[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/) › C # Nursing: C 64 pages - [**Caesarean birth: preparing the woman, the newborn in theatre and postoperative care** Maternal and child nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/caesarean-birth-preparing-the-woman-the-newborn-in-theatre-and-postoperative-car/) - [**Calcium and magnesium imbalances: Chvostek and Trousseau signs, tetany, seizure and ECG watch** Medical–surgical nursing · Assessment](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/calcium-and-magnesium-imbalances-chvostek-and-trousseau-signs-tetany-seizure-and/) - [**Callista Roy's adaptation model** Nursing theories and models · Fundamental](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/callista-roy-s-adaptation-model/) - [**Cancer emergencies on the ward: cord compression, SVC syndrome, high calcium and tumour lysis** Medical–surgical nursing · Assessment](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/cancer-emergencies-on-the-ward-cord-compression-svc-syndrome-high-calcium-and-tu/) - [**Capillary blood glucose testing** Vital signs and assessment · Procedure](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/capillary-blood-glucose-testing/) - [**Capnography (end-tidal CO2): tube confirmation, the waveform and what a change means** Critical care · Assessment](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/capnography-tube-confirmation-the-waveform-and-what-a-change-means/) - [**Cardiac monitoring at the bedside: leads, alarms and rhythm changes to report** Vital signs and assessment · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/cardiac-monitoring-at-the-bedside-leads-alarms-and-rhythm-changes-to-report/) - [**Care after abdominal surgery (appendix, gallbladder, bowel, hernia): drains, return of bowel function and leak warning signs** Medical–surgical nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/care-after-abdominal-surgery-drains-return-of-bowel-function-and-leak-warning-si/) - [**Care after cardiac catheterisation and PCI: access site, distal pulses, bleeding and lying-flat time** Medical–surgical nursing · Procedure](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/care-after-cardiac-catheterisation-and-pci-access-site-distal-pulses-bleeding-an/) - [**Care after death** End of life · Procedure](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/care-after-death/) - [**Care after lung surgery and thoracotomy: chest drain, pain, lung expansion and the shoulder** Medical–surgical nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/care-after-lung-surgery-and-thoracotomy-chest-drain-pain-lung-expansion-and-the/) - [**Caring for a peripheral IV line: flushing, dressing and when to remove it** IV therapy and fluids · Procedure](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/caring-for-a-peripheral-iv-line-flushing-dressing-and-when-to-remove-it/) - [**Caring for a person in mania: safety, limits, low stimulation, food, fluids and sleep** Mental health and psychiatric nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/caring-for-a-person-in-mania-safety-limits-low-stimulation-food-fluids-and-sleep/) - [**Caring for a person with dementia: communication, behaviours, wandering, safety and caregiver support** Mental health and psychiatric nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/caring-for-a-person-with-dementia-communication-behaviours-wandering-safety-and/) - [**Caring for a person with depression: safety, self-care, activity and hope** Mental health and psychiatric nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/caring-for-a-person-with-depression-safety-self-care-activity-and-hope/) - [**Caring for a person with psychosis: hallucinations, delusions, trust and early relapse signs** Mental health and psychiatric nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/caring-for-a-person-with-psychosis-hallucinations-delusions-trust-and-early-rela/) - [**Caring for an existing pressure injury by stage** Patient safety · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/caring-for-an-existing-pressure-injury-by-stage/) - [**Caring for migrants and refugees: access to services, common risks and continuity of care** Family and community nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/caring-for-migrants-and-refugees-access-to-services-common-risks-and-continuity/) - [**Caring for the hospitalised patient with diabetes: glucose checks, meals, fasting for procedures and illness** Medical–surgical nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/caring-for-the-hospitalised-patient-with-diabetes-glucose-checks-meals-fasting-f/) - [**Caring for the patient with a laryngectomy: the stoma, humidification, communication and teaching** Medical–surgical nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/caring-for-the-patient-with-a-laryngectomy-the-stoma-humidification-communicatio/) - [**Caring for the patient with obesity and after bariatric surgery: safe handling, the airway and dumping** Medical–surgical nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/caring-for-the-patient-with-obesity-and-after-bariatric-surgery-safe-handling-th/) - [**Caring for the preterm and low-birth-weight newborn: developmental care, feeding, skin and pain** Maternal and child nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/caring-for-the-preterm-and-low-birth-weight-newborn-developmental-care-feeding-s/) - [**Caring for the ventilated patient: modes and settings in general terms, the hourly check and what to record** Critical care · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/caring-for-the-ventilated-patient-modes-and-settings-in-general-terms-the-hourly/) - [**Case management in community nursing: finding, coordinating and following up high-need people** Family and community nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/case-management-in-community-nursing-finding-coordinating-and-following-up-high/) - [**Cast and splint care: drying, checks, skin, itching and teaching** Medical–surgical nursing · Procedure](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/cast-and-splint-care-drying-checks-skin-itching-and-teaching/) - [**Cataract and retinal surgery: eye drops, the shield, positioning and warning signs** Medical–surgical nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/cataract-and-retinal-surgery-eye-drops-the-shield-positioning-and-warning-signs/) - [**Cellulitis, impetigo, scabies and lice: nursing care, isolation and teaching** Medical–surgical nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/cellulitis-impetigo-scabies-and-lice-nursing-care-isolation-and-teaching/) - [**Central venous catheter care** IV therapy and fluids · Procedure](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/central-venous-catheter-care/) - [**Chest tube: assisting insertion, the drainage system and care** Procedures · Procedure](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/chest-tube-assisting-insertion-the-drainage-system-and-care/) - [**Child and adolescent mental-health nursing: approach, family, school and ADHD medicine monitoring** Mental health and psychiatric nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/child-and-adolescent-mental-health-nursing-approach-family-school-and-adhd-medic/) - [**Child maltreatment: what nurses look for, record and report** Paediatric nursing · Assessment](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/child-maltreatment-what-nurses-look-for-record-and-report/) - [**Choking: foreign-body airway obstruction** Emergencies and life support · Procedure](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/choking-foreign-body-airway-obstruction/) - [**Chronic kidney disease: fluid and diet limits, protecting the fistula arm, medicines and teaching** Medical–surgical nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/chronic-kidney-disease-fluid-and-diet-limits-protecting-the-fistula-arm-medicine/) - [**Chronic venous insufficiency and venous leg ulcers: compression, elevation and leg care** Medical–surgical nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/chronic-venous-insufficiency-and-venous-leg-ulcers-compression-elevation-and-leg/) - [**Cirrhosis: ascites, weight and girth, encephalopathy, variceal bleeding and the skin** Medical–surgical nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/cirrhosis-ascites-weight-and-girth-encephalopathy-variceal-bleeding-and-the-skin/) - [**Clean and sterile technique: medical and surgical asepsis** Infection prevention and control · Fundamental](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/clean-and-sterile-technique-medical-and-surgical-asepsis/) - [**Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of equipment** Infection prevention and control · Fundamental](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/cleaning-disinfection-and-sterilization-of-equipment/) - [**Collecting urine, stool, blood and respiratory specimens from children** Paediatric nursing · Procedure](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/collecting-urine-stool-blood-and-respiratory-specimens-from-children/) - [**Colombia's basic health teams (equipos básicos de salud): territory, families and the nurse's role** Family and community nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/colombia-s-basic-health-teams-territory-families-and-the-nurse-s-role/) - [**Colombia's health promotion and maintenance route (Res. 3280 de 2018) from the nursing side** Family and community nursing · Law](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/colombia-s-health-promotion-and-maintenance-route-from-the-nursing-side/) - [**Colombia's mandatory health-care quality system: habilitación, auditoría and acreditación** Care management · Law](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/colombia-s-mandatory-health-care-quality-system-habilitacion-auditoria-and-acred/) - [**Colombia's maternal–perinatal care route (Res. 3280 de 2018) from the nursing side** Maternal and child nursing · Law](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/colombia-s-maternal-perinatal-care-route-from-the-nursing-side/) - [**Colombia's mental-health and substance-use