insipidus
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
E
Electric shock
Emphysema
Esophageal cancer
F
Fanconi’s syndrome
G
Gastric cancer
Gastritis
Gastroenteritis
Goodpasture’s syndrome
Gout
Graft rejection syndrome
Guillain-Barré syndrome
H
Heart failure
Heat syndrome
Hemolytic uremic syndrome
Hepatorenal syndrome
Hydronephrosis
Hyperaldosteronism
Hypercalcemia
Hyperchloremia
Hyperkalemia
Hypermagnesemia
Hypernatremia
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome
Hyperparathyroidism
Hyperphosphatemia
Hypertension
Hypocalcemia
Hypochloremia
Hypokalemia
Hypomagnesemia
Hyponatremia
Hypoparathyroidism
Hypophosphatemia
K
Kidney cancer
L
Legionnaires’ disease
Liver failure
Lung cancer
M
Medullary sponge kidney
Metabolic acidosis
Metabolic alkalosis
Multiple myeloma
Myasthenia gravis
N
Near drowning
Nephrotic syndrome
P
Pancreatitis
Pericarditis
Peritonitis
Pheochromocytoma
Pleural effusion and empyema
Poisoning
Poliomyelitis
Polycystic kidney disease
Pregnancy-induced hypertension
Protein-losing enteropathy
Psychogenic polydipsia
Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary embolism
R
Radiation exposure
Rapidly progressing glomerulonephritis
Renal calculi
Renal failure, acute
Renal failure, chronic
Renal tubular acidosis
Renal vein thrombosis
Respiratory acidosis
Respiratory alkalosis
Respiratory distress syndrome
Respiratory syncytial virus infection
Rhabdomyolysis
S
Salmonella infection
Sarcoidosis
Sheehan’s syndrome
Shock, cardiogenic
Shock, hypovolemic
Shock, septic
Sickle cell anemia
Silicosis
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
T
Thyro toxicosis
Toxic shock syndrome
Tuberculosis
V
Vasculitis
Vesicoureteral reflux
Geriatric Nursing
Care of Older Adult
The Healthy Older Adult
Changes With Aging
Health Promotion
Exercise in Older Adults
Assessment
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Symptoms and Syndromes
Treating Disorders
Skin and Lymphatic Disorders
Head, Neck, and Face Disorders
Chest Disorders
Peripheral Vascular Disorders
Abdominal Disorders
Urological and Gynecological Disorders
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Central and Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
Endocrine, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders
Hematological and Immune System Disorders
Psychosocial Disorders
Complex Illness
Polypharmacy
Chronic Illness and the APRN
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care
Basic Geriatric Nursing
Overview of Aging
Trends and Issues
Theories of Aging
Physiologic Changes
Basic Skills for Gerontologic Nursing
Health Promotion, Health Maintenance, and Home Health Considerations
Communicating with Older Adults
Maintaining Fluid Balance and Meeting Nutritional Needs
Medications and Older Adults
Health Assessment of Older Adults
Meeting Safety Needs of Older Adults
Psychosocial Care of Older Adults
Cognition and Perception
Self-Perception and Self-Concept
Roles and Relationships
Coping and Stress
Values and Beliefs
End-of-Life Care
Sexuality and Aging
Physical Care of Older Adults
Care of Aging Skin and Mucous Membranes
Elimination
Activity and Exercise
Sleep and Rest
Geriatric Nursing Care
A
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Abuse and Neglect
Acute Renal Failure
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Advance Directives
Age Discrimination
Alcohol Abuse
Alzheimer’s Disease
Amputation
Anemia, Iron Deficiency
Angioplasty, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary
Anxiety
Aortic Stenosis
Appendectomy
Appendicitis
Aromatherapy
Arterial Occlusive Disease
Art Therapy
Aspiration Pneumonia
Assessment, Functional
Assistive Devices
Atrial Fibrillation
B
Basal Cell Epithelioma
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Biofeedback
Bipolar Disorder
Bladder and Bowel Retraining
Bladder Cancer
Blood Sample Collection
Blood Transfusion
Bowel Resection with Anastomosis
Bowel Resection with Ostomy
Breast Cancer
Breast Self-Examination
Bronchoscopy
Buccal, Sublingual, and Translingual Medication Administration
C
Calcium Deficiency
Calcium Excess
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiogenic Shock
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Cardioversion, Synchronized
Cataract
Cataract Removal
Central Venous Catheter Care
