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Module 1 Β· Introduction & Foundations of Nursing

The nursing process, clinical judgment, delegation, ethics, law, and how care is organized.

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Framework for Clinical Judgment
NCJMM 6 functions: recognize/analyze cues, prioritize hypotheses, generate solutions, act, evaluate vs ADPIE.
Framework for Clinical Judgment
Delegation, Culture, and Documentation
What AP can/cannot do after death, cultural and gender-specific ritual questions, what must be charted.
Delegation, Culture, and Documentation
Synthesis: The Guardian Framework
Summary slide tying chemical, biological, and emotional safety together through NCJMM clinical judgment.
Synthesis: The Guardian Framework
The Integrated Care Loop
Summary slide merging the nursing process, transactional model, MI bridge, domain teaching, and teach-back loop.
The Integrated Care Loop
Mastering Clinical Judgment: NUR 125 Exam 3 Blueprint
Title slide: Modules 7-9 roadmap - Oxygenation & Asepsis, Elimination & Integrity, Digestion/Enteral/Ostomies.
Mastering Clinical Judgment: NUR 125 Exam 3 Blueprint
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ADPIE β€” The Nursing Process I
ADPIE β€” The Nursing Process II
Delegation β€” The 5 Rights
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AMA & Mandatory Reporting

Module 2 Β· Medication Administration

Pharmacokinetics, the rights, routes and injections, dosage calculation, and error reduction.

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The Guardian of Safety and Dignity
Title slide: NUR 125 master blueprint for medications, infection control, and patient care.
The Guardian of Safety and Dignity
Chemical Safety: Preventing Medication Errors
Causes: work-arounds, interruptions, look/sound-alikes, math errors; then assess, notify, report, document.
Chemical Safety: Preventing Medication Errors
The 10 Rights of Medication Administration
Patient (2 IDs), medication, dose, route, time, indication, assessment, evaluation, documentation, education.
The 10 Rights of Medication Administration
Pharmacokinetics Across the Lifespan
Infant vs older-adult ADME changes converging on toxicity risk; MEC and peak/trough monitoring.
Pharmacokinetics Across the Lifespan
Parenteral Delivery: Injection Route Matrix
ID 15 deg, SQ 45-90 deg, IM 90 deg, IV ~25 deg with absorption speed and uses (TB test, insulin/heparin, vaccines).
Parenteral Delivery: Injection Route Matrix
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The Rights of Medication Administration
The Perfect Drug Card & Safe Med Admin
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Module 3 Β· Infection Control & Post-Mortem Care

Chain of infection, asepsis, precautions and PPE, plus care after death.

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The Guardian of Safety and Dignity
Title slide: NUR 125 master blueprint for medications, infection control, and patient care.
The Guardian of Safety and Dignity
Breaking the Chain of Infection
Six links: agent, reservoir, portal of exit, transmission, portal of entry, host; transmission best to break.
Breaking the Chain of Infection
Medical vs. Surgical Asepsis
Clean vs sterile; alcohol rub vs soap for C. diff; sterile-to-sterile, above waist, 1-inch border dirty.
Medical vs. Surgical Asepsis
Transmission-Based Precautions
Contact (gown+gloves, MRSA/C. diff), Droplet (mask 3-6 ft, flu), Airborne (N95 + negative pressure, TB).
Transmission-Based Precautions
The PPE Sequence: Donning and Doffing
Don gown, mask, goggles, gloves; doff gloves, goggles, gown, mask last outside the room.
The PPE Sequence: Donning and Doffing
Infection Assessment and Stages
Local (redness, warmth, purulent drainage) vs systemic signs; incubation, prodromal, illness, convalescence.
Infection Assessment and Stages
Postmortem Care Workflow
Verify death, pause for donation/autopsy (leave lines), remove tubes, HOB up for livor mortis, bathe, tag.
Postmortem Care Workflow
Mastering Clinical Judgment: NUR 125 Exam 3 Blueprint
Title slide: Modules 7-9 roadmap - Oxygenation & Asepsis, Elimination & Integrity, Digestion/Enteral/Ostomies.
Mastering Clinical Judgment: NUR 125 Exam 3 Blueprint
Executing Surgical Asepsis and Safe Technique
Sterile (Foley insertion, central lines, packing) vs clean (NG removal, postmortem care, emptying drainage bag).
Executing Surgical Asepsis and Safe Technique
πŸ–ΌοΈ Infographics (4)
PPE & Infection Control
Asepsis & Handwashing
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Death, Dying, Grief & Loss

Module 4 Β· Safety & Mobility

Falls, restraints, home and disaster safety, body mechanics, and the effects of immobility.

