Nursing process and critical thinking: critical thinking in the nursing process
Presents beginning level concepts of critical thinking and their relationship to the nursing process. Delineates what critical thinking is and what it is not. Demonstrates the process of the critical examination of data and cues to health issues and...
Prevention of Retained Surgical Items
Reviewing AORN recommended practices for sponge, sharp, and instrument counts, this video demonstrates techniques for practicing accurate surgical counts. It emphasizes the importance of implementing facility-specific count policies in order to insu...
Basic Clinical Skills: The Bed Bath
The bed bath is an important part of the individualized care many patients receive while hospitalized, and is one of the basic skills all nurses must know. The bed bath not only helps keep the patient clean but also maintains healthy skin by providi...
Basic Oxygenation
Describes the basics of administering oxygen to patients. Describes the use of both high and low flow delivery devices: Nasal cannulae, simple masks, venturimasks.
Intravenous Therapy: Routine Care and Discontinuation
Over 90% of hospital patients receive intravenous therapy, including medication, nutrition, electrolytes, and blood. These life-giving fluids are administered through an I.V. and can mean the difference between life and death for a patient. Program ...
Intravenous Therapy: Recognizing and Treating Complications
Over 90% of hospital patients receive intravenous therapy, including medication, nutrition, electrolytes, and blood. These life-giving fluids are administered through an I.V. and can mean the difference between life and death for a patient. This ser...
Professionalism in Healthcare: Professional Behavior, Attitude, and Attire
This program discusses the elements of professionalism focusing on personal behavior, attitude, and professional attire, and how these approaches and behaviors can ensure you are a responsible, accountable, and self-directed member of the nursing pr...
Administering Medications: Topical, Suppository and Inhalant Medications
This program presents techniques for the administration of topical medications, suppositories and inhalants.
Aseptic Nursing Technique at the Bedside: The Sterile Field
Preventing the transmission of infective organisms is an important aspect of healthcare and a major concern for all nurses. This series looks at ways in which this transmission takes place and actions the nurse must perform to prevent this from occu...
IV Medications and Additives: Medication Administration
This video discusses and describes the various types of IV access and their uses, including advantages, disadvantages, and safety precautions. It discusses the role of the nurse with regard to central lines. It also describes infusion procedures usi...