The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures - Lisa Dougherty [666]
Care Quality Commission (CQC)
Essential Standards of Quality and Safety
infection prevention and control
regulatory duties
carers, informal
discharge planning and
see also family
Carers Act, 1995
carotid artery, common
carotid pulse, checking
cataracts
cathartics
catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)
catheter materials and
preventive measures
catheters
central venous (CVCs)
endotracheal suctioning
urinary see urinary catheters
catheter specimen of urine (CSU)
CAUTI see catheter-associated urinary tract infections
Cavilon barrier film
CDs see controlled drugs
cell wall, bacterial
CE mark
central nervous system (CNS)
central venous access device (CVAD)-related infections
central venous access devices (CVAD)
blood culture samples
blood sampling for antimicrobial drug assay
occlusion
central venous catheters (CVCs)
central venous pressure
cephalic vein
cerebellum
cerebral hemispheres
cerebral oedema
cerumen see ear wax
cervical nerves
cervical plexus
cervical spine injuries, assessment
chain of infection
chair
patient positioning in
standing up from
chapel of rest
charities, disease-specific national
charrière (ch)
chemoreceptors
chemotherapy
effects on skin
hair loss
oral complications
chest
anteroposterior (AP) diameter
assessment of shape and expansion
chest compressions, cardiopulmonary resuscitation
chest X-rays
nasogastric tubes
post-CPR
Cheyne–Stokes breathing
children see paediatric patients
Chiron barrier cream
chlamydia, eye swabs
chlorhexidine
denture care
mouthwash
oral care
skin preparation
chloroform
choroid
Christianity, last offices
Christian Scientists, last offices
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
chronic pain
acute pain superimposed on
assessment
procedure guideline
RMH patient-held chart
defined
management
see also cancer pain
Church of England, last offices
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, last offices
circulation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation
circulatory overload see fluid overload
CJD see Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
clarifying
cleaning
isolation rooms
matron’s role
skin see skin preparation
stoma
wounds
clients see patient(s)
clinical experience/expertise
clinical nurse specialists
clinical risk
defined
inherent, defined
clinical risk management
clinical supervision
clippers, preoperative hair removal
Clostridium difficile
control measures
faecal specimens
spores
surveillance
clothing
deceased patient
protective see personal protective equipment
cloths, prepackaged
cluster breathing
coagulation
blood tests
disorders, enteral tube insertion
co-analgesics
coccygeal nerves
co-codamol
co-danthramer
Code, NMC
codeine phosphate
diarrhoea
pain management
paracetamol combinations
coffee
cognition
cognitive impairment, pain assessment
cognitive state
assessment
moving and positioning and
Cohesive seals
cohorting
defined
cold
delayed wound healing
storage, medicines
therapy see cryotherapy
collaboration with patients
collagen
dressings
in wound healing
collusion
colon
colonization
critical
defined
wound
colonoscope
colonoscopy
indications
patient preparation
colostomy
end (permanent)
loop (temporary; defunctioning)
plugs
postoperative function
pouches
see also stoma(s)
comatose patients see unconscious patients
Combitube
comfort, patient
intravenous drug administration
multiple choice questions
pain control measures
see also pain management; personal hygiene
commensal organisms
Commission for Health Improvement (CHI)
see also Care Quality Commission
Commission for Social Care Inspection
Commission on Human Medicines (CHM)
commodes, procedure guideline
common carotid artery
communication
acquired disorders
aids
anatomy and physiology
angry/aggressive patients
aphasic patients
assessment
during assessment
augmentive or alternative (AAC)
barriers to effective
during bed bathing
blind or partially sighted patients
challenging issues
competencies
deaf or hard of hearing
defined
delirious