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Second Edition
By
Marilyn Edmunds, PhD, ANP/GNP, Adjunct Faculty, Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD
Maren Mayhew, MS, ANP/GNP, Nurse Practitioner, Beltsville, Maryland
Description
This easy to use handbook provides focused content for both basic and advanced procedures within the scope of practice for nurse practitioners.
A succinct, yet practical reference, it teaches and illustrates a total of 77 common procedures performed by NPs and PAs. This second
edition includes 30 new procedures and clear illustrations of the relevant anatomy and procedures. An indispensable resource for the
primary care setting, it features a convenient spiral binding and a numbered list of procedures for quick clinical reference and easy
double-checking.
Contents
Alphabetical Procedure List
1. Issues Relating to Primary Care Procedures NEW!
2. General Laboratory Procedures
Basic concepts
of specimen collection
Blood cultures
Finger stick blood glucose testing
3. Dermatological Procedures
Skin Preparation
Wound
care
Topical application of hemostatic agents NEW!
Anesthesia – topical, local & digital nerve block
Suturing simple lacerations
Suture
removal NEW!
Wound closure with topical skin adhesive NEW!
Staple insertion and removal NEW and ADVANCED!
Skin lesion removal
Excision
biopsy (elliptical) ADVANCED!
Punch biopsy NEW and ADVANCED!
Shave biopsy NEW and ADVANCED!
Wart removal
Abscess incision
and drainage
Cyst removal
Skin tag removal
Skin Specimen Collection
Scabies scraping NEW!
Herpes scraping – Tzanck smear
NEW!
Fungal scraping – the KOH test
Other Types of Wound Care
Care of first and second degree burns NEW!
Ulcer debridement
Unna
paste boot and debridement for stasis, ischemic and diabetic foot ulcers NEW!
Foot and Nail Care
Nail care in the at-risk patient
NEW!
Corn and callus management
Ingrown toenail and paronychia management
Subungual hematoma evacuation
Nail avulsion NEW!
Skin
Trauma Resulting from Bites or Foreign Objects
Animal and human bites NEW!
Fishhook removal NEW!
Tick removal
Foreign body
removal from skin NEW!
Ring removal NEW!
Body piercing NEW!
Skin caught in zipper NEW!
4. Eye, Ear, Nose, and Mouth Procedures
Eye
Procedures
Removal of foreign body from the eye
Treatment of corneal abrasion
Ear Procedures
Removal of foreign body from
the ear
Cerumen disimpaction
Tympanometry NEW!
Audiometry NEW!
Nose Procedures
Epistaxis and nasal packing
Removal
of foreign body from the nose
Mouth Procedures
Tooth avulsion and fracture NEW!
5. Respiratory Procedures
Nebulizer treatment
Spirometry
Peak
flow meter NEW!
6. Cardiovascular Procedures
Electrocardiogram
Continuous electrocardiography (Holter monitoring)
Doppler
ultrasound of lower extremities
7. Gastrointestinal Procedures
Nasogastric tube insertion and removal
Gastric lavage
Anoscopy
Rectal
prolapse reduction
Treatment for Hemorrhoids NEW!
8. Orthopedic Procedures
Fracture immobilization
Splinting – wrist and
hand
Splinting – ankle sprains
Reduction of subluxed radial head
Arthrocentesis and joint or bursae injection NEW and ADVANCED!
Ganglion
cyst aspiration NEW!
9. Genitourinary Procedures NEW!
Prostate massage NEW!
Bedside cystometrogram
Self-injection treatments
for impotence NEW!
Urinalysis
Urine culture
10. Women?s Health Procedures
Papanicolaou smear test
The wet mount
Treatment
of condylomata acuminata
Pessary use
Diaphragm fitting
Cervical cap placement
Injectable contraceptives
Norplant insertion
and removal NEW and ADVANCED!
Incision and drainage of Bartholin cyst NEW and ADVANCED!
Intrauterine device (IUD) NEW and ADVANCED!
11.
General Procedures of X-Ray Interpretation
Appendices
A: Sample checklist for certification
B: Informed consent form
C: Sample
patient education handout
| Bibliographic details |
Spiral Bound, 480 pages, publication date: AUG-2002
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-01619-3
ISBN-10: 0-323-01619-7
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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