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...
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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....
Blood Pressure Chart
If you are not sure what your blood pressure should be or whether your pressure is a little lower or higher than it should be, take a look at this...
Hypoglycemia Symptoms
What a low blood sugar feels like? What are the signs and symptoms of low blood sugar? (see image) Image from thediabetescouncil.com
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...
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...
How to Become A Missionary Nurse
When Claire was young, she would often tell everyone that she wanted to become a nun. She liked going to church and sharing her faith and religious beliefs with others....
How to become a Developmental Disability Nurse
It’s only a month away from nursing school graduation and Astrid is excited to finally reap the fruits of her labor, she is very excited to finally become a nurse,...
