Fundamentals of Nursing

Documentation and charting basics for nurses — accuracy, timeliness, objectivity, legal considerations, narrative charting, flow-sheet documentation, and errors to avoid for NCLEX.

SBAR communication for nurses — Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation framework with provider call examples, shift handoff, and rapid response communication for NCLEX.

Infection prevention basics for nurses — standard precautions, transmission-based precautions, hand hygiene, PPE principles, and nursing prevention strategies for NCLEX.

Pressure injury prevention guide for nurses — risk factors, Braden Scale, repositioning, skin assessment, nutrition considerations, and nursing prevention strategies for NCLEX.

Standard precautions for nurses — hand hygiene, PPE selection, respiratory hygiene, safe sharps handling, injection safety, and environmental cleaning applied to all patients in every care setting.

Transmission-based precautions for nurses — contact, droplet, and airborne precautions with PPE requirements, patient placement, transport rules, and combined precaution scenarios.

Healthcare-associated infections for nurses — CAUTI, CLABSI, VAP, and SSI prevention bundles, risk factors, nursing interventions, and bundle elements for NCLEX and clinical practice.

PPE fundamentals for nurses — gloves, gowns, masks, N95 respirators, eye protection, correct donning sequence, doffing sequence, and selection guidance for infection control.

Patient education for nurses — health literacy assessment, adult learning principles, teach-back method, discharge teaching using the DISCHARGE mnemonic, learning barriers, and documentation requirements.

Latent vs active TB, airborne precautions and the N95/negative-pressure room, RIPE drug therapy and its toxicities, directly observed therapy, and patient teaching.

The consistency ladder from NPO to regular plus the disease-specific diets — cardiac, renal, consistent-carbohydrate, low-residue, high-fiber, gluten-free — with the trap foods exams test.

Tube feeding done safely — continuous vs bolus, head-of-bed and aspiration prevention, flushes and residuals, medications through the tube, and the complications to catch.

Levin vs Salem sump, NEX measurement, insertion technique, X-ray-first placement verification, suction settings, and the hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis of gastric suction.

Bacterial vs viral STIs, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis stages, herpes, HPV, and trichomoniasis — partner treatment, reportable-disease requirements, and nonjudgmental teaching that prevents reinfection.

PPE requirements, room placement, and transport precautions by isolation type — nursing workflow chart for contact, droplet, and airborne precautions with entry/exit sequences.

SBAR template chart for nurses — component-by-component quick reference with information to include and real clinical examples for provider calls and shift handoffs.

Pressure injury staging comparison chart — Stage 1 through 4, Unstageable, and Deep Tissue Injury with skin findings, tissue involvement, and nursing considerations for NCLEX.

Hand hygiene checklist for nurses — WHO 5 moments checklist with compliance cues, method selection, and NCLEX-focused infection prevention application.

How infection spreads — contact, droplet, and airborne transmission mechanisms with particle sizes, travel distances, environmental survival, and the science behind each precaution type.

Documentation best practices chart for nurses — best practices, rationale, and common errors to avoid for accurate, legal, and effective nursing documentation for NCLEX.

PPE selection matrix for nurses — clinical situation cross-referenced with gloves, gown, surgical mask, N95, and eye protection requirements for standard and transmission-based precautions.

Infection prevention bundles chart for nurses — CAUTI, CLABSI, VAP, and SSI bundle elements, nursing priorities, and monitoring criteria organized for quick review.

Common organism precautions chart for nurses — MRSA, VRE, C. diff, TB, influenza, RSV, measles, and more: precaution type, PPE, hand hygiene method, room requirements, and key nursing notes.

Patient education methods comparison chart — verbal instruction, written materials, demonstration, return demonstration, teach-back, visual aids, video, and group education: best use, advantages, limitations, and documentation.

Latent TB infection vs active TB disease — symptoms, infectiousness, chest X-ray and sputum findings, test results, isolation needs, and treatment differences.

Every common hospital diet in two tables — the NPO-to-regular consistency ladder and the disease-specific diets — with what's allowed, who gets it, and the trap food on each tray.

Tube feeding vs TPN side by side — route, indications, access, infection risk, complications, monitoring, and the 'if the gut works, use it' rule.

Straight, indwelling Foley, three-way CBI, coudé, suprapubic, and external catheters compared by use, duration, and the nursing point that prevents CAUTI.

Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, HPV, and trichomoniasis compared by cause, hallmark findings, treatment, and the key nursing and teaching points for each.