1. Physical assessment -- 1.1. Physical assessment -- 1.2. Taking a temperature -- 1.3. Taking a pulse -- 1.4. Counting respirations -- 1.5. Taking blood pressure -- 1.6. Weighing a client, mobile and immobile -- 1.7. Measuring intake and output -- 1.8. Breast self-examination -- 1.9. Male genitalia, hernia, and rectal examination -- 1.10. Collecting a clean-catch, midstream urine specimen -- 1.11. Testing urine for specific gravity, ketones, glucose, and occult blood -- 1.12. Performing a skin puncture -- 1.13. Measuring blood-glucose levels -- 1.14. Collecting nose, throat, and sputum specimens -- 1.15. Testing for occult blood with a hemoccult slide -- 2. Safety and infection control -- 2.1. Proper body mechanics, safe lifting, and transferring -- 2.2. Assisting with ambulation and safe falling -- 2.3. Applying restraints -- 2.4. Handwashing -- 2.5. Donning and removing clean and contaminated gloves, cap, and mask -- 2.6. Removing contaminated items -- 2.7. Applying sterile gloves via the open method -- 2.8. Surgical scrub -- 2.9. Applying sterile gloves and gown via the closed method -- 2.10. Emergency airway management -- 2.11. Administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) -- 2.12. Performing the Heimlich maneuver -- 2.13. Responding to accidental poisoning -- 2.14. Emergency client transport -- 3. Client care and comfort -- 3.1. The effective communication process -- 3.2. Guided imagery -- 3.3. Progressive muscle relaxation -- 3.4. Therapeutic massage -- 3.5. Applying moist heat -- 3.6. Warm soaks and sitz baths -- 3.7. Applying dry heat -- 3.8. Using a thermal blanket and an infant radiant heat warmer -- 3.9. Applying cold treatment -- 3.10. Assisting with a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit --
4. Basic care -- 4.1. Changing linens in an unoccupied bed -- 4.2. Changing linens in an occupied bed -- 4.3. Turning and positioning a client -- 4.4. Moving a client in bed -- 4.5. Assisting with a bedpan or urinal -- 4.6. Assisting with feeding -- 4.7. Bathing a client in bed -- 4.8. Oral care -- 4.9. Perineal and genital care -- 4.10. Eye care -- 4.11. Hair and scalp care -- 4.12. Hand and foot care -- 4.13. Shaving a client -- 4.14. Giving a back rub -- 4.15. Changing the IV gown -- 4.16. Assisting from bed to stretcher -- 4.17. Assisting from bed to wheelchair, commode, or chair -- 4.18. Assisting from bed to walking -- 4.19. Using a hydraulic lift -- 4.20. Administering preoperative care -- 4.21. Preparing a surgical site -- 4.22. Assessing immediate postoperative care-- 4.23. Postoperative exercise instruction -- 4.24. Administering passive rage of motion (ROM) exercises -- 4.25. Postmortem care -- 5. Medication administration -- 5.1. Administering oral, sublingual, and buccal mediations -- 5.2. Administering eye and ear medications -- 5.3. Administering skin/topical medications -- 5.4. Administering nasal medications -- 5.5. Administering rectal medications -- 5.6. Administering vaginal medications -- 5.7. Administering nebulized medications -- 5.8. Administering an intradermal injection -- 5.9. Administering a subcutaneous injection -- 5.10. Administering an intramuscular injection -- 5.11. Administering medication via z-track injection -- 5.12. Withdrawing medication fro a vial -- 5.13. Withdrawing medication from an ampule -- 5.14. Mixing mediations from two vials into one syringe -- 5.15. Preparing an IV solution -- 5.16. Adding medications to an IV solution -- 5.17. Administering medications via secondary administration sets (piggyback) -- 5.18. Administering medications via IV bolus or IV push -- 5.19. Administering medications via volume-control sets -- 5.20. Administering medication via a cartridge system -- 5.21. Administering patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) -- 5.22. Administering epidural analgesia -- 5.23. Managing controlled substances --
6. Nutrition and elimination -- 6.1. Inserting and maintaining a nasogastric tube -- 6.2. Assessing placement of a large-bore feeding tube -- 6.3. Assessing placement of a small-bore feeding rube -- 6.4. Removing a nasogastric tube -- 6.5. Feeding and medicating via a gastrostomy tube -- 6.6. Maintaining gastrointestinal suction devices -- 6.7. Applying a condom catheter -- 6.8. Inserting an indwelling catheter : male -- 6.9. Inserting an indwelling catheter : female -- 6.10. Routine catheter care -- 6.11. Obtaining a residual urine specimen from an indwelling catheter -- 6.12. Irrigating a urinary catheter -- 6.13. Irrigating the bladder using a closed-system catheter -- 6.14. Removing an indwelling catheter -- 6.15. Catheterizing a noncontinent urinary diversion -- 6.16. Maintaining a continent urinary diversion -- 6.17. Pouching a noncontinent urinary diversion -- 6.18. Administering peritoneal dialysis -- 6.19. Administering an enema -- 6.20. Digital removal of fecal impaction -- 6.21. Inserting a rectal tube -- 6.22. Irrigating and cleaning a stoma -- 6.23. Changing a bowel diversion ostomy appliance : pouching a stoma -- 7. Oxygenation -- 7.1. Administering oxygen therapy -- 7.2. Assisting a client with controlled coughing and deep breathing -- 7.3. Assisting a client with an incentive spirometer -- 7.4. Administering pulmonary therapy and postural drainage -- 7.5 Administering pulse oximetry -- 7.6. Measuring peak expiratory flow rates -- 7.7. Administering intermittent positive-pressure breathing (IPPB) -- 7.8. Assisting with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) -- 7.9. Preparing the chest drainage system -- 7.10. Maintaining the chest tube and chest drainage system -- 7.11. Measuring the output from a chest drainage system -- 7.12. Obtaining a specimen from a chest drainage system -- 7.13. Removing a chest tube -- 7.14. Ventilating the client with an Ambu-bag -- 7.15. Inserting the pharyngeal airway -- 7.16. Maintaining mechanical ventilation -- 7.17. Suctioning endotracheal and tracheal tubes -- 7.18. Maintaining and clean endotracheal tubes -- 7.19. Maintaining and cleaning the tracheostomy tube -- 7.20. Maintaining a double cannula tracheostomy tube -- 7.21. Plugging the tracheostomy tube --
8. Circulatory -- 8.1. Performing venipuncture (blood drawing) -- 8.2. Starting an IV -- 8.3. Inserting a butterfly needle -- 8.4. Preparing the IV bag and tubing -- 8.5. Setting the IV flow rate -- 8.6. Assessing and maintaining an IV insertion site -- 8.7. Changing the IV solution -- 8.8. Discontinuing the IV and changing to a saline or heparin lock -- 8.9. Administering a blood transfusion -- 8.10. Assessing and responding to transfusion reactions -- 8.11. Assisting with the insertion of a central venous catheter -- 8.12. Changing the central venous dressing -- 8.13. Changing the central venous tubing -- 8.14. Flushing a central venous catheter -- 8.15. Measuring central venous pressure (CVP) -- 8.16. Drawing blood from a central venous catheter -- 8.17. Infusing total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and fat emulsion through a central venous catheter -- 8.18. Removing the central venous catheter -- 8.19. Inserting a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) -- 8.20. Administering peripheral vein total parenteral nutrition -- 8.21. Hemodialysis site care -- 8.22. Using an implantable venous access device -- 8.23. Caring for an implanted venous access device -- 8.24. Obtaining an arterial blood gas specimen -- 8.25. Assisting with the insertion and maintenance of an epidural catheter -- 9. Skin integrity and wound care -- 9.1. Bandaging -- 9.2. Applying a dry dressing -- 9.3. Applying a wet to damp dressing (wet to dry to moist dressing) -- 9.4. Applying a transparent dressing -- 9.5. Applying a pressure bandage -- 9.6. Changing dressings around therapeutic puncture sites -- 9.7. Irrigating a wound -- 9.8. Packing a wound -- 9.9. Cleaning and dressing a wound with an open drain -- 9.10. Dressing a wound with retention sutures -- 9.11. Obtaining a wound drainage specimen for culturing -- 9.12. Maintaining a closed wound drainage system -- 9.13. Care of the Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain site and emptying the drain bulb -- 9.14. Removing skin sutures and staples -- 9.15. Preventing and managing the pressure ulcer -- 9.16. Managing irritated peristomal skin -- 9.17. Applying a pouch to a draining wound --
10. Immobilization and support
10.1. Applying an elastic bandage
10.3. Applying an arm sling
10.4. Applying antiembolic stockings
10.5. Applying a pneumatic compression device
10.6. Applying abdominal, T-, or breast binders
10.7. Applying skin traction, adhesive and nonadhesive
10.8. Maintaining and monitoring skeletal traction
10.9. External fixation of skeletal traction pin care
10.10. Assisting with casting, plaster and fiberglass
10.11. Cast care and comfort
10.12. Cast bivalving and windowing
10.14. Assisting with a continuous passive motion device
10.15. Assisting with crutches, cane, or walker
11.1. Administering an electrocardiogram
11.2. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
11.3. Assisting with computed tomography (CT) scanning
11.4. Assisting with a liver biopsy
11.5. Assisting with a thoracentesis
11.6. Assisting with abdominal paracentesis
11.7. Assisting with a bone marrow biopsy/aspiration
11.8. Assisting with a lumbar puncture
11.9. Assisting with amniocentesis
11.10. Assisting with bronchoscopy
11.11. Assisting with gastrointestinal endoscopy
11.12. Assisting with a proctosigmoidoscopy
11.13. Assisting with arteriography
11.14. Positron-emission tomography scanning.
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