With these engaging, interactive videos, you'll be able to understand and master more than 140 basic, intermediate, and advanced nursing procedures. Each video demonstrates how to perform a specific skill in step-by-step format, according to the most current nursing practice. For appropriate procedures, animations show what's happening inside the patient's body. NCLEX� examination-style review questions help you evaluate your understanding of each skill. 130 skills are demonstrated step by step, including over 11 hours of video. Procedure videos clearly and accurately demonstrate how to perform each skill, and include printable procedure guidelines. Checklists in PDF format are included for each skill. A consistent format for each skill provides easy access to information: Safety includes key safety considerations for the specific skills. Delegation clarifies the RN's role and the tasks that may be assigned to other personnel. Equipment features a hot-spot photo of all equipment required for a procedure, identifying each piece when rolled over by the cursor. Documentation provides guidelines and examples of what and how to document care as well as the patient's response. Follow-up care outlines appropriate assessment, evaluation, and interventions. NCLEX exam-style review questions for each skill include rationales for all options to help you review and evaluate your comprehension. New Blood Therapy section in the Advanced Skills DVD includes three new skills: Preparing for Transfusion, Initiating Transfusion, and Monitoring for Adverse Reaction to Transfusion. NEW! Audio of lung sounds and cardiac sounds makes it easier to learn the measurement of respirations and the pulse. NEW! Animations are included for skills in which much of the action is unseen, such as catheterization, intubation, and suctioning. New Making a Surgical Bed skill is added to the Basic Skills DVD.

Table of Contents:
Basic Skills Basic Infection Control Performing hand hygiene Using Personal Protective Equipment Bathing Performing a complete and partial bed bath Assisting with a tub bath or shower Performing back massage Performing perineal care for the female patient Performing perineal care for the male patient Bedmaking Making the unoccupied bed Making the occupied bed NEW! Making the surgical bed Safe Patient Handling Assisting with moving a patient in bed Assisting with positioning a patient in bed Transferring from bed to wheelchair using a transfer belt Transferring from bed to a stretcher Performing passive range-of-motion exercises Applying elastic stockings Assisting with ambulation using a gait belt Using a sequential compression device Using a hydraulic lift Assisting with Elimination Assisting with a urinal Assisting with a bedpan Applying a condom catheter Administering a cleansing enema Providing catheter care Nutrition & Fluids Assisting with meals Taking aspiration precautions Measuring intake and output Personal Hygiene & Grooming Performing oral hygiene for an unconscious patient Cleaning dentures Performing hair care and shampooing in bed Shaving a male patient Performing nail and foot care Assisting with gown change Vital Signs Taking a temperature Assessing radial pulse Assessing apical pulse Assessing apical-radial pulse Assessing respiration: rate, rhythm, and effort Obtaining blood pressure by the one-step method Obtaining blood pressure by the two-step method Measuring oxygen saturation with pulse oximetry Assessing pain Measuring height and weight Restraints and Alternatives Using restraint alternatives Applying restraints Intermediate Skills Infection Control Establishing & maintaining sterile field Adding items to a sterile field Pouring a sterile solution Using a pre-packaged sterile kit Performing sterile gloving Enteral Nutrition Inserting a nasogastric tube Providing enteral feedings Removing a feeding tube Ostomy Care Pouching a colostomy Pouching a ureterostomy Respiratory Care and Suctioning Ensuring oxygen safety Setting oxygen flow rates Applying a nasal cannula or face mask Maintaining an airway Providing tracheostomy care Performing oropharyngeal suctioning Performing nasotracheal suctioning Suctioning an artificial airway Preoperative Nursing Care Performing a preoperative assessment Promoting family support and participation Teaching postoperative exercises and pain management Preparing a patient for surgery Postoperative Nursing Care Providing postoperative care Managing pain Managing a nasogastric tube Specimen Collection Collecting a midstream urine specimen Performing fecal occult blood testing Performing gastroccult and gastric pH testing Collecting a sputum specimen Collecting a specimen for wound culture Performing blood glucose testing Screening urine for chemical properties Urinary Catheter Management Inserting an indwelling urinary catheter in a female patient Inserting an indwelling urinary catheter in a male patients Irrigating a urinary catheter Performing intermittent straight catheterization Obtaining a sterile urine specimens Removing indwelling urinary catheter Caring for suprapubic catheter Wound and Pressure Ulcer Care Assessing wounds Irrigating wounds Changing a dressing Using wound drainage systems Caring for pressure ulcers Advanced Skills Safe Medication Administration The Six Rights of Medication Administration Administering oral medication Documenting medication administration Handling variations in medication administration Preventing medication errors Use of specialty medication administration systems Nonparenteral Medications Applying topical medications Applying an estrogen patch or nitroglycerin paste Administering eye medications Administering eardrops Use of metered-dose inhaler (MDI) Use of dry powder inhaler (DPI) Insertion of rectal suppository Injections Preparing injections from an ampule Preparing injections from a vial Preparing insulin Drawing up more than one type of insulin Administering an intradermal injections Administering a subcutaneous injections Administering an intramuscular injections Administering Intravenous Fluid Therapy Preparing an infusion site Performing venipuncture and initiating infusion Dressing infusion site Troubleshooting intravenous infusions Discontinuing intravenous therapy Managing Intravenous Fluid Therapy Regulating intravenous infusions Using an infusion pumps Changing intravenous tubing and fluids Changing intravenous dressings Intravenous Medications Administering medication by intravenous piggyback Administering medications by mini-infusion pump Administering medications by intravenous bolus NEW! Transfusion of Blood and Blood Products Preparing for Transfusion Initiating Transfusions Monitoring for Adverse Reactions to Transfusion Vascular Access Performing dressing care Drawing Blood and Administering fluid Troubleshooting vascular access devices Parenteral Nutrition Total parenteral nutrition therapy Lipid infusion