Fundamentals & Safety study notes
50 lessons
- Care of the Older Adult: A Nursing Study Guide A high-yield study guide covering normal aging changes, atypical illness presentation, delirium vs dementia, geriatric syndromes,... RN
- Cultural Competence in Nursing: ASKED, LEARN, and Care of Diverse Patients A focused review of cultural competence concepts for nursing exams, including the Campinha-Bacote ASKED model, the LEARN assessmen... RN
- LGBTQ+ Inclusive Nursing Care: Terminology, Health Disparities, and Clinical Priorities A focused study guide on LGBTQ+ inclusive nursing care, covering key terminology, health disparities, inclusive communication, and... RN
- Personal Hygiene in Nursing Care: Bathing, Oral, Hair, Nail, and Perineal Care A concise nursing study guide on personal hygiene, covering bathing, oral care, hair care, nail care, and perineal care, with key... RN
- Self-Care Deficit: Nursing Assessment and Interventions for ADLs A focused study guide on self-care deficit nursing care, covering ADL assessment, types of deficits, interventions for each ADL, a... RN
- Sleep and Rest: Nursing Study Guide A concise nursing study guide on sleep and rest, covering sleep stages, normal requirements, common disorders, and key nursing int... RN
- Aspiration Precautions: Nursing Interventions, Risk Factors, and Dysphagia Management A focused study guide on aspiration precautions, including risk factors, signs, positioning, oral care, feeding modifications, and... RN
- Fall Prevention in Nursing Practice A concise study guide on fall prevention covering risk factors, assessment tools, universal and high-risk precautions, restraint c... RN
- Hand Hygiene: Methods, Moments, and Technique for Infection Prevention A concise nursing study guide covering hand hygiene methods, the key moments for performing it, proper technique, glove use, and c... RN
- Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs): Prevention and Nursing Priorities A focused review of the four most common healthcare-associated infections (CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI, VAP), the chain of infection, and t... RN
- Isolation Principles in Nursing Practice A clear, exam-focused review of isolation principles, covering room placement, patient transport, equipment use, linen and waste h... RN
- Medical vs Surgical Asepsis: Clean and Sterile Technique for Nurses A focused comparison of medical (clean) and surgical (sterile) asepsis, including when to use each technique, key principles, and... RN
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Types, Selection, and Donning/Doffing Sequence A focused review of PPE used in nursing practice, including indications by transmission-based precaution and the correct order for... RN
- Safe Patient Handling: Equipment, Techniques, and Body Mechanics A nursing study guide on safe patient handling, covering mechanical lifts, gait belts, pivot transfers, friction-reducing devices,... RN
- Standard Precautions: Core Infection Control for Every Patient A concise review of standard precautions in nursing practice, covering hand hygiene, PPE, safe injection practices, respiratory hy... RN
- Transmission-Based Precautions and Protective Environment A high-yield review of contact, droplet, and airborne precautions, including required PPE, room setup, and the infections most oft... RN
- Adult Preventive Care: Screenings, Immunizations, and Counseling A focused review of adult preventive care, including levels of prevention, age-based screening recommendations, cancer and cardiov... RN
- Blood Pressure Assessment and Management: A Nursing Fundamentals Guide A focused review of blood pressure measurement, classification, and management for nursing students, including Korotkoff sounds, o... RN
- Body Temperature: Assessment, Regulation, and Clinical Management A focused review of body temperature regulation, normal and abnormal ranges, measurement routes, fever patterns, and the nursing m... RN
- Health History and Therapeutic Interview Techniques A structured review of the nursing health history, interview phases, therapeutic communication, and OLDCARTS symptom analysis for... RN
- Health Literacy in Nursing Practice: Assessment, Plain Language, and Teach-Back A focused study guide on health literacy for nursing students, covering definitions, risk factors, signs of low literacy, the univ... RN
- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: Levels, Screening, and Nursing Roles A concise nursing study guide covering the three levels of prevention, common screening guidelines, modifiable and non-modifiable... RN
- Pain Assessment in Nursing: Tools, Types, and PQRST A focused review of pain assessment for nursing students, covering definitions, pain types, assessment tools, special populations,... RN
