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Fundamental nursing skills 101
Fundamental nursing skills 101
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nursing
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The factors that may affect maintenance of a safe environment may be:
• Physical, arising from alteration in the structure, function or processes of
the bodily systems
• Psychological, such as anxiety or aggression
• Sociocultural, for example family support, health, beliefs
• Environmental, including smoking, spillages and safety during investiga-
tive procedures
• Politico-economic, for example lack of finances, social support, govern-
ment policies.
The chapter commences by giving some of the common terminology
associated with the activity of maintaining a safe environment, before
addressing issues surrounding personal safety and the basic principles of
health and safety at work. It then deals with issues surrounding infection
control; monitoring of clients’ pulses and blood pressures; how to
respond in the event of a cardiopulmonary arrest; issues surrounding the
safe storage of medicines; how to respond in the event of a fire; and,
finally, assessing an individual’s ability to maintain a safe environment.
The chapter concludes with references and suggestions for further
reading.
Common terminology
Amniotic fluid A bodily fluid which surrounds the foetus during
pregnancy
Asepsis Freedom from disease-causing organisms
Cardiopulmonary Related to the heart and lungs
Cerebrospinal fluid A bodily fluid found in the spinal column and brain
Cytotoxic Chemicals which destroy cells
Endogenous From within
Exogenous From an external source
Nosocomial infection Hospital-acquired infection
Paracentesis Procedure involving the puncturing of a cavity wall to
drain or remove bodily fluid
Peritoneal fluid A bodily fluid found within the perineum in some
disorders
Sepsis Infection
Synovial fluid A bodily fluid found in a joint, e. knee
Universal precautions Locally, nationally and internationally acknowledged
guidelines aimed at reducing the risk of cross-
infection, contamination or injury within health care
settings
76 Fundamental Nursing Skills
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The factors that may affect maintenance of a safe environment may be:
•
Physical,
arising from alteration in the structure, function or processes of
the bodily systems
•
Psychological,
such as anxiety or aggression
•
Sociocultural,
for example family support, health, beliefs
•
Environmental,
including smoking, spillages and safety during investiga-
tive procedures
•
Politico-economic,
for example lack of finances, social support, govern-
ment policies.
The chapter commences by giving some of the common terminology
associated with the activity of maintaining a safe environment, before
addressing issues surrounding personal safety and the basic principles of
health and safety at work. It then deals with issues surrounding infection
control; monitoring of clients’ pulses and blood pressures; how to
respond in the event of a cardiopulmonary arrest; issues surrounding the
safe storage of medicines; how to respond in the event of a fire; and,
finally, assessing an individual’s ability to maintain a safe environment.
The chapter concludes with references and suggestions for further
reading.
Common terminology
Amniotic fluid A bodily fluid which surrounds the foetus during
pregnancy
Asepsis Freedom from disease-causing organisms
Cardiopulmonary Related to the heart and lungs
Cerebrospinal fluid A bodily fluid found in the spinal column and brain
Cytotoxic Chemicals which destroy cells
Endogenous From within
Exogenous From an external source
Nosocomial infection Hospital-acquired infection
Paracentesis Procedure involving the puncturing of a cavity wall to
drain or remove bodily fluid
Peritoneal fluid A bodily fluid found within the perineum in some
disorders
Sepsis Infection
Synovial fluid A bodily fluid found in a joint, e.g. knee
Universal precautions Locally, nationally and internationally acknowledged
guidelines aimed at reducing the risk of cross-
infection, contamination or injury within health care
settings
76 Fundamental Nursing Skills