Nursing Procedures
One of the most popular articles on this site is my version of performing a head to toe assessment which should become second nature to all nurses.
How to Perform a Head to Toe Assessment
- How to Take a Pulse
- How to Take a Temperature
- How to Take a Blood Pressure
- How to Count Respirations
- How to Assess Pain
- How to Start a Painless IV
- Rhyme to Remember Cranial Nerves
Look for these articles soon…
- A Checklist of Nursing Procedures (universal to all)
- Assessing Cranial Nerves
- Cranial Nerve Graphic
- (mnemonic)
- How to Administer Heparin or Lovenox
- How To Determine Needle Size
- How to Give an IM Injection
Ensuring and teaching medication safety is a huge nursing responsibility
- The Five Rights of Medication Safety
- Book Review: Writing for Nursing and Midwifery Students
