Taylor's Video Guide to Clinical Nursing Skills

Video Table of Contents 1: Vital Signs Measuring Oral Temperature, Radial Pulse, Respiratory Rate, and Blood Pressure Measuring Blood Pressure with an Automatic Electronic Device Measuring a Tympanic Temperature Measuring a Rectal Temperature Measuring an Axillary Temperature Measuring an Apical Pulse Unexpected Situations 2: Asepsis, Performing Hand Hygiene Preparing a Sterile Field: Packaged Drape and Individually Packaged Supplies Putting on Sterile Gloves Removing Soiled Gloves Preparing a Sterile Field: Pre-Packaged Kit Putting on Personal Protective Equipment Removing Personal Protective Equipment Unexpected Situations 3: Oral and Topical Medications, The Three Checks and Five Rights of Medication Administration Preparing Unit Dose-Packaged Medications Administering Oral Medication Removing a Medication Tablet from a Bottle Splitting Tablet Medication Preparing Liquid Medication Preparing a Transdermal Patch Administering a Transdermal Patch Preparing Eye and Ear Drops Administering Eye and Ear Drops Administering a Rectal Suppository Unexpected Situations 4: Injectable Medications, Preparing Medication from an Ampule Preparing Medication from a Vial Mixing Two Insulins in One Syringe Administering an Intradermal Injection Administering a Subcutaneous Injection Administering an Intramuscular Injection 5: Intravenous Medications Administering IV Medication by Piggyback Infusion Administering IV Medication Using a Mini Infusion Pump Administering IV Medication Using a Volume Control Administration Set Administering a Medication Bolus through a Medication or IV Lock Unexpected Situations 6: Perioperative Nursing Care, Preoperative Teaching Deep Breathing Exercises Splinting and Coughing Incentive Spirometer Postoperative Leg Exercises Turning Properly in Bed Preoperative Nursing Care on the Day of Surgery Postoperative Nursing Care on the Day of Surgery Applying a Pneumatic Compression Device Unexpected Situations 7: Hygiene, Making an Unoccupied Bed Giving a Bed Bath and Changing an Occupied Bed Assisting a Patient with Oral Care Unexpected Situations 8: Skin Integrity and Wound Care, Cleaning a Surgical Wound and Applying a Dry Sterile Dressing Obtaining a Wound Culture Irrigating a Wound Using Sterile Technique Applying a Warm Sterile Compress Unexpected Situations 9: Activity, Turning a Patient in Bed Providing Range of Motion Exercises Assisting a Patient Up in Bed: One Nurse Working Alone Assisting the Patient Up in Bed: Two Nurses Working Together Assisting a Patient from a Bed to a Stretcher: Three Nurses Working Together Assisting a Patient into a Wheelchair Unexpected Situations 10: Nutrition, Inserting a Nasogastric Tube Administering a Continuous Tube Feeding: Using a Feeding Pump and a Prefilled, Closed Tube Feeding Set-up Administering an Intermittent Tube Feeding: Using a Gravity Set-up and an Open Feeding Bag System Irrigating a Nasogastric Tube