Cerebrovascular Accident
Cerumen Impaction
Cervical Cancer
Chemotherapy
Chest Drainage
Chest Physiotherapy
Chloride Deficiency
Chloride Excess
Cholecystectomy
Cholecystitis
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic Renal Failure
Cochlear Implant
Cold Application
Colorectal Cancer
Compliance
Condom Catheter Application
Constipation
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Coronary Artery Disease
Cystectomy
D
Dance Therapy
Death and Dying
Delirium
Dementia
Depression
Diabetes Mellitus
Diarrhea
Diverticular Disease
Drug Abuse and Misuse
E
Ear Medication Administration
Electrocardiography
Electrophysiology Studies
Endarterectomy
End-of-Life Care
Endoscopy
Enema Administration
Enteral Nutrition
Enteral Tube Medication Administration
Entropion and Ectropion
Epidural Analgesia Administration
Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal Diverticula
Exercise
Eye Medication Administration
F
Falls and Fall Prevention
Fecal Disimpaction
Fecal Incontinence
Folic Acid Deficiency
Foot Care
G
Gastric Cancer
Gastric Surgery
Gastritis
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Glaucoma
Glucose Monitoring
Grief
Group Therapy
H
Hearing Aids
Heart Failure
Heart Valve Replacement
Heat Application, Direct
Hemodialysis
Herpes Zoster
Hiatal Hernia
Hip Fracture
Hip Replacement
Home Safety
Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Syndrome
Hypertension
Hypotension, Orthostatic
I
Imagery
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
Impotence
Incontinence Management
Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion
Influenza
Informed Consent
Intestinal Obstruction
Intramuscular Injection
I.V. Medication Administration
K
Keratoses
L
Leukemia
Life-Review Therapy
Lung Cancer
M
Macular Degeneration
Magnetic Field Therapy
Mammography
Mastectomy
Mechanical Ventilation
Meditation
Melanoma, Malignant
Metabolic Acidosis
Metabolic Alkalosis
Music Therapy
Myocardial Infarction
N
Nutritional Needs
O
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Oral Medication Administration
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Ostomy Care
Otosclerosis
Oxygen Therapy
P
Pacemaker Insertion
Pain Management
Pancreatitis
Parkinson’s Disease
Patient-Controlled Analgesia
Patient Self-Determination
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter Insertion and Care
Peritoneal Dialysis
Peritonitis
Pet Therapy
Pleural Effusion and Empyema
Pneumonia
Polypharmacy
Potassium Deficiency
Potassium Excess
Power of Attorney
Prayer and Mental Healing
Presbycusis
Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Pressure Ulcers
Prostate Cancer
Prostatectomy
Pulmonary Edema
R
Radiation Therapy
Rectal Medication Administration
Refusal of Treatment
Respiratory Acidosis
Respiratory Alkalosis
Restraint Use
Retinal Detachment
Rheumatoid Arthritis
S
Septic Shock
Sexuality
Sleep Pattern Disturbances
Specialty Beds
Speech Therapy
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Stress
Subcutaneous Injections
Subdural Hematoma
Suctioning
Suicide
Surgical Wound Management
T
Teaching the Elderly Adult
Tens Therapy
Therapeutic Bath
Thoracotomy
Thrombolytic Therapy
Topical Medication Administration
Total Parenteral Nutrition
Tracheostomy Care
Tracheotomy
Transdermal Medication Administration
Transfer Techniques
Transient Ischemic Attack
Tuberculosis
U
Urinary Diversion Surgery
Urinary Incontinence
Urinary Tract Infection, Lower
Urine Specimen Collection
V
Vaginal Medication Administration
Valvuloplasty, Balloon
Vascular Access Port Management
W
Wound Dehiscence
Wound Irrigation
Y
Yoga Therapy
Diseases and Disorders for Nursing
Diseases
A
Abortion
Abruptio placentae
Acceleration-deceleration injuries
Acne vulgaris
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus
Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
Acute pyelonephritis
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Acute respiratory failure
Acute tubular necrosis
Adrenal hypofunction
Adrenogenital syndrome
Age-related macular degeneration
Alcoholism
Allergic purpura
Allergic rhinitis
Alopecia
Alzheimer’s disease
Amebiasis
Amenorrhea
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Anaphylaxis
Anemia, aplastic
Anemia, folic acid (folate) deficiency
Anemia, iron deficiency
Anemia, pernicious
