Nursing How To’s: Urine Specimen and Culture
Random Urine Sample A sample of urine collected at any time of the day. This type of specimen is most convenient to obtain. Supplies and Equipment Clean, dry container with...
Category: Nursing Procedure Checklist
Nursing How To’s: NGT Irrigation
Liezl, a first year nursing student, is studying for their lessons on Monday. While browsing through her nursing book, she finds a picture of a patient with a tube hanging...
Nursing How To’s: Basic Venipuncture
Gina has always been amazed at how some nurses expertly hit a vein and/or draw blood. For her, it looks really cool that most of them get it done at...
Nursing How To’s: Central Line Catheter Dressing Change
A central venous catheter is a tube that goes into a vein in the patient’s chest. It helps carry nutrients and medicine into the body as well as is used...
Nursing How To’s: Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning
Lydia was reading the patient’s chart, taking down notes needed for case discussion. She browses the physician’s order sheer to check if there are new orders when she comes about...
Nursing How To’s: Performing an Electrocardiogram
Karen, along with her classmates, watches as the staff nurse places electrodes of different colors expertly on the patient’s chest. It has always amazed her how nurses do it easily,...
CPR: Step by Step
It’s just another ordinary day. You do not have anything else to do, so you decided to go strolling at the park. While you’re enjoying the good weather and the...
Hair Care and Combing
As nurses, we care for and assist patients on their way to recovery. Such include assisting them in basic tasks that they are unable to perform such as hair care....
Providing Evening Care To Patients
Justine, in her determination to score good grades this semester, is studying in advance for her nursing lessons next week. She is scanning through her book when she comes upon...
Nursing Management of Patients in Traction
Lea is up all night studying in advance for Monday’s lecture. Tonight, she is reading all about traction. While staring at pictures of patients in traction, she just couldn’t help...
