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Contents

Preface ........................................................................................................................................ ii
Acknowledgment ........................................................................................................................ iii

ACCRONYMUS, ABBREVATIONS AND SYMBOLS ................................................................ iv
Table of contents .................................................................................................................... vii

List of figures .......................................................................................................................... xii
UNIT-ONE: INTRODUCTION TO NURSING CARE ................................................................... 1
1.1 History of nursing ............................................................................................................................. 1

1.2 Nursing Processes .............................................................................................................................. 2

UNIT-TWO: INFECTION PREVENTION .................................................................................. 5
2.1 Hand Hygiene .................................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Handwashing ..................................................................................................................................... 5

2.3 Hand antisepsis.................................................................................................................................. 7

2.4 Surgical Hand scrub ......................................................................................................................... 9
2.5 Drying the Hands and Arms .......................................................................................................... 10

2.6 Donning and removing Personal protective equipment .............................................................. 10
2.6.1 Donning and removing gloves ................................................................................................. 10

2.6.2 Removing gloves ....................................................................................................................... 12
2.7 Donning and removing surgical Gowns ........................................................................................ 13

2.8. Donning a Cap, Mask, and goggle ................................................................................................ 14

2.9 Instrument processing .................................................................................................................... 15
2.9.1 Decontamination, cleaning, drying, and packing .................................................................. 15

2.9.2 Sterilization ............................................................................................................................... 17
2.10 Health care waste management ................................................................................................. 20

UNIT-THREE: CARE OF THE PATIENT, SURROUNDING, AND EQUIPMENT .................... 22
3.1 Care of the equipment .............................................................................................................. 22

3.1.1 Care of equipment after use ............................................................................................. 22
3.2 General care of the patient on admission ................................................................................ 22

3.3 Daily care of patient’s unit ............................................................................................................. 23
3.3.1 Care of equipment in the patient’s unit ................................................................................. 23

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