- Physical Assessment Techniques in Nursing: Inspection, Palpation, Percussion, and Auscultation A structured review of the four physical assessment techniques, their correct order, preparation steps, and common exam traps for... RN
- Pulse Oximetry: Interpretation, Accuracy, and Clinical Use A focused fundamentals review of pulse oximetry (SpO2), covering normal ranges, factors that affect accuracy, proper sensor placem... RN
- Respiratory Assessment: Inspection, Palpation, Percussion, Auscultation, and SpO2 A focused nursing review of respiratory assessment covering the five core techniques, normal and abnormal findings, breath sound i... RN
- Respiratory Rate Assessment: Normal Ranges, Patterns, and Clinical Significance A focused review of respiratory rate assessment for nursing students, covering normal and abnormal rates, breathing patterns, dept... RN
- Skin, Hair, and Nails Assessment A focused review of integumentary assessment for nursing students, covering inspection and palpation of the skin, common lesions,... RN
- Ambulation Assistance: Levels, Techniques, and Safety A structured nursing guide to safely assisting patient ambulation, covering levels of assistance, pre-ambulation assessment, gait... RN
- Assistive Devices for Mobility: Canes, Walkers, Crutches, and Gait Belts A nursing study guide on assistive devices used to support patient mobility, including selection, proper fitting, gait patterns, a... RN
- Coughing and Deep Breathing: Nursing Techniques and Patient Education A focused review of coughing and deep breathing exercises, including proper technique, splinting, indications, and nursing respons... RN
- Oropharyngeal Suctioning: Nursing Procedure, Pressures, and Safety A focused study guide on oropharyngeal suctioning, including indications, catheter types, technique, suction pressures, complicati... RN
- Post-operative Complications: Recognition, Prevention, and Nursing Priorities A structured nursing study guide to the most common post-operative complications, their timing, signs, and priority interventions,... RN
- Pre-operative Assessment and Patient Teaching for Nursing Exams A structured review of pre-operative nursing assessment, including ASA classification, informed consent, NPO guidelines, medicatio... RN
- Removing Indwelling Urinary Catheters: Nursing Procedure and Post-Removal Care A step-by-step nursing guide to safely removing indwelling urinary catheters, including preparation, procedure, post-removal asses... RN
- Repositioning and Turning Immobile Patients: Nursing Fundamentals A practical guide to safe repositioning and turning techniques for immobile patients, covering positions, safe technique, special... RN
- Safe Patient Transfer Techniques A fundamentals-of-nursing guide to safely transferring patients between surfaces, covering transfer methods by weight-bearing abil... RN
- Urinary Catheter Care and CAUTI Prevention A nursing study guide on daily indwelling urinary catheter care, closed drainage system maintenance, CAUTI prevention, and safe ca... RN
- Urine Specimen Collection: Methods, Technique, and Nursing Considerations A nursing exam-prep guide to collecting urine specimens, including clean-catch midstream, 24-hour, indwelling catheter, and pediat... RN
- Bladder and Bowel Training in Nursing Care A nursing study guide on bladder and bowel training techniques, including scheduled voiding, habit training, Kegel exercises, and... RN
- Enemas: Types, Administration, and Nursing Considerations A focused nursing study guide on enemas, covering types, safe administration technique, contraindications, complications, and high... RN
- Enteral Feeding Basics: Tubes, Formulas, and Safe Administration A focused review of enteral nutrition for nursing students, covering tube types, formulas, feeding methods, placement verification... RN
- Nutrition Assessment in Nursing Practice A concise study guide on how nurses assess nutritional status using dietary history, physical examination, anthropometric measurem... RN
- Therapeutic Diets: Indications, Restrictions, and Nursing Considerations A concise nursing review of the most commonly prescribed therapeutic diets, including clear liquid, full liquid, low-sodium, low-f... RN
- Dehydration vs Fluid Overload: Nursing Assessment and Management A side-by-side nursing review of fluid volume deficit and fluid volume excess, covering causes, assessment findings, diagnostics,... RN
- Electrolyte Imbalances: Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, and Magnesium A focused review of the four major electrolyte imbalances — sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium — including causes, symptoms... RN
- Fluid Balance: Compartments, Regulation, and Imbalances A comprehensive nursing review of fluid balance, including body fluid compartments, regulatory hormones, fluid volume deficit and... RN