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Dear Nurses,
Are you feeling frustrated because you do not really understand how to put the pieces of the puzzle together in the clinical setting ? Do you feel really challenged because you lack the knowledge and the skills to be a great clincal nurse. This ongoing series of clinical situations will help you solve the problem.
"Like the Artist perfects Painting Skills, so does the Nurse
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SESSIONS 29 Haiti - When Natural Disaster Strikes
SESSIONS 28 Pharmacology for Nurses Hospital Admission and the Pharmacy, Allergic Reaction to Medication, Routes of Administration, Narcotics - Uses and Side Effects, Do's and Don'ts in the Clinical Setting (Clinical Videos PAGE 2)
SESSIONS for NURSES 27 YOUR CRITICAL THINKING. Putting the Pieces of the Puzzle together, Stroke Symptoms, Knowing what to do in an Emergency, HIPAA
SESSIONS 26 NURSING DIAGNOSIS AND CARE PLANNING. Diagnosis, Assessment and Intervention, Plan of Care, The Post Op Patient, Anticoagulation Therapy. (Located in Clinical Videos Page 2)
SESSIONS 25 STROKE ASSESSMENT Strokes, Identification & Symptons, Diagnostic Tests, TPA a "Clot Buster", When to call 911, Stroke Patient in Acute Care setting, PT/OT Rehab. *CORRECTION - Cranial Nerve 9 is the GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL* (go to page 2)
SESSIONS 24 Electrolyte Imbalances, What are electrolytes? Signs/Symptoms and causes, Hypo/Hypernatremia, Hypo/Hyperkalemia, Preeclampsia/Hypomagnesium, sodium bicarbonate, Anasarca
SESSIONS 23 MENINGITIS Meningitis - Signs and Symptoms, Brudzinski's Sign, Kernig's Sign, Causes and Treatment, ICU Care of the Meningitis Patient, Education of the Meningitis Patient, Hydrocephalus
SESSIONS 22 Medication Errors. The Five Rights, How to avoid using the wrong route, Dealing with patients with the same last name, when to rethink medication administration decisions, potassuim administration.
SESSIONS 21 Medication Administration. The 5 Rights, Knowing the right Drug Dose, Injection Sites: IM, SQ, and IV, PCA Administration, Immunosuppressant Drugs: uses and side effects. (Located on Clinical Videos page 2)
SESSIONS 20 Indications for Central and PICC line insertion, Central lines and IV site care, Signs of IV site infection and infiltration, Infection prevention, Accident avoidance
SESSIONS 19 Patient assessment, intervention, documentation and education. Shift change, check patient's status, IV and site with "Quick Look". Assessment :neglect. Abdominal, ICU. Trouble shooting patient on mechanical ventilation.
EKG SERIES What is the odd beat?
Clinical Nursing Videos Sessions 18 EKG INTERPRETATION Part 3 of 3 Second degree heart block (Mobitz 1 and 2), Third degree heart block, TCP (transcutaneous pacing), temporary and permanent pacemakers, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, asystole.
Clinical Nursing Videos Sessions 17 EKG INTERPRETATION Part 2 of 3 Atrial fibrillation/flutter, Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation, Heparin Therapy, Cardioversion vs. Defibrillation, Junctional Rhythms, PEA (Pulseless Electrical Activity) and its causes.
Clinical Nursing Videos Sessions 16 EKG Interpretation basics, Heart's Electrical Conduction System, What is WRONG with this EKG? Heart rates, normal and abnormal. Sinus Bradycardia, Sinus Rythm, Sinus Tachycardia.
Clinical Nursing Videos Sessions 15 Seizure Activity Seizures and their causes, stroke, SAH, meningitis, drugs like heroin. Securing the airway. Assessment and intervention. Oxygen. Types of seizure. Care Planning. Preeclampsia
Clinical Nursing Videos - Sessions 14 Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition. Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), Enteral feeding, indications for, Nasogastric tube, PEG, Aspiration pneumonia, TPN - indications for, complications, thrombosis, infections.
Clinical Nursing Videos - Sessions 13 Respiratory Distress, Assessment and Intervention. Includes Hypoxia after pneumonia then intubation. Patient assessment in CHF - congestive heart failure. Hemothorax and respiratory distress. ARDS - adult respiratory distress syndrome, its causes and treatment. Neuromuscular Blockades (NMB) like Pavulon and its uses in ARDS. Cardiopulmonary arrest in the ICU. CPR
Clinical Nursing Videos - Sessions 12 PAIN ASSESSMENT. Pain scale assessment. Pain in the ventilated cardiac and brain patient. Ativan, Narcotic reaction. PCA Administration. Basal vs Bolus, Diprivan (Propofol) and its uses.
Clinical Nursing Videos Sessions 11 Clinical situations that could have been avoided, including: DVT, IV infiltration, Med errors, Heparin tx. blood transfusion, falls, postop pneumonia, paralytic ileus.
Clinical Nursing Videos Sessions 10 What is cardiogenic shock, a case study,(pump failure), myocardial infarction, the clinical picture, causes and treatment, Septic Shock, a case study, causes and treatment. Warm and Cold phases.
Clinical Nursing Videos Sessions 9. The patient in hypovolemic or spinal shock. Signs and symptoms,treatment The uses of steroids and dopamine.
Clinical Nursing Videos Sessions 8 Chest, Abdominal and Spinal Trauma. Offers helpful Clinical information for the nurse in the ER dealing with the above traumas.
Clinical Nursing videos. Sessions 7 Head Trauma, Golden hour, securing the trauma scene, epidural vs subdural bleeding, intracranial pressure and herniation, basal skull fracture and trauma prevention
Clinical Nursing Videos - Sessions 6 DIABETES COMPLICATIONS and Misconceptions. How it affects vision, the heart, circulation and kidneys. Patient education
Clinical Nursing Videos - SESSIONS 5 DIABETES MELLITUS, Types 1 and 2, insulin administration, hypoglycemia, low blood sugar, hyperglycemia, Diabetic Ketoacidosis - DKA, sliding scale insulin etc.
SESSIONS 4 VIDEO - CHEST PAIN ASSESSMENT, DOCUMENTATION and INTERVENTION (Clinical Nursing video)
SESSIONS FOR NURSES 3 - COMA, CAN A COMATOSE PATIENT HEAR? How to manage the coma patient
STROKE FOR THE LAYPERSON - VISUAL LEARNING. A helpful way to educate patient and family about stroke using simple illustrations.
SESSIONS 2 - NURSING LESSONS TO BE LEARNT Clinical Tasks that may seem unimportant but are beneficial
CLINICAL NURSING VIDEOS "SESSIONS" Now available Sessions 1, Advances in clinical nursing from old to new, for the new and student nurse.
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS , Ultrasound, CAT Scan, Cardiac Stress Test, MRI, Angiography go to dearnurses.net Chapter 17 Clinical Setting - Step by step
CLINICAL SCENARIOS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED - TAKE THE TEST! How to prevent common mistakes, like falls, patient mistakes, paralytic ileus, heparin accidents, post-op pneumonia, transfusion reaction, DVT, infection, medication errors, IV infiltration, in a question and answer format.
SEPTIC SHOCK - A CASE STUDY
