This article will explain how to assess the abdomen as a nurse. This assessment is part of the nursing head-to-toe assessment you have to perform in nursing school and on the job. During the abdominal assessment you will be: Inspecting Auscultating Palpating/Percussing Video Demonstration on a Nursing Abdominal Assessment Abdomen: Switches to Inspection, Auscultation, Percussion, and […]
Upper and Lower Extremity Assessment
This article will explain how to assess the upper and lower extremities as a nurse. This assessment is part of the nursing head-to-toe assessment you have to perform in nursing school and on the job. During the extremity assessment you will be assessing the following structures: arms hands legs feet Video Demonstration on Upper and Lower […]
Head-to-Toe Assessment Nursing
This article will explain how to conduct a nursing head-to-toe health assessment. This assessment is similar to what you will be required to perform in nursing school. As you gain experience, you will conduct the assessment in a way that works for you and will become faster overtime. Also depending on what specialty you are […]
Transdermal Patch Application & Removal (Fentanyl)
Learn how to apply and remove a transdermal patch. Transdermal patch application is easy, but as the nurse you must know how to properly remove and apply a patch. This tutorial will cover the application of a Fentanyl transdermal patch. What are transdermal patches? They are medicated sticky, adhesive patches wore on the skin. The […]
How to Set Up for an IV | Preparing to Start an IV
Before you start an IV, you have to collect and set-up your supplies. When you are new at starting IVs, gathering your supplies and knowing what to do with it can be challenging itself. There are some tips and tricks we want to share with you on how to set-up for an IV that may […]
We’re Bringing Nursing Back, There is a Nursing Shortage-That’s a Fact. YouTube Video is Funny!
I was stumbling around on the web today, and I came across a very funny nursing spoof video. This is a spoof on the Justin Timberlake song, “Bringing sexy back…”, but it features nursing lyrics, and is performed by nurses (or nursing students). I thought it was pretty funny, and had some funny lyrics. The […]
Video of Grace a Alzheimer Documentary Interesting for Nursing Students
This week in my older adult class they showed us the Grace Alzheimer’s documentary in nursing school. The lecture class on Friday was partly boring and extremely sad (most of the class left in tears). The lecture was on dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. I actually could barely sit through the whole lecture because it was […]