[VickyRN]

General Guidelines for Drug Safety/Administration

This video segment reviews the basic principles of drug safety and medication administration, focusing on the five rights.
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Dosage Calculation Principles

This video segment provides a brief, animated review of each of the major dosage calculation methods including by formula, ratio & proportion and dimensional analysis.
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General Principles of IV Therapy

This video segment provides a short overview of IV Therapy, including basic principles and safety.
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General Principles of Oxygenation

This video segment reviews the safety and practice guidelines associated with oxygen administration.
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[VickyRN]

Instructional materials/ video on Wound Vac Therapy from KCI:
http://www.kci1.com/82.asp

Wound Vac Video
Wound Vac Terminology
Pressure Ulcer Staging Continuing Education

V.A.C. Therapy Support Literature:
Clinical Guidelines
V.A.C.® Therapy Clinical Guidelines

V.A.C.® Therapy Forms and Brochures
V.A.C.® Therapy Discharge Form
V.A.C.® Therapy Monthly Wound Progress Form
V.A.C.® Therapy: Patient and Family Handbook
V.A.C.® Therapy Unit Brochures
V.A.C.® ATS® System Brochure
V.A.C.® Freedom® System Brochure
V.A.C.® Instill® System Brochure
V.A.C.® Dressing Brochures
V.A.C.® Advanced Dressings Brochure
V.A.C.® GranuFoam® Silver™ Dressing Brochure
V.A.C.® Heel Dressing Brochure
V.A.C.® Abdominal Dressing Brochure

Find out more about how V.A.C.® Therapy helps specific wound types: Acute Surgical Wounds
Pressure Ulcers
Ortho Trauma Wounds
Diabetic Wounds
Skin Grafts
Open Abdominal Wounds
Partial Thickness Burns

Web Based Learning Modules

• Accredited Education - Wound Care
• Accredited Education - Bariatrics
• Accredited Education -Critical Care

KCI is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

[Daytonite]

Most current document from the CDC on hospital isolation guidelines

• http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_isolation.html - Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals

Excerpts from above document of specific types of isolation guidelines explaining what they are and how to carry them out:

• http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_isolation_standard.html - Standard Precautions (from CDC)
• http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_isolation_contact.html - Contact Precautions (from CDC)
• http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_isolation_droplet.html - Droplet Precautions (from CDC)
• http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_isolation_airborne.html - Airborne Precautions (from CDC)

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/a_z.html - list of infection control topics and diseases, relevant to healthcare settings, that CDC currently addresses on its website. You will find links to information about specific bacteria such as C.Diff, MRSA, VRE, and to subjects such asSARS, UTIs, surgical wound infections and catheter related infections.

[*Blessed2BaNRS*]

Wow, this needs to be titled the "Daytonite and VickyRN site!!!" What a wealth of information that you two have posted. I know that I speak for everyone when I say
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You ladies are the best!! What started out as a question about IV help sites has turned into a complete library of helps and aids.

[sun2b]

Thank you so much for the great info!!!This has helped me so much.

[Daytonite]

• Video: How to measure blood pressure using a sphygmomanometer http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2088360524415226106&ei=KlzKSNvUL4a 6rgK0r5DYAg&vt=lf&hl=en
• Video: how to take your own BP using a digital cuff http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-take-your-own-blood-pressure
• http://www.mccfl.edu/pages/2472.asp - step-by-step procedure
• http://www.ktl.fi/publications/ehrm/product2/part_iii3.htm - Blood Pressure Measurement where peak inflation level is determined first by palpating a radial pulse, inflating cuff and then determining the point at which the pulse is obliterated.
• The Virtual Blood Pressure Cuff: http://medicine.osu.edu/exam/ - from Ohio State University College of Medicine, an Interactive Guide to Physical Examination for 8 body systems that includes sounds. Has an interactive blood pressure cuff. Scroll down the page and click on the "Take a blood pressure" link near the bottom of the page. You will be able to hear and watch a blood pressure manometer and tell the program what the final blood pressure is. It re-cycles to give you lots of practice!
• http://homepage.smc.edu/wissmann_paul/anatomy1/1bloodpressure.html - how to take a blood pressure
• http://www.uams.edu/csc/programs/orientation/bloodPressure.htm - How to Take a Blood Pressure

