Basic Infection Control
Performing hand hygiene
Using Personal Protective Equipment
Bathing
Performing a complete and partial bed bath
Assisting with a tub bath or shower
Performing back massage
Performing perineal care for the female patient
Performing perineal care for the male patient
Bedmaking
Making the unoccupied bed
Making the occupied bed
NEW! Making the surgical bed
Safe Patient Handling
Assisting with moving a patient in bed
Assisting with positioning a patient in bed
Transferring from bed to wheelchair using a transfer belt
Transferring from bed to a stretcher
Performing passive range-of-motion exercises
Applying elastic stockings
Assisting with ambulation using a gait belt
Using a sequential compression device
Using a hydraulic lift
Assisting with Elimination
Assisting with a urinal
Assisting with a bedpan
Applying a condom catheter
Administering a cleansing enema
Providing catheter care
Nutrition & Fluids
Assisting with meals
Taking aspiration precautions
Measuring intake and output
Personal Hygiene & Grooming
Performing oral hygiene for an unconscious patient
Cleaning dentures
Performing hair care and shampooing in bed
Shaving a male patient
Performing nail and foot care
Assisting with gown change
Vital Signs
Taking a temperature
Assessing radial pulse
Assessing apical pulse
Assessing apical-radial pulse
Assessing respiration: rate, rhythm, and effort
Obtaining blood pressure by the one-step method
Obtaining blood pressure by the two-step method
Measuring oxygen saturation with pulse oximetry
Assessing pain
Measuring height and weight
Restraints and Alternatives
Using restraint alternatives
Applying restraints
Infection Control
Establishing & maintaining sterile field
Adding items to a sterile field
Pouring a sterile solution
Using a pre-packaged sterile kit
Performing sterile gloving
Enteral Nutrition
Inserting a nasogastric tube
Providing enteral feedings
Removing a feeding tube
Ostomy Care
Pouching a colostomy
Pouching a ureterostomy
Respiratory Care and Suctioning
Ensuring oxygen safety
Setting oxygen flow rates
Applying a nasal cannula or face mask
Maintaining an airway
Providing tracheostomy care
Performing oropharyngeal suctioning
Performing nasotracheal suctioning
Suctioning an artificial airway
Preoperative Nursing Care
Performing a preoperative assessment
Promoting family support and participation
Teaching postoperative exercises and pain management
Preparing a patient for surgery
Postoperative Nursing Care
Providing postoperative care
Managing pain
Managing a nasogastric tube
Specimen Collection
Collecting a midstream urine specimen
Performing fecal occult blood testing
Performing gastroccult and gastric pH testing
Collecting a sputum specimen
Collecting a specimen for wound culture
Performing blood glucose testing
Screening urine for chemical properties
Urinary Catheter Management
Inserting an indwelling urinary catheter in a female patient
Inserting an indwelling urinary catheter in a male patients
Irrigating a urinary catheter
Performing intermittent straight catheterization
Obtaining a sterile urine specimens
Removing indwelling urinary catheter
Caring for suprapubic catheter
Wound and Pressure Ulcer Care
Assessing wounds
Irrigating wounds
Changing a dressing
Using wound drainage systems
Caring for pressure ulcers
Safe Medication Administration
The Six Rights of Medication Administration
Administering oral medication
Documenting medication administration
Handling variations in medication administration
Preventing medication errors
Use of specialty medication administration systems
Nonparenteral Medications
Applying topical medications
Applying an estrogen patch or nitroglycerin paste
Administering eye medications
Administering eardrops
Use of metered-dose inhaler (MDI)
Use of dry powder inhaler (DPI)
Insertion of rectal suppository
Injections
Preparing injections from an ampule
Preparing injections from a vial
Preparing insulin
Drawing up more than one type of insulin
Administering an intradermal injections
Administering a subcutaneous injections
Administering an intramuscular injections
Administering Intravenous Fluid Therapy
Preparing an infusion site
Performing venipuncture and initiating infusion
Dressing infusion site
Troubleshooting intravenous infusions
Discontinuing intravenous therapy
Managing Intravenous Fluid Therapy
Regulating intravenous infusions
Using an infusion pumps
Changing intravenous tubing and fluids
Changing intravenous dressings
Intravenous Medications
Administering medication by intravenous piggyback
Administering medications by mini-infusion pump
Administering medications by intravenous bolus
