Fundamentals of Nursing
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Fundamentals - Practice & Skills, part 9: Immobility and Deep Vein Thrombosis
The physical and functional effects of immobility, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and nursing care to combat the effects of immobility.
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Fundamentals - Practice & Skills, part 8: Grief and Comfort Care
The stages of grief, types of grief, and the difference between palliative and hospice care.
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Fundamentals - Practice & Skills, part 7: Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and General Adaptation Syndrome
Sleep basics, sleep disorders, and general adaptation syndrome (GAS).
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Fundamentals - Practice & Skills, part 6: Pain - Types, Etiology, and Treatments
Types of pain, pain etiology and location, pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management, and patient-controlled analgesia.
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Fundamentals - Practice & Skills, part 5: Bed Baths, Bed Making, Oral/Denture Care, and Seizure Precautions
How to give a bed bath, make a bed, provide oral care and denture care, and what it means when your patient is on seizure precautions.
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Fundamentals - Practice & Skills, part 4: Sterile Field - Indications, Best Practices, and Preparation
Everything you need to know about sterile fields, including the indications, sterility best practices, and how to set up a sterile field.
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Fundamentals - Practice & Skills, part 3: Donning/Doffing PPE and Transmission Precautions
How to "don" and "doff" (put on and take off) personal protective equipment (PPE), along with the different types of isolation and transmission precautions (such as standard/universal, contact, droplet, airborne, and protective).
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Fundamentals - Practice & Skills, part 2: Hospital-Acquired Infections and Hand Hygiene
Types of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), how to prevent them, and how to perform thorough and proper hand hygiene.
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Fundamentals - Practice & Skills, part 1: Nursing Process, Interdisciplinary Team, SBAR Report, and Continuity of Care
The nursing process (ADPIE), members of the interdisciplinary team, SBAR communication and report, and how to provide for continuity of care upon admission, transfer, and discharge.
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Fundamentals - Principles, part 14: Sharps Injuries, Body Mechanics, and Brachytherapy
Inpatient safety regarding sharps injuries, proper body mechanics, and the care of patients receiving internal radiation (brachytherapy).
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Fundamentals - Principles, part 13: Disaster Response - Fires, Equipment Malfunctions, Chemical Exposure, Tornadoes, and Bomb Threats
Inpatient safety, including fire safety, equipment malfunction, chemical exposure, tornado safety, and bomb threats.
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Fundamentals - Principles, part 12: Types of Immunity and Illnesses
Types of immunity (active natural, active artificial, passive natural, and passive artificial), types of illnesses (acute and chronic) along with types of risk factors (modifiable and non-modifiable).
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Fundamentals - Principles, part 11: The Chain and Stages of Infection
The chain of infection (infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, and susceptible host) and the stages of infection (incubation, prodromal, illness, and convalescence).
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Fundamentals - Principles, part 10: Patient Positions
The different types of patient positions, including supine, prone, semi-Fowler’s, Fowler’s, high-Fowler’s, lateral, Sims’, Trendelenburg, reverse Trendelenburg, and lithotomy.
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Fundamentals - Principles, part 9: Cultural Considerations, Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Cultural considerations, culturally competent care, religious practices impacting patient care, and different types of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and their possible contraindications.
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Fundamentals - Principles, part 8: Patient Education and Nursing Documentation
Patient education (including health literacy, domains of learning, and instructional and evaluation methods) and nursing documentation types and best practices.
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Fundamentals - Principles, part 7: Nursing Communication
The communication process, communication levels, forms of nonverbal communication, and therapeutic vs. non-therapeutic communication are important topics in Fundamentals of Nursing. Better communication leads to better care and better health outcomes. This article covers the key facts on nursing communication, including topics you are likely to be tested on and use every day in your nursing practice!
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Fundamentals - Principles, part 6: Health Belief and Transtheoretical Models
Why are some patients eager, and some reluctant, to take action to improve their health? How do you know when a patient is ready to make a change? In this video and article we explain the Health Belief Model and the Transtheoretical Model, which will help you better understand your patients, improve communication, and help promote better health outcomes.
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Fundamentals - Principles, part 5: Theoretical Foundations - Kohlberg, Maslow, Erikson, and Piaget
Theoretical foundations of nursing, including Kohlberg, Maslow, Erikson, and Piaget.
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Fundamentals - Principles, part 4: Intentional vs. Unintentional Torts and Mandatory Reporting
Types of intentional and unintentional torts, and the important points to know about being a mandated reporter.
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Fundamentals - Principles, part 3: Advance Directives and HIPAA
Types of advance directives and the provisions and best practices of HIPAA.
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Fundamentals - Principles, part 2: Informed Consent and the Right to Refuse
The concepts of informed consent and a patient's right to refuse treatment. The Fundamentals of Nursing video tutorial series is intended to help RN and PN students study for nursing school exams, including the ATI, HESI, and NCLEX.
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Fundamentals - Principles, part 1: Nursing Profession and Ethics
The profession of nursing and nursing ethical principles. Meris shares a heart-stopping moment from her first day of clinical.
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