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Basic Infection Control | |
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Performing hand hygiene | |
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Using personal protective equipmen? | |
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Bathing | |
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Performing a complete or partial bed bath | |
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Assisting with a tub bath or showe? | |
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Performing back massage | |
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Performing perineal care for the female patient | |
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Performing perineal care for the male patient Bedmaking | |
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Making the unoccupied bed | |
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Making the occupied be? | |
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Safe Patient Handling | |
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Assisting with moving and positioning a patient in bed | |
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Transferring from bed to wheelchair using a transfer belt | |
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Transferring from bed to a stretcher | |
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Performing passive range-of-motion exercises | |
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Applying elastic stockings | |
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Assisting with ambulation using a gait belt | |
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Using a sequential compression devic? | |
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Using a hydraulic lift | |
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Assisting with Elimination Assisting with a urinal | |
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Assisting with a bedpan | |
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Applying a condom cathete? | |
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Administering a cleansing enema | |
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Providing catheter care Nutrition & Fluids | |
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Assisting with meals | |
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Taking aspiration precautions | |
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Measuring intake and output | |
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Personal Hygiene & Grooming | |
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Performing oral hygiene for an unconscious patient | |
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Cleaning dentures | |
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Performing hair care and shampooing in bed | |
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Shaving a male patient | |
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Performing nail and foot care | |
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Assisting with gown change | |
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Vital Signs | |
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Measuring height and weight | |
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Assessing radial puls? | |
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Assessing apical pulse | |
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Assessing apical-radial pulse | |
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Assessing respiration | |
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Assessing pain | |
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Taking a temperature with electronic thermometers | |
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Taking a temperature with tympanic thermometers | |
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Obtaining blood pressure by the one-step method | |
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Obtaining blood pressure by the two-step method | |
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Measuring oxygen saturation with pulse oximetry | |
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Restraints and Alternatives | |
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Using restraint alternatives | |
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Applying restraints | |
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Pressure Ulcers and Wound Care | |
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Assessing wounds | |
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Irrigating wounds | |
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Changing dressings | |
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Managing wound drainage systems | |
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Caring for pressure ulcer? | |
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Enteral Nutrition | |
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Inserting a nasogastric feeding tube Providing enteral feedings | |
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Irrigating a feeding tube | |
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Removing a feeding tube | |
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Infection Control | |
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Establishing & maintaining sterile fiel? | |
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Adding items to a sterile field | |
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Pouring a sterile solution | |
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Using a pre-packaged sterile ki? | |
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Performing sterile gloving | |
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Ostomy Care | |
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Pouching a colostomy | |
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Pouching a ureterostomy | |
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Respiratory Care and Suctioning | |
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Ensuring oxygen safety | |
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Setting oxygen flow rates | |
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Applying a nasal cannula or a face mask | |
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Maintaining an airway | |
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Providing tracheostomy care | |
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Performing oropharyngeal suctioning | |
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Performing nasotracheal suctioning | |
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Suctioning an artificial airway | |
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Postoperative Nursing Care | |
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Providing postoperative care Managing pain | |
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Managing a nasogastric tube | |
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Preoperative Nursing Care | |
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Performing a preoperative assessment | |
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Promoting family support and participation | |
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Teaching postoperative exercises and pain managemen? | |
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Preparing a patient for surgery | |
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Specimen Collection | |
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Collecting a midstream urine specimen | |
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Performing fecal occult blood testing | |
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Performing gastric occult blood and pH testin? | |
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Collecting a sputum specime? | |
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Collecting a specimen for wound culture | |
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Performing blood glucose testing | |
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Screening urine for chemical properties | |
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Urinary Catheter Management | |
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Inserting an indwelling urinary | |