Master nursing skills with this guide from the respected Perry, Potter & Ostendorf author team! The concise coverage in Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills, 6th Edition makes it easy to master the clinical skills required in everyday nursing practice. Clear guidelines address 159 basic, intermediate, and advanced skills - from measuring body temperature to insertion of a peripheral intravenous device - and step-by-step instructions emphasize the use of evidence-based concepts to improve patient safety and outcomes. Its friendly, easy-to-read writing style includes a streamlined format and an Evolve companion website with review questions and handy checklists for each skill.

Unit I: Quality and Safety in Nursing Practice Chapter 1: Using Evidence in Nursing Practice . Steps of Evidence-Based Practice . Evidence in Nursing Skills Chapter 2: Communication & Collaboration . Skill 2.1 Establishing the Nurse-Patient Relationship and Interviewing . Skill 2.2 Communicating with Patients Who Have Difficulty Coping . Skill 2.3 Communications with Cognitively Impaired Patients . Procedural Guideline 2.1 Hand-Off Communications . Procedural Guideline 2.2 S-BAR Communication . Skill 2.4 Discharge Planning and Transitional Care  NEW! Chapter 3: Documentation and Informatics . Procedure Guideline 3.1 Documenting Nurses' Progress Notes . Procedural Guideline 3.2 Using an Electronic Medical Record . Procedural Guideline 3.3 Documenting an Incident Occurrence Chapter 4: Patient Safety & Quality Improvement . Skill 4.1 Fall Prevention in a Health Care Setting . Skill 4.2 Designing a Restraint Free Environment . Skill 4.3 Applying Physical Restraints . Skill 4.4 Seizure Precautions . Skill 4.5 Fire, Electrical, and Radiation Safety Chapter 5: Infection Control . Skill 5.1 Hand Hygiene . Skill 5.2 Applying Personal Protective Equipment . Skill 5.3 Caring for Patients under Isolation Precautions . Skill 5.4 Preparing a Sterile Field . Skill 5.6 Applying Sterile Gloves Unit II: Patient Assessment Skills Chapter 6: Vital Signs . Skill 6.1 Measuring Body Temperature . Skill 6.2 Assessing Pulse: Apical . Skill 6.3 Assessing Pulse: Radial . Procedural Guideline 6.1 Assessing Pulse: Apical Radial . Skill 6.4 Assessing Respirations . Skill 6.5 Assessing Blood Pressure . Procedural Guideline 6.2 Assessing Blood Pressure Electronically Chapter 7: Health Assessment . Skill 7.1 General Survey . Procedural Guideline 7.1 Monitoring Intake and Output . Skill 7.2 Assessing the Head and Neck . Skill 7.3 Assessing the Thorax and Lungs . Skill 7.4 Cardiovascular Assessment . Skill 7.5 Assessing the Abdomen . Skill 7.6 Assessing the Genitalia and Rectum . Skill 7.7 Musculoskeletal and Neurological Assessment Chapter 8: Specimen Collection . Skill 8.1 Urine Specimen Collection . Procedural Guideline 8.1 Collecting a Timed Urine Specimen . Procedural Guideline 8.2 Urine Testing . Skill 8.2 Testing for Gastrointestinal Alterations - Gastroccult Test, Stool Specimen, and Hemoccult Test . Skill 8.3 Collecting Specimens from the Nose and Throat . Skill 8.4 Collecting a Sputum Specimens . Skill 8.5 Obtaining Wound Drainage Specimens . Skill 8.6 Blood Glucose Monitoring . Skill 8.7 Performing Venipuncture  Chapter 9: Diagnostic Procedures . Skill 9.1 Contrast Media Studies: Ateriogram (Angiogram), Cardiac Catheterization, Intravenous Pyelogram . Skill 9.2 Care of Patients Undergoing Aspirations - Bone Marrow, Lumbar Puncture, Paracentesis, and Thoracentesis . Skill 9.3 Care of Patients Undergoing Bronchoscopy . Skill 9.4 Care of Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Endoscopy . Skill 9.5 Obtaining an Electrocardiogram Unit 3: Basic Human Needs Chapter 10: Bathing