Master nursing skills with this guide from the respected Perry, Potter & Ostendorf author team! The concise coverage in Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills, 7th Edition makes it easy to learn the skills most commonly used in everyday nursing practice. Clear, step-by-step instructions cover more than 160 basic, intermediate, and advanced skills - from measuring body temperature to insertion of a peripheral intravenous device - using evidence-based concepts to improve patient safety and outcomes. A streamlined, visual approach makes the book easy to read, and an Evolve companion website enhances learning with review questions and handy checklists for each clinical skill.

Unit 1: Quality and Safety in Nursing Practice1. Using Evidence in Nursing Practice 2. Communication & Collaboration3. Documentation and Informatics4. Patient Safety & Quality Improvement5. Infection Control6. Disaster Preparedness Unit 2: Patient Assessment Skills7. Vital Signs8. Health Assessment9. Specimen Collection10. Diagnostic ProceduresUnit 3: Basic Human Needs11. Bathing and Personal Hygiene12. Care of the Eye and Ear13. Promoting Nutrition 14. Parenteral Nutrition 15. Pain Management16. Promoting OxygenationUnit 4: Activity and Mobility17. Safe Patient Handling18. Exercise, Mobility & Immobilization DevicesUnit 5: Promoting Elimination19. Urinary Elimination20. Bowel Elimination21. Ostomy CareUnit 6: Medication Administration22. Preparation for Safe Medication Administration23. Nonparenteral Medications24. Parenteral MedicationsUnit 7: Dressings and Wound Care25. Wound Care and Irrigation26. Pressure Injury Prevention and Care27. Dressings Bandages and BindersUnit 8: Complex Nursing Interventions28. Intravenous Therapy29. Pre-Operative and Post-Operative Care30. Emergency Measures for Life SupportUnit 9: Supportive Nursing Interventions31. End-of-Life Care32. Home Care Safety