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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
perfect Clinical Skills"
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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