and Personal Hygiene . Skill 10.1 Complete Bathing . Procedural Guideline 10.1 Perineal Care . Procedural Guideline 10.3 Oral Care . Procedural Guideline 10.4 Care of Dentures . Procedural Guideline 10.5 Hair Care - Combing, Shampooing, Shaving . Procedural Guideline 10.6 Nail & Foot Care . Procedural Guideline 10.6 Bed Making - Occupied . Procedural Guideline 10.7 Bed Making - Unoccupied and Surgical Bed Chapter 11: Care of the Eye and Ear . Skill 11.1 Eye Irrigation . Procedural Guideline 11.1 Eye Care for the Comatose Patient . Skill 11.2 Ear Irrigation . Skill 11. 3 Caring for a Hearing Aid Chapter 12: Promoting Nutrition . Skill 12.1 Feeding Dependent Patients . Skill 12.2 Aspiration Precautions . Skill 12.3 Insertion and Removal of a Small-Bore Feeding Tube . Skill 12.4 Verifying Placement & Irrigating a Feeding Tube . Skill 12.5 Administering Tube Feedings for Nasogastric, Gastrostomy, and Jejunostomy Tubes . Procedural Guideline 12.1 Site Care of Enteral Feeding Tubes Chapter 13: Pain Management . Skill 13.1 Nonpharmacological Pain Management . Procedural Guideline 13.1 Relaxation and Guided Imagery . Skill 13.2 Pharmacologic Pain Management . Skill 13.3 Patient-Controlled Analgesia . Skill 13.4 Epidural Analgesia . Skill 13.5 Local Anesthetics Infusion Pump for Analgesia . Skill 13-6 Moist and Dry Heat . Skill 13-7 Cold Application Chapter 14: Promoting Oxygenation . Skill 14.1 Oxygen Administration . Skill 14.2 Airway Management: Noninvasive Interventions . Procedural Guideline 14.1 Use of a Peak Flow-Meter . Skill 14.3 Chest Physiotherapy . Skill 14.4 Airway Management: Suctioning . Skill 14.5 Airway Management: Endotracheal Tube and Tracheostomy Care . Skill 14.6 Managing Closed Chest Drainage Systems Unit 4: Activity and Mobility Chapter 15: Safe Patient Handling . Skill 15.1 Transfer Techniques . Skill 15.2 Moving & Positioning Patients in Bed . Procedural Guideline 15.1 Wheelchair Transfer Techniques Chapter 16: Exercise & Mobility . Procedural Guideline 16.1 Range of Motion . Procedural Guideline 16.2 Applying Elastic Stockings and Sequential Compression Device . Skill 16.1 Assisting with Ambulation . Skill 16.2 Teaching Use of Canes, Crutches, Walkers Chapter 17: Traction, Cast Care, and Immobilization Devices . Skill 17.1 Assisting with Cast Application and Removal . Skill 17-2 Care of the  Patient in Skin Traction . Skill 17.3 Care of the Patient in Skeletal Traction and Pin Site Care . Skill 17.3 Care of the Patient with an Immobilization Device Unit 5:  Promoting Elimination Chapter 18: Urinary Elimination . Procedural Guideline 18.1 Assisting with Use of a Urinal . Skill 18.1 Applying a Condom Catheter . Procedural Guideline 18.2 Bladder Scan . Skill 18.2 Insertion of a Straight or Indwelling Catheter . Skill 18.3 Removal of Indwelling Catheter . Procedural Guideline 18.3 Care of Indwelling Catheter . Skill 18.4 Suprapubic Catheterization . Skill 18.5 Performing Catheter Irrigation Chapter 19: Bowel Elimination . Procedural Guideline 19.1 Providing a Bedpan . Skill 19.1 Removing Fecal Impaction . Skill 19.2 Administering an Enema . Skill 19.3 Insertion, Maintenance, and Removal of a Nasogastric Tube for Decompression Chapter 20: Ostomy Care . Skill 20.1 Pouching a Bowel Diversion . Skill 20.2 Pouching an Incontinent Urostomy . Skill 20.3 Catheterizing a Urinary Diversion  NEW! Unit 6: Medication Administration Chapter 21: Preparation for Safe Medication Administration . Patient-Centered Care . Safety . Pharmacokinetics and Drug Action . Administering Medications . Evidence-Based Practice . Distribution Systems . Medication-Administration Records . The Six Rights of Medication Administration . Systems of Measurement . Nursing