policies: from Res. 4886 de 2018 and Res. 089 de 2019 to Decreto 729 de 2025 and Res. 2100 de 2025, with Ley 1566 de 2012** Mental health and psychiatric nursing · Law](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/colombia-s-mental-health-and-substance-use-policies-from-res-4886-de-2018-and-re/) - [**Communicating with children by age, and with their parents** Paediatric nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/communicating-with-children-by-age-and-with-their-parents/) - [**Communicating with the patient who cannot speak: boards, yes/no signals, lip reading and reorientation** Critical care · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/communicating-with-the-patient-who-cannot-speak-boards-yes-no-signals-lip-readin/) - [**Community and public health nursing: roles, levels of prevention and settings** Family and community nursing · Fundamental](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/community-and-public-health-nursing-roles-levels-of-prevention-and-settings/) - [**Community assessment and diagnosis: data, participation and priorities** Family and community nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/community-assessment-and-diagnosis-data-participation-and-priorities/) - [**Community control of vector-borne disease: breeding sites, home visits and warning signs** Family and community nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/community-control-of-vector-borne-disease-breeding-sites-home-visits-and-warning/) - [**Community mental health: primary care, home follow-up, rehabilitation, recovery and stigma** Mental health and psychiatric nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/community-mental-health-primary-care-home-follow-up-rehabilitation-recovery-and/) - [**Community participation, coalitions, intersectoral action and healthy settings** Family and community nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/community-participation-coalitions-intersectoral-action-and-healthy-settings/) - [**Community vaccination: campaigns, house-to-house vaccination and rapid coverage monitoring** Family and community nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/community-vaccination-campaigns-house-to-house-vaccination-and-rapid-coverage-mo/) - [**Compartment syndrome and fat embolism: catching them early** Medical–surgical nursing · Assessment](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/compartment-syndrome-and-fat-embolism-catching-them-early/) - [**Complementary feeding from 6 months: counselling the family** Paediatric nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/complementary-feeding-from-6-months-counselling-the-family/) - [**Complications of immobility and how to prevent them** Mobility and comfort · Fundamental](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/complications-of-immobility-and-how-to-prevent-them/) - [**Compression and elastic bandaging** Procedures · Procedure](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/compression-and-elastic-bandaging/) - [**Contact tracing and partner notification: finding, interviewing and following contacts** Family and community nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/contact-tracing-and-partner-notification-finding-interviewing-and-following-cont/) - [**Continuous infusions: concentration and rate per kilogram per minute** Medications and dose calculation · Calculation](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/continuous-infusions-concentration-and-rate-per-kilogram-per-minute/) - [**Continuous renal replacement therapy: the circuit in general terms, fluid removal, anticoagulation checks, alarms and electrolytes** Critical care · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/continuous-renal-replacement-therapy-the-circuit-in-general-terms-fluid-removal/) - [**Continuous subcutaneous infusion and hypodermoclysis** Medications and dose calculation · Procedure](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/continuous-subcutaneous-infusion-and-hypodermoclysis/) - [**Contraception counselling: the methods, eligibility in general terms, LARC and after birth or abortion** Maternal and child nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/contraception-counselling-the-methods-eligibility-in-general-terms-larc-and-afte/) - [**Correct patient identification** Patient safety · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/correct-patient-identification/) - [**Counting respirations without the patient noticing** Vital signs and assessment · Assessment](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/counting-respirations-without-the-patient-noticing/) - [**Crisis intervention: the phases and the nurse's role** Mental health and psychiatric nursing · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/crisis-intervention-the-phases-and-the-nurse-s-role/) - [**Culturally competent care in practice** Adult health and psychosocial care · Safe practice](https://durgical.com/en/nursing/culturally-competent-care-in-practice/) ## A to Z - 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