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Wedge-type urinal handling
Placement and removal of a device (wedge) so that the patient can carry out both urinary (women) and fecal elimination, when the patient...

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20222 min read
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Nursing care of the continentally dependent patient
Bottle potty handling Placement and removal of a device (bottle) on the patient’s penis to deposit urine when the patient is unable to...

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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Measurement and control of diuresis
Quantification and assessment of the amount of urine eliminated by the patient in a given period of time. Objectives: – To quantify the...

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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Total parenteral nutrition
Intravenous delivery of macro and micronutrients in amounts that are sufficient and balanced. Objectives: – Maintain an optimal...

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20222 min read
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Enteral feeding through gastrostomy/jejunostomy
Delivery of nutrients and water through a gastrostomy/jejunostomy. Objectives: – Provide balanced nutrition to the patient to maintain...

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20222 min read
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Enteral tube feeding
Delivery of nutrients and water through the digestive tract by tube. Objectives: – Maintain an optimal nutritional status. – Provide the...

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20223 min read
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Removal of nasogastric and nasointestinal tube
Removal of the nasogastric or nasointestinal tube from inside the patient. Objective: To remove the tube when the patient no longer needs...

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20222 min read
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General care of the patient with nasogastric tube
Set of activities performed by the nurse when faced with a patient with a gastroin- testinal tube. Objectives: – Maintain the...

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20222 min read
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Nasogastric and nasointestinal tube insertion technique
Introduction of a flexible probe into the gastric cavity or small intestine through the nostrils for nutritional, therapeutic or...

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20223 min read
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Progression of the oral diet
To institute necessary dietary restrictions with subsequent dietary progression according to patient tolerance. Objective: To facilitate...

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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Oral feeding
To provide nutritional intake to the patient who is unable to feed himself/herself pre-sitting self-care deficits in feeding. Objectives:...

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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Tracheostomy care and maintenance
Set of activities performed by the nurse to the patient carrying tracheostomy. Objectives: – Keep the airway (laryngeal stoma) permeable....

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20222 min read
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Aspiration of secretions by tracheostomy
Introduction of a sterile tube through the patient’s tracheostomy cannula, connected to suction. Objectives: – Maintain patency of the...

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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Aspiration of oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal secretions
Removal of secretions from the airways, when the patient is unable to expel them on his own, by introducing an aspiration catheter into...

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20223 min read
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Diaphragmatic respiration
Breathing movements using the diaphragm and abdominal muscles. Objectives: – Increase the patient’s respiratory capacity. – Reduce the...

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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Vibratory drainage
Vibration maneuvers that increase the velocity and turbulence of air exhaled by the patient. Objective: – Help to mobilize and eliminate...

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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Percussive or clapping drainage
Percussion maneuvers that through gentle blows on the patient’s thorax, mechanically dislodges and displaces secretions adhering to the...

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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Postural drainage
Patient mobilization, scheduled and planned according to the lung segment to be drained. Objectives: – Help mobilize and eliminate...

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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Assisted cough
Breathing exercises that elicit cough stimulation. Objectives: – Help to mobilize and eliminate secretions produced in the respiratory...

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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Incentive inspirometer
Mechanical device that helps the patient maintain maximal inspiratory effort. Technique that uses a visual incentive (two or three balls...

April Swanson
Nov 29, 20222 min read
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