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Nursing skills, step by step.
Bedside procedures broken into the steps, the key nursing considerations, and what current peer-reviewed practice says — each one cited. Always follow your facility's procedure manual.
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Always follow your hospital's procedure manual and verify scope of practice with your state Board of Nursing. This tool is for educational review only and is not a substitute for clinical training or competency validation.
References (APA)
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. (2024). AACN procedure manual for progressive and critical care (8th ed.). Elsevier.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). Guideline for prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections. https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/cauti/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/intravascular-catheter-related-infection/
Gorski, L. A., Hadaway, L., Hagle, M. E., Broadhurst, D., Clare, S., Kleidon, T., …Alexander, M. (2021). Infusion therapy standards of practice (8th ed.). Journal of Infusion Nursing, 44(1S Suppl 1), S1-S224. https://doi.org/10.1097/NAN.0000000000000396
National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel, European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, & Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance. (2019). Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers/injuries: Clinical practice guideline (3rd ed.). EPUAP/NPIAP/PPPIA.
American Heart Association. (2020). 2020 American Heart Association guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care. Circulation, 142(16 Suppl 2), S337-S604.
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. (2017). GP41: Collection of diagnostic venous blood specimens (7th ed.). CLSI.
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. (2022). M47: Principles and procedures for blood cultures (2nd ed.). CLSI.
McDonald, L. C., Gerding, D. N., Johnson, S., Bakken, J. S., Carroll, K. C., Coffin, S. E., …Wilcox, M. H. (2018). Clinical practice guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection (IDSA/SHEA). Clinical Infectious Diseases, 66(7), e1-e48. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix1085
O'Driscoll, B. R., Howard, L. S., Earis, J., & Mak, V. (2017). BTS guideline for oxygen use in adults in healthcare and emergency settings. Thorax, 72(Suppl 1), ii1-ii90. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209729
American Association for Respiratory Care. (2010). AARC clinical practice guideline: Endotracheal suctioning of mechanically ventilated patients with artificial airways. Respiratory Care, 55(6), 758-764.
Boullata, J. I., Carrera, A. L., Harvey, L., Escuro, A. A., Hudson, L., Mays, A., …Guenter, P. (2017). ASPEN safe practices for enteral nutrition therapy. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 41(1), 15-103. https://doi.org/10.1177/0148607116673053
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. (2016). AACN practice alert: Initial and ongoing verification of feeding tube placement in adults. Critical Care Nurse, 36(2), e8-e13.
American Diabetes Association. (2024). Standards of care in diabetes: Diabetes care in the hospital. Diabetes Care, 47(Suppl 1), S295-S306.
Institute for Safe Medication Practices. (2024). ISMP list of high-alert medications in acute care settings. ISMP.
Sandau, K. E., Funk, M., Auerbach, A., Barsness, G. W., Blum, K., Cvach, M., …Wang, P. J. (2017). Update to practice standards for electrocardiographic monitoring in hospital settings: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 136(19), e273-e344.
Glauser, T., Shinnar, S., Gloss, D., Alldredge, B., Arya, R., Bainbridge, J., …Treiman, D. M. (2016). Evidence-based guideline: Treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in children and adults (American Epilepsy Society). Epilepsy Currents, 16(1), 48-61.
Teasdale, G., & Jennett, B. (1974). Assessment of coma and impaired consciousness: A practical scale. The Lancet, 304(7872), 81-84.
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. (2024). Guidelines for perioperative practice: Sterile technique. AORN.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). ACIP general best practice guidelines for immunization: Vaccine administration. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-best-practices/
Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P. A., & Hall, A. M. (2023). Fundamentals of nursing (11th ed.). Elsevier.