Anemia, sickle cell
Anemia, sideroblastic
Aneurysm, abdominal aortic
Aneurysm, femoral and popliteal
Aneurysm, intracranial
Aneurysm, thoracic aortic
Aneurysm, ventricular
Ankylosing spondylitis
Anorexia nervosa
Anthrax
Aortic insufficiency
Aortic stenosis
Appendicitis
Arterial occlusive disease
Arteriovenous malformations
Asbestosis
Ascariasis
Aspergillosis
Asphyxia
Asthma
Atelectasis
Atopic dermatitis
Atrial fibrillation
Atrial septal defect
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Autistic disorder
Avian flu
B
Basal cell carcinoma
Bell’s palsy
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Bipolar disorder
Bladder cancer
Blastomycosis
Blepharitis
Blood transfusion reaction
Body dysmorphic disorder
Bone tumors, primary malignant
Botulism
Brain tumor, malignant
Breast cancer
Bronchiectasis
Bronchitis, chronic
Brucellosis
Buerger’s disease
Bulimia nervosa
Burns
C
Campylobacteriosis
Candidiasis
Cardiac tamponade
Cardiomyopathy, dilated
Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic
Cardiomyopathy, restrictive
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Cataract
Cellulitis
Cerebral contusion
Cerebral palsy
Cervical cancer
Chalazion
Chancroid
Chlamydial infections
Cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, and related disorders
Cholera
Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome
Cirrhosis
Cleft lip and cleft palate
Clostridium difficile infection
Clubfoot
Coarctation of the aorta
Coccidioidomycosis
Cold injuries
Colorectal cancer
Common cold
Complex regional pain syndrome
Concussion
Conduct disorder
Conjunctivitis
Corneal abrasion
Coronary artery disease
Cor pulmonale
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Crohn’s disease
Croup
Cryptococcosis
Cryptorchidism
Cushing’s syndrome
Cystic fibrosis
Cytomegalovirus infection
D
Dacryocystitis
Dermatophytosis
Developmental dysplasia of the hip
Diabetes insipidus
Diabetes mellitus
Diphtheria
Dislocations and subluxations
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Diverticular disease
Down Syndrome
Dysmenorrhea
E
Ebola virus infection
Ectopic pregnancy
Electric shock
Emphysema
Encephalitis
Endocarditis
Endometriosis
Enterobacteriaceae infections
Epididymitis
Epidural hematoma
Epiglottiditis
Erectile dysfunction
Erythroblastosis fetalis
Esophageal cancer
Exophthalmos
F
Fibromyalgia syndrome
Folliculitis, furunculosis, and carbunculosis
Fragile X syndrome
G
Gas gangrene
Gastric cancer
Gastritis
Gastroenteritis
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Generalized anxiety disorder
Genital herpes
Genital warts
Giardiasis
Glaucoma
Glomerulonephritis
Goiter
Gonadotropin deficiency
Gonorrhea
Goodpasture’s syndrome
Gout
Graft rejection syndrome
Guillain-Barré syndrome
H
Haemophilus influenzae infection
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
Headache
Hearing los
Heart failure
Heat syndrome
Hemophilia
Hemorrhoids
Hemothorax
Hepatic encephalopathy
Hepatitis, nonviral
Hepatitis, viral
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
Hernia, hiatal
Herniated intervertebral disk
Herpes simplex
Herpes zoster
Hip fracture
Hirschsprung’s disease
Histoplasmosis
Hodgkin’s disease
Hookworm disease
Huntington’s disease
Hydrocele
Hydrocephalus
Hydronephrosis
Hyperaldosteronism
Hyperbilirubinemia, unconjugated
Hypercalcemia
Hyperchloremia
Hyperkalemia
Hyperlipoproteinemia
Hypermagnesemia
Hypernatremia
Hyperparathyroidism
Hyperphosphatemia
Hyperpituitarism
Hypersplenism
Hypertension
Hypertension, gestational
Hyperthyroidism
Hypocalcemia
Hypochloremia
Hypokalemia
Hypomagnesemia
Hyponatremia
Hypoparathyroidism
Hypophosphatemia
Hypopituitarism
Hypothyroidism
I
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
Impetigo
Infectious mononucleosis
Influenza
Inguinal hernia
Insect bites and stings
Intestinal obstruction
Intussusception
Irritable bowel syndrome
J
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
K
Kaposi’s sarcoma
Kawasaki syndrome
Keratitis
Kidney cancer
Klinefelter’s syndrome
L
Labyrinthitis
Lactose intolerance
Laryngeal cancer
Laryngitis
Latex allergy
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
Legionnaires’ disease
Leprosy
Leukemia, acute
Leukemia, chronic granulocytic
Leukemia, chronic lymphocytic
Listeriosis
Liver cancer
Liver failure
Lung cancer
Lupus Erythematosus
