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General Nursing Procedure

General Nursing 3 

• Routine admission

• Nasal drops

• Instillation of ear drops

• Inhalations

• Insulin administration

• Skin testing

• Application of drugs in other forms tropical drugs

• Application of drugs in other forms gargles

• Application of drugs in other forms vaginal pessaries

• Policy and procedures on narcotics

• Policy and procedures on medications error

• Policy and procedures on injection preparation (im-s/c)

• Policy and procedures on oral preparation

• Policy and procedres on administration of medications

• Instillation of eye drops

• Esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy assisting in endoscopy procedures

• Abbreviations

• Terminology descriptive terms commonly used in charting

• Bibliography

• Contents

• Contributors

• Introduction

• Safety guidelines in the nursing units

General Procedure

• Eye care eye swabbing 

• Eye care eye conjunctival irrigation 

• Eye care eye shield plastic or metal

• Eye care application of eye patch 

• Gastric lavage

• Hand washing 

• Care of infested head

• Last offices

• Liver biopsy assisting in liver biopsy

• Lumbar puncture assisting in lumbar puncture

• Mouth care 

• Nasogastric intubation

• Nebulizer therapy

• Metered - dose nebulizer

• Jet medication nebulizer 

• Ultrasonic nebulizer

• Bed bath

• Neurological assessment

• Glasgow coma scale neurological observation record

• Neurologic observation record

• Oxygen therapy

• Oxygen therapy via mask

• Oxygen therapy via nasal cannula 

• Paracentesis

• Plaster of paris cast assisting in the application of pop cast

• Instructions on how to care and live with a cast

• Removal of cast, perform and or assist

• Pleural aspiration

• Intra pleural drainage insertion of under water seal chest drain 

• Changing drainage tubing bottles 

• Pre operative care

• Skin preparation and shaving

• Post operative care - post recovery area

• Specimen collection 

• Rectal swab 

• Semen

• Throat swab 

• Urine  

• Foreword

General Procedures-2    

• 24 - hour urine collection

• Cervical scrape

• Ear swab

• Eye swab

• Faeces

• Midstream specimen of urine – male

• Midstream specimen of urine – female

• Nose swab

• Penile swab

• Prevention/ care of pressure sores

• Tepid sponging (fever sponge)

• Application of hot compress and packs

• Application of cold compress and packs

• Bladder lavage

• Stoma care

• Colostomy irrigation

• Suction

• Removal of skin sutures

• Removal of metal clips

• For removal of staples

• Tracheostomy care

• Tracheostomy suctioning patient on mechanical ventilation

• Skin traction

• Unconscious patient

• Nursing care plan

• Urinary catheterization

• Taking and recording vital signs blood pressure

• Taking and recording vital signs pulse

• Respiration

• Temperature

• Blood transfusion

• Adverse effects of blood transfusion

• Bone marrow assisting in bone marrow aspiration

• Nursing care plan

• Bowel care administration of enema

• Discharge planning