Synopses & Reviews
Prentice Hall's Real Nursing Skills series offers users the complete foundation for competency in performing clinical nursing skills. This is the only skills series designed to help users visualize how to perform clinical nursing skills and understanding the concepts and rationales for each skill. This series is also endorsed by INACSL - The Board of the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulations and Learning has been involved in focus groups and reviewing the videos of these skills throughout the development of this series. The volumes in this series consist of interactive CD-ROMs with comprehensive procedures and rationales demonstrated in hundreds of realistic video clips, animations, illustrations, and photographs. For each skill, users will review: Purpose * Equipment * Preparation * Procedure * Post-Procedure * Expected Outcomes * Documentation * and Variation (if applicable). Throughout the videos, users will experience the real-life aspects of: therapeutic communication between the nurse and the client, the client's reaction to invasive skills, and cultural, gender, and age diversity among nurses and clients. Nursing Students and Nursing Professionals.
Table of Contents
CD 1
General Survey, Techniques, and Vital Signs
General Survey
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for the general survey.
- Technique Video presents assessment of physical appearance, physical mobility and mental status and behavior
- Expected and Unexpected Findings describes findings important to client assessment
- Considerations present approaches and findings for individuals of various cultures, ages, and conditions
- Printable Documentation Form for the General Survey
- Assessment Techniques
- The four techniques: inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation are discussed in detail.
- Techniques Video demonstrates each of these techniques and discusses their individual importance.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings sections provide more descriptions of findings and their significance.
- Considerations present variations across the lifespan as well as the variations in the techniques to consider when assessing each of the various body systems or regions.
- A detailed Fact Sheet provides additional vital information about each of the assessment techniques.
- Height and Weight Measurements
- Interview presents relevant interview questions related to height and weight assessment.
- Technique Video demonstrating accurate height and weight assessment methods.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings provide parameters for evaluating the assessment findings.
- Considerations present variations in approach and findings for children, pregnant women and older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for the Height and Weight measurements.
- Pain Assessment
- Detailed pain assessment questions and interview is presented in the Techniques Video.
- Considerations for pain assessment in children are presented along with the OUCHER pain assessment tool.
- Considerations present variations in approach and findings for pain assessment in the older adult.
- Pain assessment Fact Sheet provides examples of various techniques and documentation forms for pain assessment.
- Nutrition
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for nutrition assessment.
- Nutrition assessment interview and Techniques Video demonstrates the importance of a thorough nutrition assessment.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings for nutrition assessment are detailed.
- The skill includes Considerations for individuals with a wide variety of nutrition preferences.
- Considerations for approach and findings related to infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, and older adults.
- Consideration Videos
- Printable Documentation Form for Nutrition assessment
- Vital Signs
- Full vital sign assessment with expected and unexpected findings
- Technique Videos .
- Oral, rectal, axillary, and tympanic temperature assessment
- Radial and apical pulse
- Blood pressure
- Respirations evaluation
- Considerations for the approach and findings for pregnant women and older adults.
- Consideration Videos
- Orthostatic blood pressure
- Thigh cuff blood pressure ,
- Printable Documentation Form for Vital Signs
Pediatric Vital Signs and Weight
- Pediatric Vital Signs and Weight
- Five Technique Videos demonstrate vital sign assessment and weight and height measurements in both an infant and school age child.
- The Pediatric Measurements Fact Sheet provides many specifics to consider when assessing a child.
- Printable Documentation Form for pediatric Vital Sign assessment and Height and Weight measurements
CD 2
Skin, Head, Neck, Eyes, Ears, Mouth, Throat
- Skin
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for integumentary assessment.
- Techniques Video of subjective and objective skin assessment.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings of the skin including photos of skin lesions.
- Approach and findings Considerations for individuals of different races, children, pregnant women and older adults.
- Considerations Video
- Printable Documentation Form for Hair, Skin and Nails.
- Hair
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for assessment of the hair.
- Techniques Video hair assessment.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings of the hair.
- Approach and findings Considerations for children, pregnant women and older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for Hair, Skin, and Nails.
- Nails
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for assessment of the nails.
- Techniques Video assessment of the nails.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings of the nails.
- Approach and findings Considerations for children and older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for Hair, Skin, and Nails.
- Head, Neck and Regional Lymphatics
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for assessment of the head, neck, and regional lymphatics.
- Technique Videos
- Head and Temporal Arteries
- Thyroid
- Regional Lymphatics
- Expected and Unexpected Findings for examination.
- Approach and findings Considerations for children, pregnant women, and older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for Head, Neck, and Lymphatics.
- Eyes and Vision
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for assessment of the eyes and vision.
- Techniques Video for vision and eye examination.
- Expected Findings provide details of examination findings.
- Unexpected Findings are detailed in narrated text and a series of images.
- Considerations details approach and expected findings for examining children and older adults.
- Considerations Video instructing child Snellen E Chart.
- Printable Documentation Form for Eyes and Vision.
- Ears and Hearing
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for assessment of the ears and hearing.
- Techniques Video for hearing and ear examination.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings for ear and hearing examination.
- Considerations details approach and expected findings for examining children and older adults
- Consideration Videos shows detailed examination of auditory and Otoscopic examination in children.