Lyme Disease
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin’s
M
Major depression
Malabsorption
Malaria
Mastitis
Melanoma, malignant
Ménière’s disease
Meningitis
Mesotheliomas
Metabolic syndrome
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Mitral stenosis
Mitral valve insufficiency
Mitral valve prolapse
Monkeypox
Multiple myeloma
Multiple sclerosis
Mumps
Muscular Dystrophy
Myasthenia gravis
Myocardial infarction
Myocarditis
N
Near drowning
Necrotizing fasciitis
Nephrotic syndrome
Neural tube defects
Neurogenic bladder
Nocardiosis
O
Obesity
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Osgood-Schlatter disease
Osteoarthritis
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Osteomalacia and rickets
Osteomyelitis
Osteoporosis
Otitis externa
Otitis media
Otosclerosis
Ovarian cancer
Ovarian cysts
P
Paget’s disease
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatitis
Panic disorder
Parkinson’s disease
Patent ductus arteriosus
Pediculosis
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Peptic ulcer
Pericarditis
Peritonitis
Pertussis
Pharyngitis
Pheochromocytoma
Pituitary tumors
Placenta previa
Plague
Pleural effusion and empyema
Pleurisy
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumothorax
Polycystic kidney disease
Polycystic ovarian syndrome
Polycythemia vera
Polyps, intestinal
Porphyrias
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Precocious puberty
Premenstrual syndrome
Pressure ulcers
Prostate cancer
Prostatitis
Pseudomembranous enterocolitis
Psoriasis
Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary insufficiency
Pulmonary stenosis
Q
Q fever
R
Rables
Radiation exposure
Rape-trauma syndrome
Raynaud’s disease
Reiter’s syndrome
Relapsing fever
Renal agenesis
Renal calculi
Renal failure, acute
Renal failure, chronic
Respiratory acidosis
Respiratory distress syndrome
Respiratory syncytial virus infection
Retinal detachment
Reye’s syndrome
Rhabdomyolysis
Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Rosacea
Roseola infantum
Rotavirus
Rubella
Rubeola
S
Saint Louis encephalitis
Salmonella infection
Sarcoidosis
Scabies
Scarlet fever
Schizophrenia
Scleroderma
Scoliosis
Secondary polycythemia
Seizure disorder
Septic arthritis
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe combined immunodeficiency disease
Shigellosis
Shock, cardiogenic
Shock, hypovolemic
Shock, septic
Silicosis
Sinusitis
Sjögren’s syndrome
Skull fracture
Smallpox
Spinal injury
Sprains and strains
Spurious polycythemia
Squamous cell carcinoma
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
Stomatitis
Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, drug-resistant
Stroke
Subdural hematoma
Substance abuse and dependence
Sudden infant death syndrome
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
Syphilis
Systemic lupus erythematosus
T
Taeniasis
Tay-Sachs disease
Tendinitis and bursitis
Testicular cancer
Testicular torsion
Tetanus
Tetralogy of Fallot
Thalassemia
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombophlebitis
Thyroid cancer
Thyroiditis
Tonsillitis
Toxic shock syndrome
Toxoplasmosis
Tracheoesophageal fistula and esophageal atresia
Transposition of the great arteries
Trichinosis
Trichomoniasis
Tricuspid insufficiency
Tricuspid stenosis
Trigeminal neuralgia
Trisomy 13 syndrome
Trisomy 18 syndrome
Tuberculosis
Tularemia
U
Ulcerative colitis
Urinary tract infection, lower
Urticaria and angioedema
Uterine cancer
Uterine leiomyomas
V
Vaginal cancer
Vancomycin intermediate-resistant Staphylococcus
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci
Varicella
Varicocele
Varicose veins
Vasculitis
Ventricular septal defect
Vesicoureteral reflux
Vitamin A deficiency
Vitamin B deficiency
Vitamin C deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin E deficiency
Vitamin K deficiency
Vitiligo
Volvulus
von Willebrand’s disease
Vulvovaginitis
W
Warts
West Nile encephalitis
Z
Zinc deficiency
Disorders
A
Abdominal trauma
AIDS and HIV
Acute coronary syndrome
Acute GI bleeding
Acute pancreatitis
Acute renal failure
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Acute respiratory failure
Acute tubular necrosis
Adrenal hypofunction
Alcoholism
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Aneurysm, abdominal aortic
Anorexia nervosa
