Clinical Nursing Skills Study Guide & Flashcard Index

Here is the list of topics covered in our Clinical Nursing Skills Flashcards (Edition 3), which can be used as an easy reference guide for your flashcards. This is also an essential list of the Skills to know for your Skills Check-Offs and nursing exams!

Topic/Term Card #
Airways (Adjunct) 53
Ampules 81
Bed Bath 14
Bed Making (Occupied) 13
Bladder Scanner 36
Blood Glucose 27
Blood Pressure 11-12
Blood Transfusion 70-72
Buccal Medication Administration 75
Capillary Blood Glucose Sample 27
Central Venous Catheter Blood Draw 67
Central Venous Catheter Dressing Change 68
Central Venous Catheter Removal 69
Condom Catheter 35
Continuous Catheter Irrigation 44
Controlled Patient Fall 17
Defibrillation 60
Denture Care 15
Drains 25 - 26
Dry-Powder Inhaler (DPI) 79
EKG (12 Lead) 58 - 59
Enema (Large Volume Cleansing) 47
Enteral Tube Feeding 31 - 33
Fecal Occult Blood (FOB) Test 48
Hand Hygiene 2
Hemovac Drain 25 - 26
Incentive Spirometer 51
Indwelling Urinary Catheter 39-46
Indwelling Urinary Catheter Care 45
Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion 39-42
Indwelling Urinary Catheter Removal 46
Inhalation Medication Administration 79
Insulin - Mixing 83
Intradermal Injections 84
Intramuscular Injections 86-87
Intravenous (IV) Care 63
Intravenous (IV) Piggyback 91
Intravenous (IV) Push 89-90
Intravenous (IV) Removal 65
Intravenous (IV) Start 61 - 62
Intravenous Fluids/Bolus Administration 64
JP Drain 25 - 26
Lateral Transfer 19
Medication Administration Best Practices 73
Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI) 79
Nasal Medication Administration 78
Nasogastric (NG) Tube Care 29
Nasogastric (NG) Tube Insertion 28
Nasogastric (NG) Tube Removal 30
Nasogastric (NG) Tubes 28 - 30
Nasogastric Tube - Med Administration 81
Needle Insertion Angles 88
Optic Medication Administration 76
Oral Care 15
Oral Medication Administration 74
Orthostatics 12
Ostomy Care 49 - 50
Otic Medication Administration 77
Patient Movement/Transfer 16 - 20
PEG Tube - Medication Administration 81
PICC Line Blood Draw 67
PPE (Donning and Doffing) 3
Pulse 9
Respirations 10
Respiratory Specimen Collection 52
Standing Transfer 20
Staples (Removal) 24
Sterile Field 4 - 7
Sterile Gloving 5
Straight Urinary Catheter 37-38
Subcutaneous Injections 85
Sublingual Medication Administration 75
Sutures (Removal) 24
Temperature 8
Tracheal Suctioning 54 - 55
Tracheostomy Care 56 - 57
Transdermal Medication Administration 80
Urine Clean Catch 34
Urine Specimen from Indwelling Catheter 43
Venipuncture 61 - 62
Vials (Multidose) 82
Vital Signs 8 - 12
Wound Care 21 - 24
Wound Culture 23
Wound Dressing Change (Sterile) 21
Wound Irrigation 22