- Printable Documentation Form for Ear and Auditory System.
- Nose, Mouth and Throat
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for assessment of the mouth, throat, and thyroid.
- Technique Videos
- Expected and Unexpected Findings for mouth, throat, and thyroid examination
- Consideration details approach and expected findings for examining children and older adults
- Printable Documentation Form for Nose, Mouth, and Throat
CD 3
Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Peripheral Vascular, Breasts
- Lungs and Respiratory
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for assessment of the lungs and respiratory system.
- Techniques Video of lungs and respiratory system.
- Expected Findings including audiovisual animations of breath sounds
- Bronchial breath sounds
- Vesicular breath sounds
- Unexpected Findings of audiovisual animations of adventitious breath sounds
- Fine crackles
- Coarse crackles
- Wheeze
- Rhonchi
- Pleural Friction Rub
- Stridor
- Consideration details approach and findings for examining children, pregnant women, women, and older adults
- Printable Documentation Form for Lungs and Respiratory System
- Heart and Cardiovascular
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for assessment of the heart and cardiovascular system.
- Techniques Video of heart and cardiovascular system
- Expected Findings including audiovisual animations of heart sounds
- Basic Heart Sounds
- S1 and S 2
- S3 and S 4
- Unexpected Findings including audiovisual animations of various heart murmurs
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Aortic Stenosis
- Pulmonic Stenosis
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Pulmonic Regurgitation
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Tricuspid Regurgitation
- Ventral Septal Defect
- Mitral Stenosis
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Consideration details approach and findings for examining children, pregnant women, and older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for Heart and Cardiovascular System
- Peripheral Vascular
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for assessment of the peripheral vascular system.
- Techniques Video for peripheral vascular assessment
- Expected Findings provide details of examination findings.
- Unexpected Findings are detailed in narrated text and a series of images.
- Considerations detailed approach and expected findings for examining children, pregnant women, and older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for the Peripheral Vascular System.
- Breasts and Regional Lymphatics
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for assessment of the breasts and regional lymphatics.
- Techniques Video for examination of the breasts and regional lymph nodes.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings provide details that may require further evaluation.
- Considerations detail approach and expected findings for examining children, pregnant women, and older adults.
- Consideration Videos
- Self Breast Examination.
- Male Breast Examination
- Printable Documentation Form for Breast and Regional Lymphatics.
CD 4
Abdomen, Musculoskeletal, Neurological
- Abdomen and Gastrointestinal
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for assessment of the abdomen and gastrointestinal system.
- Techniques Video for examination of the abdomen and gastrointestinal system.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings provide details that may require further evaluation.
- Considerations detail of special tests used in abdominal assessment
- Palpate for rebound tenderness
- Percuss for ascites
- Test for Psoas sign
- Test for Murphy’s sign
- Considerations detail of approach and expected findings for examining children, pregnant women, and older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for the Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System.
- Musculoskeletal
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for assessment of the musculoskeletal system.
- Technique Videos for examination of range of motion and the musculoskeletal system.
- Musculoskeletal Examination
- Upper body
- Lower body
- Back and Spine
- Expected Findings audiovisual and text describing anticipated findings
- Muscle Contraction animation
- Unexpected Findings provide details that may require further evaluation.
- Considerations detail approach and expected findings for examining children, pregnant women, and older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for the Musculoskeletal System.
- Neurological
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for assessment of the neurological system.
- Technique Videos for examination of the neurological system.
- Cognitive and cranial nerves
- Motor
- Sensory
- Reflexes
- Expected and Unexpected Findings provide the details for interpreting the assessment findings
- Considerations detail approach and expected findings for examining children, pregnant women, and older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for the Neurological Assessment
- A detailed Fact Sheet provides additional vital information cranial nerves and assessing the neurological system.
CD 5
Genitalia, Rectal, Head to Toe Examination
- Female Genitalia
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for assessment of the female genitalia.
- Technique Videos for pelvic examination and specimen collection. Expected and Unexpected Findings provide the details for interpreting the assessment findings
- Considerations detail approach and expected findings for examining children, adolescent females, pregnant women, and older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for the Female Genitalia examination.
- A detailed Fact Sheet provides specific information to assess for Sexual Abuse.
- Male Genitalia
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for assessment of the male genitalia.
- Techniques Video for examination of the male genitalia.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings provide details that may require further evaluation.
- Considerations detail approach and expected findings for examining children, adolescent males, and older adults.
- Consideration Videos
- Male self genitalia examination
- Printable Documentation Form for Male Genitalia.
- Anus, Rectum and Prostate
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for assessment of the anus, rectum, and prostate.
- Techniques Video for examination of the anus, rectum, and prostate.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings provide details that may require further evaluation.
- Considerations detail approach, appropriateness of examination, and expected findings for examining children, and older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for Anus, Rectum, and Prostate.
- Head-to-Toe Integrated Examination
- Equipment and Preparation summarizes all equipment needed for the complete examination.
- Technique Videos present the complete physical examination.
- General Survey
- Head and Neck
- Posterior examination, client seated
- Anterior examination, client seated
- Spine
- Neurological examination
- Printable Documentation Form for the Head-to-Toe examination.