Asthma
B
Bronchiectasis
Burns
C
Cardiac tamponade
Cardiomyopathy
Cerebral contusion
Chronic glomerulonephritis
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic renal failure
Cirrhosis
Crohn’s disease
Cushing’s syndrome
Cystic fibrosis
D
Decompression sickness
Diabetes mellitus
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Drug overdose
E
Electric shock
Emphysema
Endocarditis
Esophageal varices
F
Fibromyalgia syndrome
G
Gaucher’s disease
Graft-versus-host disease
Guillain-Barré syndrome
H
Haemophilus influenzae infection
Heart failure
Heat syndrome
Hepatic failure
Hepatitis, viral
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Hyperaldosteronism
Hypercalcemia
Hyperchloremia
Hyperkalemia
Hypermagnesemia
Hypernatremia
Hyperparathyroidism
Hyperphosphatemia
Hyperpituitarism
Hypertension
Hyperthermia
Hyperthyroidism
Hypocalcemia
Hypochloremia
Hypokalemia
Hypomagnesemia
Hyponatremia
Hypoparathyroidism
Hypophosphatemia
Hypopituitarism
Hypothermia
Hypothyroidism
Hypovolemic shock
Lupus erythematosus
Lyme disease
Marfan syndrome
Metabolic acidosis
Metabolic alkalosis
Metabolic syndrome
Myocardial infarction
N
Near drowning
Necrotizing fasciitis
O
Obesity
P
Paget’s disease
Peritonitis
Pheochromocytoma
Polycystic kidney disease
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary hypertension
R
Radiation exposure
Respiratory acidosis
Respiratory alkalosis
Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatoid arthritis
S
Sarcoidosis
Septic shock
Sickle cell anemia
Spinal injury
Stroke
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
T
Thyrotoxic crisis
Traumatic brain injury
Diseases & Disorders Therapeutics
A
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Abdominal Trauma
Abortion, Spontaneous
Abruptio Placentae
Acid-Base Imbalances: Metabolic Acidosis and Alkalosis; Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis
Acromegaly
Acute Adrenal Crisis
Acute Alcohol Intoxication
Acute Kidney Injury
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Adrenal Insufficiency (Addison Disease)
Air Embolism
Alcohol Withdrawal
Allergic Purpura
Alzheimer Disease
Amputation
Amyloidosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Anaphylaxis
Angina Pectoris
Anorectal Abscess and Fistula
Anorexia Nervosa
Aortic Valve Insufficiency
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Aplastic Anemia
Appendicitis
Arterial Occlusive Disease
Asthma
Atelectasis
Atrial Dysrhythmias
B
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (Hypertrophy)
Bladder Cancer
Blood Transfusion Reaction
Bone Cance
Botulism
Brain Cancer
Breast Cancer
Bronchiolitis (Respiratory Syncytial Viral Infection)
Bronchitis
Bulimia Nervosa
Burns
C
Calculi, Renal
Candidiasis (Moniliasis)
Cardiac Contusion (Myocardial Contusion)
Cardiac Tamponade
Cardiogenic Shock
Cardiomyopathy
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cataract
Celiac Disease
Cerebral Aneurysm
Cerebral Concussion
Cervical Cancer
Cervical Insufficiency
Chlamydial Infections
Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis
Chorioamnionitis
Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome
Cirrhosis
Cleft Lip; Cleft Palate
Colorectal Cancer
Coronary Heart Disease (Arteriosclerosis)
Cor Pulmonale
Crohn Disease
Cushing Syndrome
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystitis
Cytomegalovirus Infection
D
Diabetes Insipidus
Diabetes Mellitus
Diffuse Axonal Injury
Dislocation; Subluxation
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Diverticular Disease
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
E
Ectopic Pregnancy
Eczema
Emphysema
Encephalitis
Endometriosis
Epididymitis
Epidural Hematoma
Epilepsy
Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal Diverticula
F
Fat Embolism
Fetopelvic Disproportion
Fibrocystic Breast Condition
G
Gallbladder and Biliary Duct (Biliary System) Cancer
Gastric Cancer
Gastritis
Gastroenteritis
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Glaucoma
Glomerulonephritis, Acute
Goiter
Gonorrhea
Guillain-Barre´ Syndrome
Gunshot Wound
H
Heart Failure
Hemophilia
Hemorrhoids
Hemothorax
Hepatitis
Herniated Disk
Herpes Simplex Virus
Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease
Human Papillomavirus
Hydronephrosis
Hypercalcemia
Hyperchloremia
Hyperglycemia
