Clinical Procedures For Health Professionals

Each new print copy includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access that unlocks a comprehensive and interactive eBook with 50 video tutorials, student practice activities and assessments, a full suite of instructor resources, and learning analytics reporting tools. Clinical Procedures for Health Professions is the ideal multi-professional learning resource covering basic and advanced clinical procedures commonly encountered by practitioners and suited for both students and clinicians. Each procedure is discussed in terms of rationales, evidence-based indications, contraindications, potential complications, special considerations, and step-by-step procedural instructions. The format is clear and organized, allowing students to fully grasp the most important elements of each procedure. The accompanying Navigate 2 Advantage Access features 50 videos illustrating the procedures identified in the text. FEATURED PROCEDURES * Aseptic technique * Nasogastric tube placement * Urinary bladder catheterization * IV insertion * Arterial puncture * Injections * Venipuncture * Blood cultures * Electrocardiogram tracing * Pulmonary function testing * Wound closure and management * Casting and splinting * Local anesthesia * Dermatologic procedures * Gynecological procedures * Chest tube insertion and removal * Arterial line insertion and removal * Central line insertion and removal * Lumbar puncture * Swan Ganz line insertion and removal * Endotracheal intubation * Ventilator management Each topic is comprehensively broken down into sections including: * Rationales * Evidence-based Indications * Contraindications * Potential Complications * Special Considerations * Step-by-step Procedural Instructions * Video Tutorials: 50 videos presenting more than 34 clinical procedures INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES: Full-Color Image Bank, Image Slides in PowerPoint Format, Skills Check Lists, Test Bank