Ministrations, acts of aid or service to the patient, are

the heart and soul of nursing. Sweeping changes may

transform the face of the profession--the emergence of

unions, nurses entering private practice--but they can't

shake the simple, timeless truth that nurses take care of

people.

Yet there has never been a reference book to which

nurses could turn for information that combines the

settings.

This latest volume in the

overcomes these problems and superbly fills the long-

standing need for a definitive book on nursing proce-

dures. An excellent and exhaustive resource, PROCEDURES

emphasizes the practical aspects of nursing care. In

precise, step-by-step fashion, it details the correct

method for performing many nursing tasks--from the

relatively simple, like making an occupied bed, to

the complex, such as intraaortic balloon pumping.

The book is divided into two parts. The first covers

fundamental nursing skills--facilitating mobility, for

example, and controlling infection--that mav be used

for virtually all patients. The second discusses procedures

for diagnosing, monitoring, and treating patients with

disorders or conditions associated with various bodv

systems. Chapters on neonatal and pediatric procedures

round out the book. Throughout, scores of helpful

illustrations, charts, and diagrams clari~ and augment

the text. A special full-color section summarizes recent

advances in equipment. The inside front cover provides

a useful guide to priorities in cardiac arrest. The inside

back cover provides an index of the procedures that are

most often used in emergency situations.

Each chapter begins with a brief introduction that

offers general information relevant to the procedures that

follow. Each entry begins with a concise introduction

describing the procedt~ and its purpose, the various

indications for its use, s

and any contraindicatio

tions for a procedure n

variations easier. The nu