SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES 10TH EDITION BY PERRY
AND PATRICIA A. POTTER COMPREHENSIVE CHAPTER
BY CHAPTER PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWER EXPLANATIONS REVIEW RATIONALES
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE 2026 2027 EDITION
GRADED A +
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit I: Supporting the Patient Through the Health Care System
Chapter 1: Evidence-Informed Nursing Practice
Chapter 2: Transitions in Care
Chapter 3: Communication and Collaboration
Chapter 4: Documentation and Informatics
Unit II: Infection Control
Chapter 5: Medical Asepsis
Chapter 6: Sterile Technique
Unit III: Vital Signs and Physical Assessment
Chapter 7: Vital Signs
Chapter 8: Health Assessment
Unit IV: Special Procedures
Chapter 9: Specimen Collection
Chapter 10: Diagnostic Procedures
Unit V: Activity and Mobility
Chapter 11: Safe Patient Handling, Transfer, and Positioning Chapter 12:
Exercise and Mobility
,Chapter 13: Support Surfaces and Special Beds
Unit VI: Safety and Comfort
Chapter 14: Patient Safety
Chapter 15: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management
Chapter 16: Pain Assessment and Management
Chapter 17: Palliative Care
Unit VII: Hygiene
Chapter 18: Personal Hygiene and Bed Making
Chapter 19: Care of the Eye and Ear
Unit VIII: Medications
Chapter 20: Safe Medicine Preparation
Chapter 21: Nonparenteral Medications
Chapter 22: Parenteral Medications
Unit IX: Oxygenation
Chapter 23: Oxygen Therapy
Chapter 24: Performing Chest Physiotherapy
Chapter 25: Airway Management
Chapter 26: Cardiac Care
, Chapter 27: Closed Chest Drainage Systems
Chapter 28: Emergency Measures for Life Support
Unit X: Fluid Balance
Chapter 29: Vascular Access and Infusion Therapy
Chapter 30: Blood Therapy
Unit XI: Nutrition
Chapter 31: Oral Nutrition
Chapter 32: Enteral Nutrition
Chapter 33: Parenteral Nutrition
Unit XII: Elimination
Chapter 34: Urinary Elimination and Catheterization
Chapter 35: Bowel Elimination and Gastric Intubation
Chapter 36: Ostomy Care
Unit XIII: Care of the Surgical Patient
Chapter 37: Preoperative and Postoperative Care
Chapter 38: Intraoperative Care
Unit XIV: Dressings and Wound Care
Chapter 39: Prevention and Care of Skin Breakdown