FIG. 37.1 Airplane splint. (From Coppard BM, Lohman H: Introduction to splinting: a clinical-reasoning and problem solving approach, ed 2, St. Louis, MO, 2001, Elsevier.) Positioning After the initial assessment of the…

FIG. 41.1 A, Types of large-diameter catheters. 1. Conical tip urethral catheter, one eye. 2. Robinson urethral catheter. 3. Whistle-tip urethral catheter. 4. Coudé hollow olive-tip catheter. 5. Malecot self-retaining, four-wing…

1. Obtain the blood pressure in both arms with the patient lying supine. 2. Obtain the blood pressure with a Doppler scan at the dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial pulses…

FIG. 55.1 Normal intracranial pressure waveform. (From McQuillan KA, et al.: Trauma nursing: from resuscitation through rehabilitation, ed 4, St. Louis, MO, 2009, Elsevier.) FIG. 55.2 Abnormal intracranial pressure waveform. P2 is higher than…

FIG. 54.1 Trauma bay at the NATO Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit. Prehospital Phase During the prehospital phase, vital information regarding the trauma patient’s condition at the scene and MOI reveals…

FIG. 40.1 Digestive system and its associated structures. (From Sole ML, Klein DG, Moseley MJ: Introduction to critical care nursing, ed 7, Philadelphia, PA, 2017, Elsevier.) Herniorrhaphy, Diaphragmatic   Replacement of abdominal contents that…

GI, Gastrointestinal. From Pasero C, McCaffery M: Pain assessment and pharmacologic management, St. Louis, MO, 2011, Elsevier. Copyright 1999, Chris Pasero, Margo McCaffery. Used with permission. Some patients have “mixed…

FIG. 57.1 To begin external cardiac compressions, rescuer should place heel of one hand over lower half of patient’s sternum between nipples in center of chest. (Courtesy Department of Nurse Anesthesia, Virginia…

FIG. 53.1 Heat loss mechanisms of radiation, convection, conduction, and evaporation in patients under anesthesia. (From Nagelhout JJ, Plaus KL: Nurse anesthesia, ed 5, St. Louis, MO, 2014, Elsevier.) Conduction Conduction involves…

FIG. 42.1 Sites of implantation of ectopic pregnancies. Order of frequency of occurrence is ampulla, isthmus, interstitium, fimbria, tubo-ovarian ligament, ovary, abdominal cavity, and cervix (external os). (From Lowdermilk DL, Perry SE,…