The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures - Lisa Dougherty [686]
spacer devices
cleaning
spasticity
defined
splints and orthoses
Speakability
speaking valves
special medicines
specimen collection
blood see blood sampling
communication with laboratory
competencies
consent
documentation
equipment
faeces
good practice
indications
multiple choice questions
respiratory tract secretions
swabs
timing
types of investigation
urine
specimens
containers
defined
labelling
methods of examination
request forms
safe handling
selection
transportation
spectacles
surgical patients
speech
communication using
evaluation, Glasgow Coma Scale
production
speech and language therapists (SLT)
speech impairments
causes
communicating with people with
definitions
speed shock
sphygmomanometers
aneroid
automated oscillometric
components
manual
mercury
postanaesthetic recovery
spillages
blood
source isolation rooms
spinal accessory nerve (XI)
spinal anaesthesia/analgesia
spinal cord
spinal nerves
spinal shock
spinal stability, positioning and
spiritual beliefs, assessment
spiritual care
bereaved family
at end of life
spirometers
splints
spores
bacterial
fungal
sputum
sampling
documentation
procedure guideline
storage and transport
see also respiratory secretions
stadiometer
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
standard precautions
handling specimens
see also universal precautions
standard wire gauge (swg)
standing position
amputees
assistance with moving to
minimizing work of breathing
ventilation/perfusion matching
Staphylococcus aureus, meticillin-resistant see meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
staples
pros and cons
removal
procedure guideline
Starling’s law of the heart
stem cell transplantation (SCT), blood groups in
sterculia
sternal rub, neurological assessment
steroids see corticosteroids
stethoscope
blood pressure measurement
postanaesthetic recovery
stockings, graduated elastic compression see antiembolic stockings
stoma(s)
anatomy and physiology
body image
complications
defined
deodorizers
diet
discharge planning
indications
measuring fluid output
observational index
postoperative function
preventing odour
sexual function and
siting
types
see also colostomy; gastrostomy; ileostomy; urostomy
stoma appliances
obtaining supplies
one- and two-piece systems
plug systems
postoperative period
pouches
selection
size
stoma bridges or rods
removal, procedure guideline
stoma care
education
equipment
indications
multiple choice questions
postoperative
preoperative
procedure guidelines
skin barriers
solutions
stomach
Stomahesive products
stomatitis
see also oral mucositis
stools see faeces
stool softeners
stopcocks
storage
controlled drugs
medicines
stress, assessment
stress response, adverse effects
stroke
atrial fibrillation and
joint protection
patient positioning
see also aphasia
Stroke Association
stroke volume (SV)
ST segment
stump board
stump pain
subcutaneous analgesia
subcutaneous (SC) injections
needles
procedure guideline
sites
subcutaneous layer
subjective global assessment (SGA)
patient-generated (PG-SGA)
sublingual tablets
suction
endotracheal see endotracheal suctioning
equipment, CPR
postanaesthetic recovery
suction catheters, respiratory tract secretions
suction unit, operating theatre
sudden cardiac death
suicidal ideation
suicide
assisted
rates
summarizing
superficial temporal artery
supine position
in bed, procedure guideline
neurological patients
supplementary prescribing
supportive care see psychological support
suppositories
contraindications
indications
methods of administration
procedure guideline
types available
supraorbital pressure, neurological assessment
surgery
autologous blood donation
consent for
enhanced recovery programmes
hypothermia risk
minimally invasive
pain assessment prior to
poor technique
see also intraoperative care; postoperative care; preoperative care
surgical drains see drains, wound
surgical site
checks, postanaesthetic recovery
hair removal
preoperative