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          INDEX OF THE CLINICAL SETTING STEP BY STEP

A

Abdominal assessment chap.15

Abruptio placenta chap.5

Adult respiratory distress syndrome ARDS chap.5, in trauma patient, chap.14

Anasarca chap.10

Anemias chap. 13

Angiography chap. 17

Anticoagulation Therapy chap. 9, chap.16

ARDS, chap.5, chap.14

Arnold Chiari Malformation chap.13

Arthritis - Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis chap. 19

Assessment    chap.15

     Abdominal

     cardiac

     cranial nerve

     fall

     pain

     patient responsiveness

     respiratory

     spinal

     stroke

Asystole chap 11 part 2

Atrial Fibrillation & stroke symptoms chap.11 part 2, cardioversion for, chap.14, chap.16

B

Basal Skull Fracture chap.9

Blood transfusion  chap.1

Blood Glucose monitoring chap. 12

Blunt trauma  chap.4

Brain Issues chap. 9

  Epidural bleeding chap 9

  Subdural bleeding chap. 9

Brain Stem Injury chap. 9

Burns, First, second, third and fourth degree burns chap.19

C

CABG chap.11 part 2

Cardiac assessment chap.15

Cardiac patient, Electrolyte Imbalances in chap.16

Cardiac Stress Test chap.17

Cardiogenic shock - Clinical picture of  - chap. 11 part 1

Cardiopulmonary Arrest in ICU chap.14

Cardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation chap.14

CAT Scan chap. 17

Cerebral Edema chap. 19

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) chap 20

Chest Pain chap. 7

Chest Pain- patient management  chap. 11 part 1

CNA chap 20

Code blue chap.5

COMA (hearing whilst in a coma) chap. 9

Congestive heart failure   chap.2

Conscious Sedation chap.14

Cranial Nerve assessment chap.15

D

Deep vein thrombosis    chap.3

Diabetic Ketoacidosis chap. 12

Diabetes, complications chap.12

Diabetes poor Circulation chap.16

Diabetes Education for the layperson chap.16

Diabetes insipidus/ transphenoidal surgery chap.5, chap.16

Diabetes Mellitus, identifying chap.12

Dietician chap 20

DKA. diabetic ketoacidosis chap. 12

E

Edema - cerebral edema chap. 19

Educator, nurse educator chap 20

EKG 12 lead and ekg lead placement chap.11 part 1

Elbow Fracture chap. 19

Electrolyte Imbalances, in Cardiac patient  chap.16

Epidural Bleeding chap. 9

Eye Exam chap. 17

Eye Injury chap.7

F

Febrile Seizures (Fever in Children) chap.7

Fall assessment chap.15

Falls  chap.4, chap.16

Fibromyalgia chap. 19

Food Services chap 20

Fracture (Wrist Fracture) chap.7, elbow chap.19

G

Glasgow Coma Scale - an Assessment Tool chap. 18

Glucose, blood glucose monitoring chap 12

Gout chap.13

H

Heart's main blood vessels chap. 11 part 1

Heart Failure chap.10

Heart Transplantation chap.10

Hemothorax  vs. pneumothorax chap. 6

Hemianopia chap.4

HIPAA chap.16

Hospital Admission chap.16

Housekeeper chap 20

Hyperkalemia chap.6

Hypokalemia (low potassium) chap.1

Hyponatremia (low sodium) chap.1

Hypovolemic shock  chap.1, chap.7, treatment chap.14

I

Insulin administration chap.12

Insulin reaction chap.2, chap.16

Intubation, indications for  chap.8

IV infiltration chap.4

IV Therapy chap16

K

Kidney Faliure chap.10

Kidney Transplantation chap.10

L

Liver Failure chap.10, chap.16

Liver Transplantation chap.10

M

Malignant Hyperthermia chap. 9

Mechanical ventilation chap 8

   complications of ventilated patient

   management of the ventilated patient

   troubleshooting ventilated patient

   weaning of the ventilated patient

Medication administration chap.6

Medication errors chap.5

Meningitis chap.6

Monitoring - blood glucose chap.12

MRI chap. 17

Myocardial infarction chap.1

Myocardial infarction - Identifying location on ekg chap.11 part1

Myocardial Ischemia versus Infarction chap. 11 part 1

N

Narcotic reaction chap.4

Nines, Rule of Nines Chart chap.19

Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma chap.13

Nurse Educator chap 20

O

Occupational Therapist chap 20

Organ Transplantation - Helpful information chap.10, chap16

P

PACU Care chap.9

Pain assessment chap.2  chap.15

Paralytic ileus chap.9, chap.16

Patient Education, diabetes chap.12

Patient Responsiveness assessment chap.15

PCA  Administration chap.9

PEA chap 11 part 2

Physical Therapist chap 20

Poor Circulation chap.16

Pneumothorax  vs. hemothorax chap.6

Post-op pneumonia chap.3

Post-op Care chap. 9

Preeclampsia chap.3

Preterm Labor chap.7

PVCS chap 11 part 2

R

Renal failure chap.3, chap.16

Respiratory assessment chap.15

Respiratory distress chap. 8

   indications for intubation

   intervention

   patient/ family education

Respiratory Therapist chap 20

Rule of Nines Chart chap.19

S

SAH (subarachnoid hemorrhage), vasospasm after SAH, chap.14

Sedation, conscious chap14

Seizure Patient chap.16

Sepsis chap.3, in the ICU Patient chap.14

Septic Shock chap.7

Shortness of Breath chap.7

Skin Grafting chap.19

SLA (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) chap.13

Social Worker chap 20

Spinal assessment chap.15

Speech Therapist chap 20

Spinal Shock chap.7

Stroke   chap 18

        brain injury and how to identify it

        care planning and patient education of the stroke patient

        causes

        diagnostic tests

        identifying stroke

        rehabilitation after stroke

        treatment of stroke

Stroke assessment chap.15, chap 18

Stroke symptoms chap.2,  chap 11 part 2, chap 18

Subarachnoid hemorrhage chap. 6, vasospasm after, chap14

Subdural Bleeding chap.9

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - SLA  chap.13

T

Third degree AV Block chap 11 part 2

Torsades de Pointes chap 11 part 2

Tracheostomy - intervention and care chap.8

Transphenoidal surgery/ diabetes insipidus  chap.5, chap.16

Transporter chap 20

Trauma care chap.2

U

Ultrasound chap.17

Ultrasound Technician chap 20

V

Vasospasm chap.14

Ventilated patient chap.16

Ventricular Fibrillation chap 11 part 2

Ventricular Tachycardia chap 11 part 2

Volksmann's Contracture chap.19

X

X-Ray Technician chap 20