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πŸ–₯️ Lecture slides (9)
The Guardian of Safety and Dignity
Title slide: NUR 125 master blueprint for medications, infection control, and patient care.
The Guardian of Safety and Dignity
Chemical Safety: Preventing Medication Errors
Causes: work-arounds, interruptions, look/sound-alikes, math errors; then assess, notify, report, document.
Chemical Safety: Preventing Medication Errors
Calculations, Enteral, and Opioid Safety
lb/2.2 to kg, desired-over-have, leading not trailing zeros; HOB 30-45, 15-30 mL flush, 2-nurse opioid waste.
Calculations, Enteral, and Opioid Safety
Emotional Safety: The Hierarchy of Loss
Actual vs perceived, maturational vs situational loss; Kubler-Ross stages are cyclical, not linear.
Emotional Safety: The Hierarchy of Loss
Synthesis: The Guardian Framework
Summary slide tying chemical, biological, and emotional safety together through NCJMM clinical judgment.
Synthesis: The Guardian Framework
PQRST Assessment & PCA Safety
PQRST (Provokes, Quality, Radiates, Severity 0-10, Time) plus PCA golden rule: only the patient pushes the button.
PQRST Assessment & PCA Safety
The Clinical Blueprint
Title slide: NUR 125 master study guide for safety, skin integrity, and hygiene.
The Clinical Blueprint
The Clinical Synthesis Matrix: ADPIE Integration
Summary grid of assessment, implementation, and evaluation across Module 4 safety, 5 skin integrity, and 6 hygiene.
The Clinical Synthesis Matrix: ADPIE Integration
Processing Patient Data Like an Expert Nurse
3 steps: Recognize Cues, Prioritize Hypotheses, Take Action & Evaluate; exam rule - airway and safety first.
Processing Patient Data Like an Expert Nurse
πŸ–ΌοΈ Infographics (2)
Body Mechanics & Ambulation
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Module 5 Β· Skin Integrity & Wound Care

Pressure injury staging, the Braden Scale, wound healing and drainage, DVT and PE.

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Transmission-Based Precautions
Contact (gown+gloves, MRSA/C. diff), Droplet (mask 3-6 ft, flu), Airborne (N95 + negative pressure, TB).
Transmission-Based Precautions
The Clinical Blueprint
Title slide: NUR 125 master study guide for safety, skin integrity, and hygiene.
The Clinical Blueprint
Peripheral Neuropathy and Skin Integrity
Numbness, lost proprioception, undetected pressure injury; 120 F water max, no heating pads, daily foot inspection.
Peripheral Neuropathy and Skin Integrity
Stoma Diagnostic Color Scale
Beefy red = healthy, pale pink = poor perfusion/anemia, dark purple or black = ischemic surgical emergency.
Stoma Diagnostic Color Scale
The Clinical Synthesis Matrix: ADPIE Integration
Summary grid of assessment, implementation, and evaluation across Module 4 safety, 5 skin integrity, and 6 hygiene.
The Clinical Synthesis Matrix: ADPIE Integration
Guiding the Conversation
Therapeutic focusing, paraphrasing, validation, silence vs false reassurance, sympathy, arguing, asking 'why'.
Guiding the Conversation
Preventing CAUTI and Maintaining Skin Integrity
Never brief over an indwelling Foley (maceration); perineal hygiene, strict I&O, daily catheter necessity check.
Preventing CAUTI and Maintaining Skin Integrity
Assessing Ostomy Viability and Stoma Circulation
Stoma colors: beefy red = healthy, pale pink = poor perfusion (check bag), purple/black = necrosis, report STAT.
Assessing Ostomy Viability and Stoma Circulation
Synthesizing High-Yield Priorities for Exam 3
Recap: stoma colors, stop feeding first in aspiration, NG X-ray/pH 4, no brief over Foley, teach-back.
Synthesizing High-Yield Priorities for Exam 3
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Pressure Injuries & Staging
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Module 6 Β· Hygiene & Bed-Making

Bathing order, perineal and oral care, foot care, and hygiene as an assessment opportunity.

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Postmortem Care Workflow
Verify death, pause for donation/autopsy (leave lines), remove tubes, HOB up for livor mortis, bathe, tag.
Postmortem Care Workflow
The Clinical Blueprint
Title slide: NUR 125 master study guide for safety, skin integrity, and hygiene.
The Clinical Blueprint
Hygiene as Comfort: End-of-Life Symptoms
Xerostomia oral care q2-4h, artificial tears, no briefs over a Foley, HOB up and turn q2h for death rattle.
Hygiene as Comfort: End-of-Life Symptoms
The O.A.R.S. Model for Patient Education
Open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening, summarizing with diabetic foot care examples.
The O.A.R.S. Model for Patient Education
The Clinical Synthesis Matrix: ADPIE Integration
Summary grid of assessment, implementation, and evaluation across Module 4 safety, 5 skin integrity, and 6 hygiene.
The Clinical Synthesis Matrix: ADPIE Integration
Managing Airway Priorities and Respiratory Distress
Dyspnea cues (tachypnea, death rattle) vs artificial airway: raise HOB, oral care q2h, communication boards.
Managing Airway Priorities and Respiratory Distress
Preventing CAUTI and Maintaining Skin Integrity
Never brief over an indwelling Foley (maceration); perineal hygiene, strict I&O, daily catheter necessity check.
Preventing CAUTI and Maintaining Skin Integrity

Module 7 Β· Oxygenation & Sterile Technique

Oxygen delivery devices, hypoxia, suctioning, airway management, and surgical asepsis.

