Includes bibliographical references (p. [549]-551) and index.

Basic care. Hygiene ; Infection control -- Assessment. Vital signs ; Physical assessment -- Medication administration. Oral and topical medications ; Parenteral medications -- Respiratory. Noninvasive pulmonary hygiene ; Oxygen therapy ; Ventilation support ; Airway suctioning ; Lung re-expansion or chest drainage -- Cardiovascular. Intravenous fluid therapy ; Circulatory maintenance ; Blood transfusion therapy -- Nutritional and digestive. Oral and enteric nutrition ; Parenteral nutrition ; Gastrointestinal intubation ; Bowel elimination -- Renal and urinary. Urinary elimination ; Bladder irrigation and function -- Musculoskeletal. Body alignment and mechanics ; Exercise and ambulation ; Transfer and positioning ; Orthopedic interventions ; Beds, frames, and mattresses -- Integumentary system and wound care. Pressure ulcers ; Wound care -- Specimen collection. Collecting blood samples ; Collecting urine samples ; Collecting other samples.