Clinical Nursing Skills

Learn the most important nursing skills for your clinicals and the NCLEX. Be sure to follow along with our Clinical Nursing Skills Flashcards!

Clinical Skills - Vital Signs: Temperature, Pulse, Respirations & Blood Pressure

A demonstration on how to obtain vital signs including temperature (oral, axillary, temporal, tympanic and rectal), pulse (palpating and auscultating), respirations, and blood pressure.

Clinical Skills - Assessing Orthostatics

A demonstration on how to assess a patient's orthostatic blood pressure, with the assistance of a special guest.

Clinical Skills - IV Piggyback (Secondary)

A demonstration on how to set up an intravenous piggyback medication (secondary).

Clinical Skills - IV Push Medication

A demonstration on how to administer intravenous medication (usually called IV push) using a saline loc without an attached line and though a port with a continuous IV solution running.

Clinical Skills - Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections

A demonstration on how to administer an intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular injection.

Clinical Skills - Using Ampules and Multidose Vials

A demonstration on how to withdraw medication from a glass ampule and from a multidose vial.

Clinical Skills - Enteral Tube (G-Tube) Medication

A demonstration on how to administer medication through an enteral tube (e.g., NG, PEG, G-tube).

Clinical Skills - Mixing Insulin

A demonstration on how to mix two types of insulin in one syringe.

Clinical Skills - Blood Transfusion

Ellis and Cathy demonstrate how to administer blood to a patient.

Clinical Skills - Central Venous Catheter Dressing Change

A demonstration on how to perform a central venous catheter (CVC) dressing change. Please note, perform hand hygiene after removing the clean gloves before donning the sterile gloves.

Clinical Skills - Peripheral IV Insertion (Venipuncture)

A demonstration on how to insert a peripheral IV (venipuncture). Plus, info about IV catheters and insertion tips.

Clinical Skills - Occupied Bed Making

How to complete an occupied bed change. It would be appropriate to wear gloves during this skill to avoid contact with bodily fluids.

Clinical Skills - Applying Electrodes for a 12 lead EKG

How to apply electrodes for a 12 lead EKG.

Clinical Skills - Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning

How to clean a reusable inner cannula, care for a tracheostomy site, and suction a tracheostomy.

Clinical Skills - Emptying and Changing an Ostomy

How to empty and change an ostomy device and how to prevent pain and discomfort for the patient during this process.

Clinical Skills - Straight Catheter Insertion (Male)

How to insert a straight (or intermittent) urinary catheter on a patient with a penis.

Clinical Skills - Straight Catheter Insertion (Female)

How to insert a straight (or intermittent) urinary catheter on a patient with a vagina.

Clinical Skills - Enteral Tube Feeding

How to administer enteral tube feeding using a pump and via an open system (gravity). It would be appropriate to wear gloves to avoid direct contact with gastric secretions.

Clinical Skills - Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion (Female)

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How to insert and remove an indwelling urinary catheter on a patient with a vagina. After the demonstration, additional information on the balloon, its size, its purpose, and how to obtain a urine sample from a catheterized patient.

Clinical Skills - Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion (Male)

How to insert and remove an indwelling urinary catheter on a patient with a penis. After the demonstration, additional information on the balloon, its size, its purpose, and how to obtain a urine sample from a catheterized patient.

Clinical Skills - Enema Administration

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How to administer a bagged enema.

Clinical Skills - NG Tube Insertion and Removal

How to insert and then remove an NG tube. This includes drawing gastric residual and checking the pH. After the demonstration, additional tips about clamping the NG tube and using the blue pigtail.