Professional Practice Skills

This program discusses ways to prevent medication errors.
Source: Elsevier, 2021

This program examines ways to handle medication variations.
Source: Elsevier, 2021

This program teaches how to safely handle hazardous medications.
Source: Elsevier, 2021

This program shows how to use an automated medication dispensing system.
Source: Elsevier, 2021

This program teaches how to document medication administration.
Source: Elsevier, 2021

This program demonstrates and describes the safe administration of medication by injection: subcutaneous, intradermal, intramuscular, and into an intravenous injection port (parenteral medication administration). It identifies the landmarks used for injections, shows the use of the "Z-track" injection technique, and discusses the mandatory use of safer needle devices to prevent needlestick injuries.
Source: Medcom-Trainex, 2017

This video shows how to administer intramuscular injections.
Source: Elsevier, 2021

This program shows how to administer intradermal injections.
Source: Elsevier, 2021

This video demonstrates how to administer subcutaneous injections.
Source: Elsevier, 2021

This video demonstrates how to prepare injections from an ampule.
Source: Elsevier, 2021

This video demonstrates how to prepare injections from a vial.
Source: Elsevier, 2021

This program shows how to administer intravenous medications by mini-infusion pump.
Source: Elsevier, 2021

This program shows how to administer intravenous medications by piggyback.
Source: Elsevier, 2021

This program shows how to administer medications by intravenous bolus.
Source: Elsevier, 2021

This video demonstrates and describes the various formula used when calculating medication dosages, looking at the ratio and proportion method, the formula method, and the dimensional analysis method.

This program demonstrates and describes the various formula used when calculating medication dosages for oral and parenteral delivery and discusses special considerations for pediatric patients. It teaches how to calculate dosages for solid and liquid medications and for injections based on volume. It also lists five key guidelines for administering to pediatric patients and demonstrates how to use the ratio and proportion method to calculate a pediatric dosage.

This program lays the foundation for nursing math skills with a review of the concepts of whole numbers and fractions, and the processes for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It teaches how to solve equations with fractions and decimels, discusses the numerical basis for the metric system, and lists the metric system's basic units of measurement.
Source: Medcom-Trainex, 2021