Hyperkalemia
Hyperlipoproteinemia
Hypermagnesemia
Hypernatremia
Hyperparathyroidism
Hyperphosphatemia
Hypertension
Hyperthyroidism
Hypocalcemia
Hypochloremia
Hypoglycemia
Hypokalemia
Hypomagnesemia
Hyponatremia
Hypoparathyroidism
Hypophosphatemia
Hypothyroidism
Hypovolemic/Hemorrhagic Shock
I
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Infective Endocarditis
Influenza
Inguinal Hernia
Intestinal Obstruction
Intracerebral Hematoma
Intrauterine Fetal Demise
Intussusception
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
J
Junctional Dysrhythmias
K
Kidney Cancer
Kidney Disease, Chronic
L
Laryngeal Cancer
Laryngotracheobronchitis (Croup)
Legionnaires Disease
Leukemia, Acute
Leukemia, Chronic
Liver Failure
Lung Cancer
Lupus Erythematosus
Lyme Disease
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
M
Mallory-Weiss Syndrome
Mastitis
Melanoma Skin Cancer
Meningitis
Migraine Headache
Mitral Insufficiency (Regurgitation)
Mitral Stenosis
Mononucleosis, Infectious
Multiple Myeloma
Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
Multiple Sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy
Musculoskeletal Trauma
Myasthenia Gravis
Myocardial Infarction
Myocarditis
N
Nephrotic Syndrome
Neurogenic Bladder
O
Osteoarthritis
Osteomyelitis
Osteoporosis
Otitis Media
Ovarian Cancer
P
Paget Disease
Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatitis
Parkinson Disease
Pelvic Fractures
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Pericarditis
Peritonitis
Pernicious Anemia
Pheochromocytoma
Pituitary Tumor
Placenta Previa
Pneumocystis Pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumothorax
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Polycythemia
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Preeclampsia
Premature Rupture of Membranes
Pressure Injury
Preterm Labor
Prostate Cancer
Prostatitis
Psychoactive Substance Abuse
Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pyelonephritis
R
Retinal Detachment
Rheumatic Fever, Acute
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
S
Salmonella Infection (Salmonellosis)
Sarcoidosis
Septic Shock
Sickle Cell Disease
Sjogren Syndrome
Skin Cancer
Spinal Cord Injury
Stroke
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Subdural Hematoma
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
Syphilis
T
Tendinitis
Testicular Cancer
Tetanus
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Thrombophlebitis
Thyroid Cancer
Tonsillitis
Toxoplasmosis
Tuberculosis
U
Ulcerative Colitis
Urinary Tract Infection
Urinary Tract Trauma
Uterine Cancer
V
Vaginal Cancer
Vaginitis
Varicose Veins
Ventricular Dysrhythmias
Volvulus
Pharmacology Nursing
Core Concepts
Introduction to Pharmacology
Drug Classes and Schedules
Principles of Drug Administration
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacology and the Nurse-Patient Relationship
The Nursing Process in Pharmacology
Medication Errors and Risk Reduction
Drug Administration Throughout the Life Span
Psychosocial, Gender, and Cultural Influences on Pharmacotherapy
Herbal and Alternative Therapies
Substance Abuse
Emergency Preparedness and Poisonings
Nervous System
Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System
Drugs for Anxiety and Insomnia
Drugs for Seizures
Drugs for Emotional, Mood, and Behavioral Disorders
Drugs for Psychoses
Drugs for the Control of Pain
Drugs for Local and General Anesthesia
Drugs for Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System
Drugs for Neuromuscular Disorders
Cardiovascular and Urinary Systems
Drugs for Lipid Disorders
Diuretic Therapy and Drugs for Renal Failure
Drugs for Fluid Balance, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Disorders
Drugs for Hypertension
Drugs for Heart Failure
Drugs for Angina Pectoris and Myocardial Infarction
Drugs for Shock
Drugs for Dysrhythmias
Drugs for Coagulation Disorders
Drugs for Hematopoietic Disorders
Immune System
Drugs for Immune System Modulation
Drugs for Inflammation and Fever
Drugs for Bacterial Infections
Drugs for Fungal, Protozoan, and Helminthic Infections
Drugs for Viral Infections
Drugs for Neoplasia
Respiratory System
Drugs for Allergic Rhinitis and the Common Cold
Drugs for Asthma and Other Pulmonary Disorders
Gastrointestinal System
Drugs for Peptic Ulcer Disease
