Build clinical confidence with step-by-step nursing skills guides covering head-to-toe assessment, vital signs, SBAR handoff, documentation, care plans, and bedside communication.
Learn how to perform and document a focused neurological assessment, including level of consciousness, PERRLA, motor strength, pronator drift, the Glasgow Coma Scale, stroke warning signs, and signs of rising intracranial pressure.
Learn how to perform a focused nursing assessment by body system, including neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular, GI, GU, integumentary, musculoskeletal, pain, and post-intervention reassessments.
Learn how to perform a respiratory assessment, auscultate lung sounds, recognize respiratory distress red flags, and document findings clearly.
Learn how to use a nursing report sheet, organize your shift, take safer handoff, plan tasks by the hour, and give concise SBAR report.
Learn how to write clear nursing progress notes with SOAP, SOAPIE, DAR, PIE, and narrative examples, plus documentation rules for safe, professional charting.
Learn how to write SOAP notes for nursing clinicals and practice, including SOAP note examples, a template, charting tips, and common documentation mistakes to avoid.
Learn how to write DAR nursing notes using Data, Action, and Response. Includes templates, charting tips, examples, and common mistakes to avoid.
Learn how to write nursing diagnoses using NANDA-I labels, PES format, SMART goals, nursing interventions, and care plan examples for clinicals and NCLEX-style judgment.
Learn how to write a nursing care plan using ADPIE, nursing diagnoses, SMART goals, interventions, rationales, evaluation, and complete examples for common clinical scenarios.
Learn how to give a clear nursing handoff report using SBAR, with shift-report scripts, bedside handoff tips, specialty examples, safety checks, and a printable template.
Master the nursing head-to-toe assessment with a step-by-step checklist, normal and abnormal findings, red flags, SBAR escalation tips, OSCE workflow, and charting examples.
Learn how to communicate confidently with doctors and senior nurses using SBAR, CUS, closed-loop communication, read-backs, escalation language, and practical scripts.