Clinical Nursing Skills

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

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

Ellis Parker

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

Ellis Parker

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 - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Assessing Orthostatics

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - Assessing Orthostatics

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - IV Piggyback (Secondary) - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - IV Piggyback (Secondary)

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - IV Piggyback (Secondary)

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - IV Push Medication - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - IV Push Medication

Ellis Parker

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 - IV Push Medication

Ellis Parker

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 - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - Using Ampules and Multidose Vials - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Using Ampules and Multidose Vials

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - Using Ampules and Multidose Vials

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - Enteral Tube (G-Tube) Medication - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Enteral Tube (G-Tube) Medication

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - Enteral Tube (G-Tube) Medication

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - Mixing Insulin - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Mixing Insulin

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - Mixing Insulin

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - Blood Transfusion - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Blood Transfusion

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - Blood Transfusion

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - Central Venous Catheter Dressing Change - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Central Venous Catheter Dressing Change

Ellis Parker

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 - Central Venous Catheter Dressing Change

Ellis Parker

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) - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Peripheral IV Insertion (Venipuncture)

Ellis Parker

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

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Clinical Skills - Peripheral IV Insertion (Venipuncture)

Ellis Parker

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

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Clinical Skills - Occupied Bed Making - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Occupied Bed Making

Ellis Parker

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 - Occupied Bed Making

Ellis Parker

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 - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Applying Electrodes for a 12 lead EKG

Ellis Parker

How to apply electrodes for a 12 lead EKG.

Clinical Skills - Applying Electrodes for a 12 lead EKG

Ellis Parker

How to apply electrodes for a 12 lead EKG.

Clinical Skills - Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - Emptying and Changing an Ostomy - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Emptying and Changing an Ostomy

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - Emptying and Changing an Ostomy

Ellis Parker

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) - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Straight Catheter Insertion (Male)

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - Straight Catheter Insertion (Male)

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - Straight Catheter Insertion (Female) - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Straight Catheter Insertion (Female)

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - Straight Catheter Insertion (Female)

Ellis Parker

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

Clinical Skills - Enteral Tube Feeding - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Enteral Tube Feeding

Ellis Parker

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 - Enteral Tube Feeding

Ellis Parker

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) - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion (Female)

Ellis Parker

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...

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Clinical Skills - Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion (Female)

Ellis Parker

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...

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Clinical Skills - Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion (Male) - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion (Male)

Ellis Parker

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...

Clinical Skills - Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion (Male)

Ellis Parker

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...

Clinical Skills - Enema Administration - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Enema Administration

Ellis Parker

How to administer a bagged enema.

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Clinical Skills - Enema Administration

Ellis Parker

How to administer a bagged enema.

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Clinical Skills - NG Tube Insertion and Removal - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - NG Tube Insertion and Removal

Ellis Parker

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...

Clinical Skills - NG Tube Insertion and Removal

Ellis Parker

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...

Clinical Skills - Capillary Blood Glucose Sample - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Capillary Blood Glucose Sample

Ellis Parker

How to obtain a capillary blood glucose sample by using a glucometer.

Clinical Skills - Capillary Blood Glucose Sample

Ellis Parker

How to obtain a capillary blood glucose sample by using a glucometer.

Clinical Skills - Emptying a Closed Drain - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Emptying a Closed Drain

Ellis Parker

A demonstration on how to empty two types of closed drains. Plus, tips about how closed drains work and how to manage them for your patients.

Clinical Skills - Emptying a Closed Drain

Ellis Parker

A demonstration on how to empty two types of closed drains. Plus, tips about how closed drains work and how to manage them for your patients.

Clinical Skills - Sterile Wound Dressing Change - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Sterile Wound Dressing Change

Ellis Parker

How to perform a sterile wound dressing change.

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Clinical Skills - Sterile Wound Dressing Change

Ellis Parker

How to perform a sterile wound dressing change.

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Clinical Skills - Sterile Gloving - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Sterile Gloving

Ellis Parker

How to don (or put on) sterile gloves. After the initial demonstration, some additional tips on how to remain sterile while sterile gloving.

Clinical Skills - Sterile Gloving

Ellis Parker

How to don (or put on) sterile gloves. After the initial demonstration, some additional tips on how to remain sterile while sterile gloving.

Clinical Skills - Donning and Doffing PPE - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Donning and Doffing PPE

Ellis Parker

How to don and doff personal protective equipment (PPE). To don means to put on. To doff means to take off.

Clinical Skills - Donning and Doffing PPE

Ellis Parker

How to don and doff personal protective equipment (PPE). To don means to put on. To doff means to take off.

Clinical Skills - Hand Hygiene - LevelUpRN

Clinical Skills - Hand Hygiene

Ellis Parker

How to perform hand hygiene with soap and water.

Clinical Skills - Hand Hygiene

Ellis Parker

How to perform hand hygiene with soap and water.