ADMINISTERING ORAL MEDICATIONS

Gather equipment. Check each medication order against original physician’s order according to agency policy. Clarify any inconsistencies. Check patient’s chart for allergies.
Know actions, special nursing consideration, and adverse effects of medications [...]

REMOVING MEDICATION FROM A VIAL

Gather equipment. Check medication order against original physician’s order according to agency policy.
Perform hand hygiene.
Remove the metal or plastic cap on the vial that protects the rubber stopper.
Swab rubber top [...]

NLE December 2007 Room Assignments

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces the availability of the room assignment of applicants in the Nurse Licensure Examination scheduled to be given by the Board of Nursing in December 1 & 2, 2007.
The room assignments are categorized as follows: one for the REGULAR EXAMINATION and the other one, for the [...]

CATHETERIZING THE FEMALE & MALE URINARY BLADDER (Straight & Indwelling)

Assemble equipment. Perform hand hygiene. Explain procedure and purpose to patient. Discuss any allergies with patient, especially iodine or latex.
Provide good light. Artificial light is recommended (use of flashlight requires an assistant to hold and [...]

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Art of Nursing

Nurses are old and young, tall and short, skinny and wide. We come from all walks of life. Some choose to enter the nursing profession for job security, others to help those around them. Throughout our schooling, we are taught and tested on the science of nursing. Our primary focus is the ability to recall [...]

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