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Medical vs. Surgical Asepsis
Clean vs sterile; alcohol rub vs soap for C. diff; sterile-to-sterile, above waist, 1-inch border dirty.
Medical vs. Surgical Asepsis
The Aspiration Protocol: Enteral Tube Management
pH 4.0 or less check, residuals q4-6h, high-Fowler's; then stop, side-lying, suction, oxygenate, report.
The Aspiration Protocol: Enteral Tube Management
Mastering Clinical Judgment: NUR 125 Exam 3 Blueprint
Title slide: Modules 7-9 roadmap - Oxygenation & Asepsis, Elimination & Integrity, Digestion/Enteral/Ostomies.
Mastering Clinical Judgment: NUR 125 Exam 3 Blueprint
Processing Patient Data Like an Expert Nurse
3 steps: Recognize Cues, Prioritize Hypotheses, Take Action & Evaluate; exam rule - airway and safety first.
Processing Patient Data Like an Expert Nurse
Managing Airway Priorities and Respiratory Distress
Dyspnea cues (tachypnea, death rattle) vs artificial airway: raise HOB, oral care q2h, communication boards.
Managing Airway Priorities and Respiratory Distress
Executing Surgical Asepsis and Safe Technique
Sterile (Foley insertion, central lines, packing) vs clean (NG removal, postmortem care, emptying drainage bag).
Executing Surgical Asepsis and Safe Technique
Responding to Enteral Feeding Aspiration Emergencies
Stop pump, side-lying, suction, oxygen/notify; prevent with HOB 30+ degrees, residual checks, 30 mL water flush.
Responding to Enteral Feeding Aspiration Emergencies
πŸ–ΌοΈ Infographics (6)
Hypoxia & Oxygen Delivery Devices
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Lung Sounds & Key Terms
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Module 8 Β· Urinary Elimination & Specimens

Normal and abnormal urine, incontinence, catheters and CAUTI prevention, specimen collection.

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Transmission-Based Precautions
Contact (gown+gloves, MRSA/C. diff), Droplet (mask 3-6 ft, flu), Airborne (N95 + negative pressure, TB).
Transmission-Based Precautions
The Physiology of Dying
Terminal restlessness, Cheyne-Stokes, death rattle, weak pulse, mottling, low urine output; cure to comfort.
The Physiology of Dying
Preventing CAUTI and Maintaining Skin Integrity
Never brief over an indwelling Foley (maceration); perineal hygiene, strict I&O, daily catheter necessity check.
Preventing CAUTI and Maintaining Skin Integrity

Module 9 Β· Bowel Elimination, Ostomies & Nutrition

Constipation and diarrhea, enemas, ostomy care, therapeutic diets and enteral feeding.

