STANDARDIZE PATIENT CARE

Reduce Risk and Improve Outcomes by Providing Instant Access to Standardized Nursing Procedures and Skills

Standardization of practice is essential to achieve superior clinical and business outcomes in today’s environment of high turnover, litigation and metrics-driven evaluations. Developed by a team of expert nurses, Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures and Skills contains over 580 procedures and skills that are in full compliance with nursing practice standards and the guidelines of The Joint Commission and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. Nearly one thousand full-color images and videos give nurses accurate, step-by-step guidance and show critical steps of procedures being performed. Nurse managers and administrators can create an unlimited number of custom procedures, skills checklists, and quick lists to ensure that all content matches their facility’s current policies and guidelines. Implementing Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures and Skills enables hospitals to promote, monitor, and maintain staff excellence while ensuring highly standardized care.

Impact:
Improve Patient Outcomes

• Provide step-by-step procedures with highly detailed instruction at the point of care
  

• Provide standardized procedures and checklists
  

• Document evaluations and assess needed training through skills checklists
  
• Access images, charts, graphs, or video at the appropriate step in each procedure

This resource is essential for:

• Electronically documenting hospital procedures
  
• Up-to-Date information at the point of care
  
• Medical Surgical, Critical Care, Emergency, Maternal-Neonatal, Pediatrics, and Psychiatric clinical specialties

This resource supports:

• Achieving Magnet Status
  
• Joint Commission Guidelines
  
• AACN Standards
  
• Promoting Professional Development

Features

• Access to more than 580 evidence-based procedures and skills
  
• Step-by-step procedures provide highly detailed instruction
  
• Quick lists provide brief refreshers when time is critical
  
• Compelling color visuals and hundreds of video clips
  
• References show the evidence on which the procedure is based
  
• Annotate procedures for users using the notes feature
  
• Immediate keyword search and hypertext links help users locate information quickly
  
• Browse by nursing specialty, clinical category, or A-Z list

Subject Matter Experts
Every procedure in Lippincott’s Nursing Procedure and Skills was written and validated by a practicing nurse expert in the field and is formulated on the most recent, evidence based standards of care. All content is in full compliance with nursing practice standards and the guidelines of The Joint Commission and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.