Abdomen
This title reviews the key anatomy of the abdomen and the gastrointestinal system, as well as relevant urinary, vascular, and reproductive structures. Teaches how to examine the abdomen. Presents demonstrations of full-m..
Administering Medications: Injections
This program describes the safe administration of medication by injection: subcutaneous, intradermal, intramuscular and into an intravenous injection port (parenteral medication administration). Included in this program ..
Administering Medications: Medication Safety and Oral Medications
This program describes the safe administration of oral medications and demonstrates practices that are required in order to help prevent medication errors.
Administering Medications: Topical, Suppository and Inhalant Medications
This program presents techniques for the administration of topical medications, suppositories and inhalants.
Airway care: tracheostomy care, tube change, and artificial airway cuff management
A patient with a tracheostomy tube has many care needs. Most important is the maintenance of airway patency. Other needs are preventing infection of either the airway or the stoma, providing some form of effective commun..
Aseptic Nursing Technique at the Bedside: Standard Precautions
Demonstrates proper hand washing and hand decontamination using alcohol-based agents; describes action required for observing Standard precautions, and demonstrates handling of equipment and supplies used in providing pa..
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 perf..
Assessment of the Newborn: The First 10 Minutes
Newborns have unique anatomy and physiologic characteristics that need to be assessed at birth. Nurses with limited or no experience in the obstetrical environment need to be made aware of these unique characteristics in..
Assessment of the Newborn: The Head to Toe Assessment
This program looks at the complete head to toe assessment of the newborn. It begins with a discussion of vital signs and continues with presentation of issues related to eye care. Weighing and measuring are examined incl..
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 main..