A visual manual to providing nursing care.Evidence-based. Educational resources made by peers, for peers.Scroll down to view contents. Index Further reading Dutch Version Basic Clinical Assessment Skills Asking pain experience Performing a nursing assessment Scoring nausea Scoring consciousness using AVPU Scoring the New Early Warning Score (NEWS) Scoring consciousness using the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) Scoring delirium Using the WHO ladder Scoring frailty Using the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) Measuring Body Mass Index (BMI) Performing a basic anamnesis (sample) Advanced Clinical Assessment Skills Performing a stroke exam (BEFAST) Performing a neuro exam Examining the respiratory system Examining the cardiovascular system Examining the musculoskeletal system Performing an abdominal exam Examining the skin Examining the endocrine system Examining the digestive system Examining the genito-urinary system Examining the lymphatic system Scoring cancer Using the APGAR score Scoring through the ASA Performing a Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) Performing a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) General Nursing Skills Immobilizing a patient Transferring a patient providing wound care Managing oral intake Administering oxygen Caring for an airway Caring for an access port Caring for drainage tubes Caring for an ostomy Applying compression therapy Communicating with a patient Washing a patient Performing hygienic care Performing a briefing using ISBARR Performing a trauma briefing using MISTR Performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Caring for a deceased patient Administering Medicine Administering oral medications Administering aerosolized medications Administering oxygen Administering transdermal medications (TD) Administering intramuscular medications (IM) Administering intravenous medications (IV) Administering subcutaneous medications (SC) Administering total parenteral nutrition (TPN) Administering blood products Administering rectal medications Administering via a gastric tube Taking Basic Vital Signs Measuring oxygen saturation levels Measuring respiratory rate Measuring heart rate Taking blood glucose levels Measuring blood pressure Measuring temperature Taking Advanced Vital Signs Taking an Electrocardiogram (ECG) Measuring CO2 levels using capnography Taking an Electroencephalogram (EEG) Measuring Capillary Refill Time (CRT) Getting Access Starting a hypodermoclysis (SC) Starting an intravenous line (IV) Starting an intraosseus line (IO) Starting a gastric tube Starting a urinary catheter Airway Management Performing airway aspiration Clearing an airway placing an Oropharyngeal Airway (OPA) Manually improving an airway Placing a nasopharyngeal Airway (NPA) Using a nasal cannula Placing a Supraglotteal Airway (SGA) Using an oxygen mask Placing a Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) Using a Bag Valve Mask (BVM) Placing an Endotracheal Tube (ETT) Taking Laboratory Samples Taking a sputum sample Taking a blood sample Taking a nasal swab Taking a stool sample Taking a urine sample Assisting with cerebrospinal fluid collection (CSF) Taking an Arterial Blood Gas sample (ABG) Nursing Skills For Emergencies Understanding disaster planning Stopping bleeding REMOVING A FOREIGN BODY Performing triage according to START REDUCING A DISLOCATION Performing Advanced Life Support PERFORMING A TRAUMA EXAM Understanding the EMS system General Knowledge Understanding the healthcare system Understanding hospitals Understanding medications