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.

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

Route of medication administration is the method by which a medication comes in contact with the body. The parenteral route enters body tissue and circularity system via a needle. Each type of injection involves a separate set of skills. The four parenteral routes of administration are subcutaneous, intramuscular, intradermal, and IV injection or infusion. Source: Nursing Skills Videos, 2025

This video shows how to administer intramuscular injections.

This video shows how to administer intradermal injections.

This video demonstrates how to administer subcutaneous injections.

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 video shows how to administer intravenous medications by mini-infusion pump.

This video shows how to administer intravenous medications by piggyback.

This video shows how to administer medications by intravenous bolus.

This program teaches how to calculate medication dosages uses the ratio and proportion method, the formula method, and dimensional analysis.

This video explains the importance of understanding fractions, decimals, and percentages when working on medication administration, temperature measurement, and patient nutrition. It presents specific healthcare examples. Series: Math Vitals for Nurses, 2024.

This video introduces the use of math in healthcare settings.

This video 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.

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 video demonstrates and describes the various formula used when calculating medication dosages for oral and parenteral delivery and discusses special considerations for pediatric patients.