Drugs for Bowel Disorders and Other Gastrointestinal Conditions
Drugs for Nutritional Disorders
Drugs for Pituitary, Thyroid, and Adrenal Disorders
Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus
Drugs for Disorders and Conditions of the Female Reproductive System
Drugs for Disorders and Conditions of the Male Reproductive System
Integumentary System, Eyes, and Ears
Drugs for Bone and Joint Disorders
Drugs for Skin Disorders
Drugs for Eye and Ear Disorders
Haematology Nursing
Introduction to haematology
Understanding haemopoiesis
Immunology
Genes and haematology
The cell
Non-malignant haematology
Aplastic anaemia: pathophysiology, care and management
Nutritional anaemia: pathophysiology, care and management
Acquired haemolytic anaemia: pathophysiology, care and management
Inherited haemolytic anaemia: pathophysiology, care and management
Haemoglobinopathies
Sickle cell disease and thalassaemia: pathophysiology, care and management
Haemochromatosis
Haemochromatosis: pathophysiology, care and management
Myeloproliferative and lymphoproliferative disorders
Polycythaemia: pathophysiology, care and management
The myelodysplastic syndromes: pathophysiology, care and management
Acute leukaemia: pathophysiology, care and management
Chronic leukaemia: pathophysiology, care and management
Multiple myeloma: pathophysiology, care and management
Lymphoma: pathophysiology, care and management
Nursing care interventions
Blood transfusion
Venous access devices
Chemotherapy and monoclonal antibodies
Haemopoietic stem cell transplant
Palliative care in haematology
Neuroscience Nursing
Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System
Cells of the CNS and How They Communicate
The Structural and Biochemical Defences of the CNS
The Anatomy and Physiology of the Brain
The Spinal Cord
The Autonomic Nervous System
Intracranial Physiology
Assessment, Interpretation and Management of Specifi c Problems in the Neurological Patient
Assessment and Management of Raised Intracranial Pressure
Assessment, Interpretation and Management of Altered Consciousness
Assessment, Interpretation and Management of Impaired Cognition
Assessment and Management of Challenging Behaviour
Assessment, Interpretation and Management of Altered Perceptual, Motor and Sensory Function
Assessment, Interpretation and Management of Altered Speech and Swallowing
Assessment, Interpretation and Management of Cranial Nerve Dysfunction
Assessment, Interpretation and Management of Altered Cardiovascular Status in the Neurological Patient
Assessment, Interpretation and Management of Impaired Respiratory Function in the Neurological Patient
Assessment and Management of Fluid, Electrolytes and Nutrition in the Neurological Patient
Assessment and Management of Pain
Assessment and Management of Bladder and Bowel Problems
Neurological Investigations and Neurosurgical Procedures
Neurological Investigations
Common Neurosurgical Procedures
Management of Patients with Intracranial Disorders and Disease
Management of Patients with Intracranial Tumours
Management of Patients with Stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack
Management of Patients with Intracranial Aneurysms and Vascular Malformations
Management of Patients with Central Nervous System Infections
Management of Patients with Hydrocephalus
Management of Patients with Long-Term Conditions
Management of Patients with Common Movement Disorders
Management of Patients with Motor Neurone Disease
Management of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Management of Patients with Dementias
Management of Patients with Epilepsy
Management of Patients with Myasthenia Gravis
Management of Patients Following Head and Spinal Trauma
Management of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
Management of Patients with Spinal Injury
Management of Patients with Neuropathies and Spinal Disorders and Disease
Management of Patients with Disorders of the Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord
Management of Patients with Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Other Peripheral Neuropathies
Fundamental Concepts of Neuroscience Nursing
Ethical and Legal Issues
The History and Development of Neuroscience Nursing
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