[SarasotaRN2b]

Originally Posted by Daytonite

• http://www.mccfl.edu/pages/2472.asp - step-by-step procedure

Hey Daytonite,

I had to laugh when I saw this thread. This is my school! They are very good with giving step by steps for the different skills we need to go through.

Kris

[Daytonite]

• http://nursing411.org/Courses.html - Basic Nursing (Nursing Fundamentals I, Nursing Fundamentals II, Nursing Care of the Surgical Patient, Obstetrics and Newborn Care I, Obstetrics and Newborn Care II, Introduction to Practical Nursing, Nursing Care Related to the Musculoskeletal System, Nursing Care Related to the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems, Nursing Care Related to the Gastrointestinal and Urinary Systems, Nursing Care Related to the Sensory and Neurological Systems), Nursing Procedures, Surgical Nursing, Pharmacology, Laboratory, Environmental Issues, Injuries and Illness, Basic Anatomy/Physiology/Pathology and Nuclear, Biologic and Chemical Issues - HAS VIDEOS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT
• http://free-ed.net/sweethaven/MedTech/NurseFund/ - Fundamentals of Nursing
• http://ged.free-ed.net/sweethaven/MedTech/ObsNewborn/default.asp - Obstetric and Newborn Care
• http://free-ed.net/free-ed/HealthCare/default.asp - Healthcare Supersite - Practical Nursing, Dental Technology, Pharmacology, Lab Technology
• http://www.lbfdtraining.com/emt.html - Long Beach Fire Department EMT Training
• http://prenhall.com/ramont/ - Pearson/Prentice Hall Fundamentals of Nursing texts for LPN/LVN online student companion portals

[Daytonite]

End of Life Care http://www.cme.utoronto.ca/endoflife/Modules.htm
End of Life care subjects http://www.eperc.mcw.edu/ff_index.htm

[Daytonite]

Basic EKGs and Dysrhythmias:

• http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/vlabs/cardiology/content/dtg/ecg/ecg.html - Electrocardiography (ECG)
• http://lanoswww.epfl.ch/personal/schimmin/uni/ecglex/ekg.htm - Elementary ECG (aka EKG)http://rnbob.tripod.com/#Section_3_Cardiology_in_Critical_Care
• http://www.rnceus.com/course_frame.asp?exam_id=16&directory=ekg - EKG Strip Identification and Evaluation; click on subjects at the left side of the page to advance through the course
• http://breeze.mc.maricopa.edu/p65735599/ - Cardiac Dysrhythmias: An Online Presentation (sound and animation)
• http://www.medi-smart.com/cc-cardiac.htm - Cardiac Monitoring Quick Reference Card
• http://www.madsci.com/manu/indexekg.htm - MicroEKG Manual
• http://www.12leadecg.com/intro/ - Introduction to 12-Lead ECG, The Art of Interpretation online companion website
• http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/kw/ecg/index.html
• http://learn.sdstate.edu/nursing/ECG.htm - Cardiac Arrhythmias. A 66-page slide show presentation
• http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio202/cyberheart/cardio.htm - Cyberheart tutorials
• http://www.txai.org/edu/education.htm
• http://classes.kumc.edu/son/nurs420/unit5/unit5.html - Alterations in Myocardial Tissue Perfusion: Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure
  • http://classes.kumc.edu/son/nurs420/...changesMI.html - EKG Changes with Myocardial Infarctions
  • http://classes.kumc.edu/son/nurs420/...mia/sld002.htm - EKG changes with Hyperkalemia

Hemodynamic Monitoring:

