[Durgical](https://durgical.com/en/) › [DurgiPedia](https://durgical.com/en/durgipedia/) › [Nursing](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/) › [A to Z](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/a-z/) › A # Nursing: A 31 pages - [**Abortion care in Colombia from the nursing side: rights and routes, care during and after, and post-abortion contraception** Maternal and child nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/abortion-care-in-colombia-from-the-nursing-side-rights-and-routes-care-during-an/) - [**Acute kidney injury: urine output, fluid balance, potassium and kidney-harming medicines** Medical–surgical nursing · Assessment](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/acute-kidney-injury-urine-output-fluid-balance-potassium-and-kidney-harming-medi/) - [**Acute malnutrition in children under five: detection, the appetite test and follow-up (Res. 2350 de 2020)** Paediatric nursing · Assessment](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/acute-malnutrition-in-children-under-five-detection-the-appetite-test-and-follow/) - [**Acute pancreatitis: pain, nothing by mouth, fluids and watching for complications** Medical–surgical nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/acute-pancreatitis-pain-nothing-by-mouth-fluids-and-watching-for-complications/) - [**Acute spinal cord injury in the ICU: spinal precautions, log roll, breathing, neurogenic shock and autonomic dysreflexia** Critical care · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/acute-spinal-cord-injury-in-the-icu-spinal-precautions-log-roll-breathing-neurog/) - [**Acute stroke: recognition, the first hours, swallow screening, positioning and neuro checks** Medical–surgical nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/acute-stroke-recognition-the-first-hours-swallow-screening-positioning-and-neuro/) - [**Adrenal disorders and long-term corticosteroids: Addison, Cushing, crisis signs and steroid teaching** Medical–surgical nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/adrenal-disorders-and-long-term-corticosteroids-addison-cushing-crisis-signs-and/) - [**Adverse events: reporting, analysis and a just culture** Patient safety · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/adverse-events-reporting-analysis-and-a-just-culture/) - [**After heart surgery in the ICU: bleeding, tamponade, rewarming, pacing wires and chest drains** Critical care · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/after-heart-surgery-in-the-icu-bleeding-tamponade-rewarming-pacing-wires-and-che/) - [**After thyroid or parathyroid surgery: airway, bleeding, voice and the signs of low calcium** Medical–surgical nursing · Assessment](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/after-thyroid-or-parathyroid-surgery-airway-bleeding-voice-and-the-signs-of-low/) - [**Agitation and aggression: early warning signs, verbal de-escalation and the team response** Mental health and psychiatric nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/agitation-and-aggression-early-warning-signs-verbal-de-escalation-and-the-team-r/) - [**AIEPI: the integrated strategy for childhood illness in Colombia and the nurse's role** Paediatric nursing · Fundamental](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/aiepi-the-integrated-strategy-for-childhood-illness-in-colombia-and-the-nurse-s/) - [**Airway clearance: incentive spirometry, deep breathing, coughing and oscillating devices** Procedures · Procedure](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/airway-clearance-incentive-spirometry-deep-breathing-coughing-and-oscillating-de/) - [**Airway suctioning: oral, nasal and artificial airways** Procedures · Procedure](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/airway-suctioning-oral-nasal-and-artificial-airways/) - [**Alcohol withdrawal: CIWA-Ar monitoring, seizure and delirium precautions and thiamine before glucose** Mental health and psychiatric nursing · Assessment](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/alcohol-withdrawal-ciwa-ar-monitoring-seizure-and-delirium-precautions-and-thiam/) - [**Allergy history, latex safety and anaphylaxis on the ward: the first nursing response** Medical–surgical nursing · Assessment](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/allergy-history-latex-safety-and-anaphylaxis-on-the-ward-the-first-nursing-respo/) - [**Amputation: stump care, positioning against contractures, phantom pain and getting ready for a prosthesis** Medical–surgical nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/amputation-stump-care-positioning-against-contractures-phantom-pain-and-getting/) - [**Analgesia first, then light sedation: RASS and SAS, sedation goals and the daily awakening** Critical care · Assessment](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/analgesia-first-then-light-sedation-rass-and-sas-sedation-goals-and-the-daily-aw/) - [**Antidepressants: the delayed effect, early suicide risk, serotonin syndrome and the MAOI diet** Mental health and psychiatric nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/antidepressants-the-delayed-effect-early-suicide-risk-serotonin-syndrome-and-the/) - [**Antipsychotics: extrapyramidal effects and the AIMS, NMS, metabolic monitoring and clozapine safety** Mental health and psychiatric nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/antipsychotics-extrapyramidal-effects-and-the-aims-nms-metabolic-monitoring-and/) - [**Anxiety and panic: levels of anxiety and the nursing response at each level** Mental health and psychiatric nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/anxiety-and-panic-levels-of-anxiety-and-the-nursing-response-at-each-level/) - [**Anxiolytics and sleep medicines: sedation, falls, dependence and withdrawal** Mental health and psychiatric nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/anxiolytics-and-sleep-medicines-sedation-falls-dependence-and-withdrawal/) - [**Arterial blood gases: the Allen test, drawing the sample and reading it step by step** Critical care · Assessment](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/arterial-blood-gases-the-allen-test-drawing-the-sample-and-reading-it-step-by-st/) - [**Arterial line: setting up, levelling and zeroing the transducer, the waveform, sampling and complications** Critical care · Procedure](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/arterial-line-setting-up-levelling-and-zeroing-the-transducer-the-waveform-sampl/) - [**Arthritis and lupus: joint protection, fatigue, morning stiffness and checks for medicines that suppress immunity** Medical–surgical nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/arthritis-and-lupus-joint-protection-fatigue-morning-stiffness-and-checks-for-me/) - [**Assessing dehydration in a child with diarrhoea or vomiting, including intake and output** Paediatric nursing · Assessment](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/assessing-dehydration-in-a-child-with-diarrhoea-or-vomiting-including-intake-and/) - [**Assigning patients and setting priorities across several patients** Care management · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/assigning-patients-and-setting-priorities-across-several-patients/) - [**Assisting endotracheal intubation: preparing, rapid sequence from the nursing side and confirming tube position** Critical care · Procedure](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/assisting-endotracheal-intubation-preparing-rapid-sequence-from-the-nursing-side/) - [**Assisting paracentesis: before, during and after** Medical–surgical nursing · Procedure](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/assisting-paracentesis-before-during-and-after/) - [**Assisting thoracentesis and caring for the patient with a pleural effusion** Medical–surgical nursing · Procedure](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/assisting-thoracentesis-and-caring-for-the-patient-with-a-pleural-effusion/) - [**Asthma in adults: assessing an attack, peak flow, inhaler technique and the action plan** Medical–surgical nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/asthma-in-adults-assessing-an-attack-peak-flow-inhaler-technique-and-the-action/) ## A to Z - A - [B](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/a-z/b/) - [C](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/a-z/c/) - [D](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/a-z/d/) - [E](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/a-z/e/) - [F](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/a-z/f/) - [G](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/a-z/g/) - [H](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/a-z/h/) - [I](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/a-z/i/) - [J](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/a-z/j/) - [K](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/a-z/k/) - [L](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/a-z/l/) - [M](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/a-z/m/) - [N](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/a-z/n/) - [O](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/a-z/o/) - [P](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/a-z/p/) - [Q](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/a-z/q/) - 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