Manual of Pediatric and Postpartum Home Care Procedures |
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| Author:
| Brookshire, Robert H.
Rice, Robyn |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8151-3609-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1998 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
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| Imprint: | Mosby |
| Book Format: | Loose-leaf |
| List Price: | USD $99.00 |
Book Description:
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The MANUAL OF PEDIATRIC AND POSTPARTUM HOME CARE PROCEDURES provides home health agencies with a complete, up-to-date compilation of the most common pediatric and postpartum procedures undertaken in the home setting. Sections on infection control, assessment procedures, maternal-newborn procedures, medical-surgical procedures, IV therapy procedures, pediatric hospice, and key emergency procedures are included. Illustrations clarify text and show how the procedures should be...
More DescriptionThe MANUAL OF PEDIATRIC AND POSTPARTUM HOME CARE PROCEDURES provides home health agencies with a complete, up-to-date compilation of the most common pediatric and postpartum procedures undertaken in the home setting. Sections on infection control, assessment procedures, maternal-newborn procedures, medical-surgical procedures, IV therapy procedures, pediatric hospice, and key emergency procedures are included. Illustrations clarify text and show how the procedures should be performed.
* Provides detailed descriptions of each procedure in a straightforward style, making it clear and easy for the nurse to understand how to carry out pediatric procedures in the home setting. * Includes for each procedure: purpose of the procedure, general information about the procedure, equipment required, steps of the procedure, special nursing considerations including pertinent nursing precautions and educational tips, and documentation guidelines. * Uses a stop sign logo in the equipment section of most procedures to alert the home care nurse to standard/universal precautions which must be followed.