• Video:http://www6.medical.philips.com/cmsmedia/hemo_1/ - Reading and Interpreting CVP and PA Waveforms (35 minutes)
• For Your Information: http://www.biosbcc.net/doohan/sample/htm/COandMAPhtm.htm - Cardiac Output and Blood Pressure
• http://www.pacep.org/ - PACEP; Pulmonary Artery Catheter Tutorial
• http://www.4um.com/tutorial/icm/haemod.htm - Haemodynamics and Shock – a tutorial on the function of the cardiovascular system
• http://classes.kumc.edu/son/nurs420/unit4/unit4.html - Advanced Cardiac Assessment: Electrocardiographic and Hemodynamic Monitoring in the Complex Acute Client
  • http://classes.kumc.edu/son/nurs420/unit4/hemomon.html - Hemodynamic Monitoring
• http://classes.kumc.edu/son/nurs420/unit5/unit5.html - Alterations in Myocardial Tissue Perfusion: Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure
  • http://classes.kumc.edu/son/nurs420/...erventions.htm - Therapeutic Interventions for Hemodynamic Values
• http://www.mededcon.com/cardt_c.htm - Cardiac Output - Ever wonder what those numbers really mean???
• http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/anesthesiology-elective/cardiac/intro.cfm - Invasive Cardiac Monitoring: Central Venous Catheters and Pulmonary Artery Catheters - What Every Medical Student Should Know!
• https://nursing.advanceweb.com/CE/TestCenter/Content.aspx?CourseID=362&CreditID=1&CC=48817&sid= 1390 - Hemodynamic Monitoring: Techniques & Troubleshooting
• http://www.hku.hk/anaesthe/LearNet/measure.htm - Measuring Central Venous Pressure – includes photos
• http://rnbob.tripod.com/hemod.htm - Hemodynamics in Critrical Care
• http://nursingpathways.kp.org/national/learning/homestudy/docs/Syllabus_AdvCrtCreSres_Hemodynamics_03-04-08.pdf - covers normal hemodynamic values, concepts of preload and afterload hemodynamic goals for critically ill patients, insertion sites for hemodynamic catheters, care and maintenance, interpretation of hemodynamic wave forms, proper catheter placement, tissue perfusion and oxygen delivery.
• http://www.aic.cuhk.edu.hk/web8/haem...ng%20intro.htm - CVS Monitoring
• http://www.rnceus.com/hemo/pacath.htm - components of the pulmonary artery catheter
• http://www.rcsed.ac.uk/eselect/CC18.htm

Intracranial Pressure Monitoring:

• http://www.umm.edu/imagepages/9480.htm
• http://classes.kumc.edu/son/nurs420/unit7/unit7.html - Decreased Intracranial Adaptive Capacity: Neurological events in the complex acute client
  • http://classes.kumc.edu/son/nurs420/unit7/monitor.htm - Intracranial Pressure Monitoring
• http://www.medtronic.com/neurosurger...059-1B_ICP.pdf - Intracranial Pressure Monitoring: A Guide for Family and Friends (36-page booklet)

Intra-aortic Balloon Pump:

• Video: http://arrowintl.com/products/videos/IAB-INS-CD/default.asp - Arrow Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheter Insertion and Removal Technique
• http://www.aic.cuhk.edu.hk/web8/IABP.htm
• http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php...ol2n2/iabp.xml - Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) Counterpulsation; History, Physiologic Effects of IABP Therapy, Control of the IABP, Insertion Techniques, Complications
• http://ccn.aacnjournals.org/cgi/content/full/25/5/40 - Nursing Care of Patients Receiving: Intra-aortic Balloon Counterpulsation
  
• http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Unders.....-a0133775697 - Understanding intraaortic balloon pumping
• http://texasheart.org/Research/Devices/iabp.cfm
• http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/...loon-pump.html
• http://www.lhsc.on.ca/critcare/icu/standards/iabp.html - NURSING STANDARD OF CARE FOR THE PATIENT ON THE INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP IN CCTC (London Health Sciences Centre)