Helping the Patient use a Bedpan
Mia is on duty as a student nurse at the medical ward. Still on her third year in nursing school, she is aware that she has a long way to...
Category: Nursing Procedure Checklist
Nursing How To’s: Changing a Hospital Gown for Patients with an IV line
Annie, a student nurse, stares at the several IV lines of the patient all while wondering how on earth it is possible to change the patient’s gown since from the...
Nursing How To’s: Blood transfusion therapy
Aimee is observing the staff nurse as she prepares to administer a blood transfusion. She watches as the nurse checks the doctor’s order first then heads to the patient’s room...
Nursing How To’s: Assisting Patient From Bed to Chair
Mobilizing patients can be quiet a challenging task sometimes, especially if one doesn’t know the proper techniques of doing so. Even worse, sometimes, improper handling of patients may even lead...
Nursing How To’s: Pressure Ulcer Care
It’s free cut and instead of hanging out at the cafeteria with some of her classmates, Josie chose to go to the library and do advanced reading since they will...
Nursing How To’s: Providing Back Care and Massage
Nothing better than experiencing a soothing massage right after a long and toxic day, right? You could already sigh imagining the feel of all those sore muscles being loosened. But...
Nursing How To’s: Specimen Collection (Throat Swab Culture, Sputum Specimen and Culture)
Throat Swab Culture A throat swab culture is a laboratory diagnostic test that evaluates for the presence of a bacterial or fungal infection in the throat. It is done to...
Nursing How To’s: Changing and Emptying Ostomy Appliance
Alex is scanning his medical surgical book, trying to look for something interesting to read to pass time when he comes about the topic ostomy care. He instantly becomes intrigued...
Nursing How To’s: Medication/Formula Administration via Nasogastric Tube
Alvin, a student nurse, is assigned to a patient at cubicle 3 and according to the chart, the patient has a medication, a tablet to be exact, due at 8am....
Nursing How To’s: Stool Specimen Collection (Stool Specimen and Culture and Guaiac Fecal Occult Blood Test (gFOBT)
Stool Specimen and Culture A stool culture is the process of growing or culturing organisms existing in feces to see if any of them cause disease. The most common is...
