BSN Skills Mapping

NUR 250


Basic Hygiene

  • Bath, tepid sponge bath, Sitz bath
  • Shaving
  • Bed making, use of Chux
  • Skin care, nail care, foot care
  • Oral care: conscious & unconscious
  • Yankauer suction
  • Foley care
  • Back rubs

Mobility

  • Transfer Techniques
  • Turning and positioning
  • Abductor Pillow
  • Air mattress
  • Acrylon pad
  • Bed cradles
  • Hoyer Lift
  • Mobility aides: walker/cane/crutches

Food/Water

  • Feeding
  • Intake & Output
  • Weights: bed scale & standing

Standard Precautions

  • Handwashing
  • Sterile technique
  • Gowns & masks
  • Disposal of biohazard waste

Air

  • Oxygen: flowmeters, cannula, mask
  • C&DB, Incentive Spirometer
  • Pulse Ox
  • Sputum specimen collection
  • Anti-embolism hose
  • EPC cuffs/SCD’s

Vital signs TPR, AP, B/P, Pain, Pulse Oximeter

  • Catheterization: male & female
  • Bedpan/Urinal/Foley Bags/Urinometer
  • Urine and stool specimen collection
  • Hemoccult test

Wound Care

  • Assessment
  • Dressings
  • Drains

Health Care Products

NUR 260


Elimination

  • Enema: large & small volume
  • Bladder & bowel training*
  • Continuous Bladder Irrigation

Safety/Activity/Rest

  • Range of motion
  • Restraints

Medication Administration

  • Conversions/calculations
  • PO, IM, SQ, ID, injection sites
  • Insulin, heparin
  • Topical

Intravenous Therapy

  • Assessment
  • Site Care
  • Saline locks

Intravenous Therapy

  • Continuous flow
  • IV Push
  • IV Piggyback
  • Tubing changes

NUR 270 – Physical Assessment

  • History
  • Head to toe: adult & pediatric
  • Breast/testicular
  • Development*
  • Functional*
  • Spiritual*
  • Cultural*

NUR 310


Mental status examination

NUR 320


Intravenous Therapy

  • Venipuncture
  • IV catheter insertion
  • Central line care
  • PICC

Tubes

  • Assessment/Insertion
  • NG/Gastric – insertion, assessment, irrigation
  • Fecal Management System
  • Enteral feedings
  • Foley Irrigation

Stomas

  • Assessment
  • Equipment/products
  • Colostomy irrigation

Mobility

  • Traction care
  • Cast care

Peri-Op

NUR 340


Post-partum assessment

Newborn assessment

Magnesium Sulfate Bolus

NUR 350


Pediatric safety measures

Pediatric calculations

  • Conversion
  • Safe doses

Pediatric pain assessment

NUR 410


Intravenous Medication Drips

Airway

  • Insertion of oral airway
  • Suctioning: oral/nasal/tracheal
  • Tracheostomy: care & suctioning
  • Ventilators*
  • Chest tubes*

Cardiac monitoring

  • Normal & abnormal ECG
February 2nd, 2012

Federal Work Study Job Openings

We currently have Federal Work Study Job Openings in the Nursing Skills Lab and the Distance Education Department.  If you are interested in applying, please bring your resume to the financial aid office along with the attached job application.  You must have a FAFSA on file and demonstrate financial need in order to qualify.  If [...]