Description
Focusing on the skills that are the most labor intensive to learn and that pose the greatest risk to patient safety, this online course is the perfect tool to help you review and evaluate your competency before performing skills in the clinical setting. This one-of-a-kind online course includes 17 modules with each module comprising several lessons. Each lesson provides you with a variety of interactive exercises and self-check activities that allow you to test your comprehension and ask you to apply concepts. You can also view the video for each skill from start to finish, pausing and repeating segments as desired. Each lesson includes an exam that can be scored immediately, with feedback that provides the rationale for the correct answer, and each module concludes with a test.
Product Details
Reference
42716
EAN13
9780323054805
ISBN
9780323054805
Data sheet
Publication date
2009
Issue number
7
Cover
paperback
Weight (g)
1819
Vital Signs: Lesson 1: Overview of Vital Signs Lesson 2: Measuring Body Temperature Lesson 3: Assessing Pulse Lesson 4: Assessing Respiration Lesson 5: Assessing Blood Pressure Lesson 6: Pulse OximetryInfection Control: Lesson 1: Overview of Infection Control Lesson 2: Hand Hygiene Lesson 3: Creating and Maintaining a Sterile Field Lesson 4: Sterile GlovingSafety: Lesson 1: Safety Equipment and Fall Prevention Lesson 2: Applying Physical Restraints Lesson 3: Moving and Transferring Clients Lesson 4: Feeding the Dependent PersonSafe Medication Administration: Lesson 1: Overview of Safe Medication Administration Lesson 2: Preparing for Medication Administration: Applying the Six Rights Lesson 3: Preparing for Medication Administration: Calculating Drug Dosages Lesson 4: Preventing Medication Errors Lesson 5: Administering Oral MedicationsNon-Parenteral Medication Administration: Lesson 1: Overview of Non-Parenteral Medication Administration Lesson 2: Applying Topical Medications Lesson 3: Instilling Eye Medications Lesson 4: Instilling Ear Medications Lesson 5: Using Metered-Dose Inhalers Lesson 6: Inserting Rectal and Vaginal MedicationsInjections: Lesson 1: Administration of Injections Lesson 2: Preparing Injections from Ampules and Vials Lesson 3: Administering Subcutaneous Injections Lesson 4: Administering Intradermal Injections Lesson 5: Administering Intramuscular Injections. Airway Management: Lesson 1: Overview of Airway Management Lesson 2: Pulse Oximetry Lesson 3: Oropharyngeal Suctioning Lesson 4: Nasopharyngeal and/or Nasotracheal Suctioning Lesson 5: Open Artificial Airway Suctioning Lesson 6: Artificial Airway In-Line Closed Suctioning Lesson 7: Endotracheal Tube Care Lesson 8: Tracheostomy Tube CareChest Tubes: Lesson 1: Chest Tube Principles Lesson 2: Chest Tube Drainage Systems Lesson 3: Analysis of Gastric Contents Lesson 4: Assisting with Removal of Chest TubesEnteral Nutrition: Lesson 1: Overview of Enteral Nutrition Lesson 2: Inserting a Small-Bore Nasogastric or Nasointestinal Feeding Tube Lesson 3: Verifying Feeding Tube Placement Lesson 4: Administering Tube Feedings Lesson 5: Administering Medication through a Feeding TubeIV Fluid Therapy Management: Lesson 1: Overview of Maintenance of Intravenous Site Lesson 2: Regulating Intravenous Infusion Flow Rates Lesson 3: Changing Infusion Fluid/Tubing Lesson 4: Changing a Peripheral IV DressingIV Fluid Administration: Lesson 1: Overview of IV Fluid Administration Lesson 2: Insertion of Peripheral Intravenous Device Lesson 3: Troubleshooting Intravenous Infusions Lesson 4: Discontinuing Peripheral IV AccessIV Medication Administration: Lesson 1: Overview of IV Medication Administration Lesson 2: Administering IV Medications by Peggy back, Intermittent Intravenous Infusion Sets, and Mini-Infusion Pumps. Lesson 3: Administering Medications by IV Bolus Lesson 4: Adding Medications to Intravenous Fluid ContainersUrinary Catheterization: Lesson 1: Overview of Urinary Catheterization Lesson 2: Inserting a Straight or Indwelling Urinary Catheter Lesson 3: Applying a Condom Catheter Lesson 4: Catheter Specimen Collection Lesson 5: Care and Removal of the Indwelling CatheterBowel Elimination / Ostomy: Lesson 1: Overview of Bowel Elimination / Ostomy Lesson 2: Enema Administration Lesson 3: Ostomy Overview Lesson 4: Pouching an Ostomy Lesson 5: Irrigating a ColostomyVascular Access: Lesson 1: Overview of Vascular Access Devices Lesson 2: Blood Drawing & Fluid Administration Lesson 3: Dressing Change Lesson 4: Troubleshooting Vascular Access DevicesWound Care: Lesson 1: Overview of Wound Care Lesson 2: Wound Drainage Systems Lesson 3: Dressings Lesson 4: Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment, Prevention Strategies, and TreatmentSpecimen Collection: Lesson 1: Overview of Specimen Collection Lesson 2: Urine Specimen Collection - Midstream, Sterile Urinary Catheter Lesson 3: Analysis of Gastric Contents Lesson 4: Obtaining a Stool Sample for Hemoccult Testing Lesson 5: Obtaining a Wound Drainage Specimen for Culture