Process . Patient and Family Teaching . Special Handling of Controlled Substances Chapter 22: Nonparenteral Medications . Skill 22.1 Administering Oral Medications . Skill 22.2 Administering Medications Through a Feeding Tube . Skill 22.3 Applying Topical Medications to the Skin . Skill 22.4 Administering Eye and Ear Medications . Skill 22.5 Using Metered-Dose Inhalers (MDI) . Skill 22.6 Using Small-Volume Nebulizers . Procedural Guideline 22.1 Administering Vaginal Medications . Procedural Guideline 22.2 Administering Rectal Medications Chapter 23: Parenteral Medications . Skill 23.1 Preparing Injections - Vial and Ampule . Procedural Guideline 23.1 Mixing Parenteral Medications in One Syringe . Skill 23.2 Subcutaneous Injections . Skill 23.3 Intramuscular Injections . Skill 23.4 Intradermal Injections . Skill 23.5 Administering Medications Intravenous Bolus . Skill 23.6 Administering Intravenous Piggyback, Intermittent Infusion Sets, and Mini-IV Pump . Skill 23.7 Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion Unit 7: Dressings and Wound Care Chapter 24: Wound Care and Irrigation . Procedural Guideline 24.1 Performing a Wound Assessment . Skill 24.1 Performing Wound Irrigation . Skill 24.2 Managing Wound Drainage Evacuation . Skill 24.3 Removing Sutures and Staples . Skill 24.4 Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Chapter 25: Pressure Ulcers . Skill 25.1 Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention Strategies . Skill 25.2 Treatment of Pressure Ulcers and Wound Management . Procedural Guideline 25.1 Selection of Pressure- Redistribution Support Surface Chapter 26: Dressings Bandages and Binders . Skill 26.1 Applying a Gauze Dressing (Dry and Moist-to-Dry) . Skill 26.2 Applying a Pressure Bandage . Procedural Guideline 26.1 Applying a Transparent Dressing . Skill 26.3 Applying a Hydrocolloid, Hydrogel, Foam, or Absorption Dressing . Procedural Guideline 26.2 Applying Gauze and Elastic Bandages . Procedural Guideline 26.3 Applying  a Binder Unit 8:  Complex Nursing Interventions Chapter 27: Intravenous Therapy . Skill 27.1 Insertion of a Peripheral-Short Intravenous Device . Skill 27.2 Regulating Intravenous Infusion Flow Rate . Skill 27.3 Maintenance of Intravenous Site . Procedural Guideline 27.1 Discontinuing Peripheral Intravenous Access . Skill 27.4 Managing Central Venous Access Devices . Skill 27.5 Administration of Parenteral Nutrition . Skill 27.6 Transfusions of Blood Products Chapter 28: Pre-Operative and Post-Operative Care . Skill 28.1 Preoperative Assessment . Skill 28.2 Preoperative Teaching . Skill 28.3 Physical Preparation for Surgery . Skill 28.4 Managing the Patient Receiving Moderate Sedation . Skill 28.5 Providing Immediate Anesthesia Recovery in the Postanesthesia Care Unit . Skill 28.6 Providing Early Postoperative and Convalescent Phase Recovery Chapter 29: Emergency Measures for Life Support in the Hospital Setting . Skill 29.1 Inserting an Oropharyngeal Airway . Skill 29.2 Using an Automated External Defibrillator . Skill 29.3 Code Management Unit 9:  Supportive Nursing Interventions Chapter 30: Palliative Care . Skill 30.1 Supporting Patients and Families in Grief . Skill 30.2 Care of the Dying  Patient . Skill 30.3 Care of the Body after Death Chapter 31: Home Care Safety . Skill 31.1 Home Health Safety and Assessment . Skill 31.2 Adapting the Home Setting for Clients with Cognitive Deficits . Skill 31.3 Medication and Medical Device Safety Appendixes: A: Answer key to end-of-chapter exercises B: Abbreviations and Equivalents C: References Additional skills and procedures available on Evolve [with checklists]: . Administering Nasal Medications . Placing a Patient on a Support Surface