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Fundamentals of Nursing Practice and Skills

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Learn essential nursing fundamentals through this comprehensive video tutorial series designed to help RN and PN nursing students prepare for ATI, HESI, and NCLEX exams. Master core nursing concepts including the nursing process, interdisciplinary teamwork, and SBAR reporting while developing critical skills in infection control, hand hygiene, and proper use of personal protective equipment. Explore patient care fundamentals such as bed baths, oral care, seizure precautions, and pain management techniques across various types and etiologies. Understand sleep disorders, grief stages, comfort care, and the effects of immobility including deep vein thrombosis prevention. Develop proficiency in mobility assistance using canes, walkers, and crutches while implementing fall prevention strategies and appropriate restraint use. Study wound care principles including pressure injury staging, wound healing processes, and diabetic foot care techniques. Gain expertise in fluid and electrolyte balance, intake/output monitoring, and acid-base imbalance recognition. Learn nutrition fundamentals covering macronutrients, micronutrients, BMI calculations, dysphagia management, and various diet types. Master urinary care including specimen collection, incontinence management, catheter insertion, and UTI prevention. Understand gastrointestinal care through constipation and diarrhea management, ostomy care, and proper administration of laxatives and enemas. Develop respiratory care skills including oxygen delivery devices, suctioning techniques, chest tube management, tracheostomy care, and home oxygen safety protocols. Complete your learning with perioperative nursing care principles essential for comprehensive patient management throughout the surgical process.

Syllabus

Nursing Process, Interdisciplinary Team, SBAR Report, Continuity of Care - Fundamentals | @LevelUpRN
Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs) and Hand Hygiene - Fundamentals of Nursing | @LevelUpRN
Donning/Doffing PPE and Isolation/Transmission Precautions - Fundamentals of Nursing | @LevelUpRN
Sterile Field: Indications, Best Practices, Preparation - Fundamentals of Nursing | @LevelUpRN
Bed Baths, Bed Making, Oral & Denture Care, Seizure Precautions - Fundamentals | @LevelUpRN
Pain: Types, Etiology, and Treatments - Fundamentals of Nursing - Practice & Skills | @LevelUpRN
Sleep Basics, Sleep Disorders, & General Adaptation Syndrome - Fundamentals of Nursing | @LevelUpRN
Stages and Types of Grief, Types of Comfort Care - Fundamentals of Nursing | @LevelUpRN
Effects of Immobility, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) - Fundamentals of Nursing | @LevelUpRN
Canes, Walkers, and Crutches - Fundamentals of Nursing - Practice & Skills | @LevelUpRN
Fall Prevention and Restraints - Fundamentals of Nursing - Practice & Skills | @LevelUpRN
Pressure Injuries (Risk Factors, Prevention, and Staging) - Fundamentals of Nursing | @LevelUpRN
Wound Healing - Fundamentals of Nursing - Principles & Skills | @LevelUpRN
Wound Care and Diabetic Foot Care - Fundamentals of Nursing - Practice & Skills | @LevelUpRN
Fluid Balance, Intake/Output, Fluid Volume Deficit and Excess - Fundamentals of Nursing | @LevelUpRN
Electrolytes and Electrolyte Imbalances - Fundamentals of Nursing | @LevelUpRN
Acid/Base Imbalances - Fundamentals of Nursing - Principles & Skills | @LevelUpRN
Macronutrients, Micronutrients, and BMI - Fundamentals of Nursing | @LevelUpRN
Dysphagia, Diet Types, Foodborne Illnesses, Blood Glucose Measurement - Fundamentals | @LevelUpRN
Nasogastric (NG) Tubes - Fundamentals of Nursing - Practice & Skills | @LevelUpRN
Practice & Skills: Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition - Fundamentals of Nursing | @LevelUpRN
Urinary Specimen Collection, Incontinence, and UTI's - Fundamentals of Nursing | @LevelUpRN
Bladder Scanner Use and Urinary Catheters - Fundamentals of Nursing @LevelUpRN
Constipation, Diarrhea, and Ostomies - Fundamentals of Nursing | @LevelUpRN
Laxatives, Enemas, and Fecal Occult Blood Testing - Fundamentals of Nursing | @LevelUpRN
Hypoxemia, Hypoxia & Techniques to Improve Oxygenation - Fundamentals of Nursing |@LevelUpRN
Oxygen Delivery Devices, Oxygenation Interventions & Suctioning - Fundamentals | @LevelUpRN
Chest Tubes, Artificial Airways, Tracheostomy Care & Home Oxygen Safety - Fundamentals | @LevelUpRN
Perioperative Nursing Care - Fundamentals of Nursing - Practice & Skills | @LevelUpRN
Fundamentals of Nursing Explainer: Why get Level Up RN Flashcards? | @LevelUpRN

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