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Parenteral Delivery: Injection Route Matrix
ID 15 deg, SQ 45-90 deg, IM 90 deg, IV ~25 deg with absorption speed and uses (TB test, insulin/heparin, vaccines).
Parenteral Delivery: Injection Route Matrix
Calculations, Enteral, and Opioid Safety
lb/2.2 to kg, desired-over-have, leading not trailing zeros; HOB 30-45, 15-30 mL flush, 2-nurse opioid waste.
Calculations, Enteral, and Opioid Safety
Psychological Coping & Ego Defense Mechanisms
Denial, Displacement, Projection defined; ostomy-bag laughter example protecting altered body image.
Psychological Coping & Ego Defense Mechanisms
Stoma Diagnostic Color Scale
Beefy red = healthy, pale pink = poor perfusion/anemia, dark purple or black = ischemic surgical emergency.
Stoma Diagnostic Color Scale
The Aspiration Protocol: Enteral Tube Management
pH 4.0 or less check, residuals q4-6h, high-Fowler's; then stop, side-lying, suction, oxygenate, report.
The Aspiration Protocol: Enteral Tube Management
Hygiene as Comfort: End-of-Life Symptoms
Xerostomia oral care q2-4h, artificial tears, no briefs over a Foley, HOB up and turn q2h for death rattle.
Hygiene as Comfort: End-of-Life Symptoms
Mastering Clinical Judgment: NUR 125 Exam 3 Blueprint
Title slide: Modules 7-9 roadmap - Oxygenation & Asepsis, Elimination & Integrity, Digestion/Enteral/Ostomies.
Mastering Clinical Judgment: NUR 125 Exam 3 Blueprint
Interpreting Bowel Elimination Diagnostic Screenings
Guaiac stool test detects occult blood only, not DNA/cancer; a positive result mandates colonoscopy follow-up.
Interpreting Bowel Elimination Diagnostic Screenings
Assessing Ostomy Viability and Stoma Circulation
Stoma colors: beefy red = healthy, pale pink = poor perfusion (check bag), purple/black = necrosis, report STAT.
Assessing Ostomy Viability and Stoma Circulation
Responding to Enteral Feeding Aspiration Emergencies
Stop pump, side-lying, suction, oxygen/notify; prevent with HOB 30+ degrees, residual checks, 30 mL water flush.
Responding to Enteral Feeding Aspiration Emergencies
Selecting Prescribed Therapeutic Diets
Clear liquids (black coffee, tea, broth, apple juice) vs banned milk, cheese, pulpy OJ; for bowel prep/post-op.
Selecting Prescribed Therapeutic Diets
Synthesizing High-Yield Priorities for Exam 3
Recap: stoma colors, stop feeding first in aspiration, NG X-ray/pH 4, no brief over Foley, teach-back.
Synthesizing High-Yield Priorities for Exam 3
πŸ–ΌοΈ Infographics (2)
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Module 10 Β· Sensory Perception

Sensory deficits, overload and deprivation, and adapting care for impaired senses.

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Adapting Teaching Across the Lifespan
Infant/toddler play and routines, adolescent autonomy, adult problem-centered, older adult sensory accommodations.
Adapting Teaching Across the Lifespan
The Four Pillars of Patient Wellness
Agenda: Mind (GAS, coping), Environment (sleep, sensory), Body (gate-control, PCA, PQRST), Spirit (CAM).
The Four Pillars of Patient Wellness
Sensory Alterations: Deprivation vs. Overload
Reticular activating system; deprivation causes confusion and panic, overload causes racing scattered thoughts.
Sensory Alterations: Deprivation vs. Overload
The Systemic Effects of Sensory Alteration
Deprivation (cognitive, affective, perceptual) vs overload (racing thoughts); Quiet Time protocol.
The Systemic Effects of Sensory Alteration
Peripheral Neuropathy and Skin Integrity
Numbness, lost proprioception, undetected pressure injury; 120 F water max, no heating pads, daily foot inspection.
Peripheral Neuropathy and Skin Integrity
Balancing the Sensory Environment to Promote Healing
Overload (ICU alarms, lights) - quiet time, clustered care; deprivation (isolation) - clocks, calendars, visitors.
Balancing the Sensory Environment to Promote Healing

Module 11 Β· Client Education & Communication

Therapeutic communication, SBAR, learning domains, health literacy and teach-back.

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The 10 Rights of Medication Administration
Patient (2 IDs), medication, dose, route, time, indication, assessment, evaluation, documentation, education.
The 10 Rights of Medication Administration
The Care Blueprint
Title slide: mastering communication, education, and compassion in the nurse-patient partnership.
The Care Blueprint
Connect, Teach, or Heal
Roadmap of the three units: Connection (communication), Empowerment (patient education), Compassion (loss).
Connect, Teach, or Heal
The Communication Process Model
Referent, sender, message channel, receiver, feedback loop, environment; interpersonal variable filters.
The Communication Process Model
Four Phases of the Helping Relationship
Preinteraction, Orientation, Working, Termination phases with nurse actions for each.
Four Phases of the Helping Relationship
Therapeutic Facilitators vs. Nontherapeutic Blockers
SURETY listening, empathy, clarifying, focusing vs. sympathy, 'why' questions, false reassurance.
Therapeutic Facilitators vs. Nontherapeutic Blockers
SBAR Handoffs vs. Motivational Interviewing (OARS)
SBAR/I-PASS (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) vs. OARS (Open, Affirm, Reflect, Summarize).
SBAR Handoffs vs. Motivational Interviewing (OARS)
The Three Domains of Learning
Cognitive, Affective, Psychomotor domains with each hierarchy and matching teaching methods.
The Three Domains of Learning
Grief Stages and Capacity for Learning
Teaching adapted to Denial, Anger/Bargaining, Resolution, Acceptance; teach present-tense only in early stages.
Grief Stages and Capacity for Learning
Health Literacy and the EDUCATE Model
90% struggle with literacy; 5th-grade reading level, 14-pt font; accurate/accessible/actionable; EDUCATE steps.
Health Literacy and the EDUCATE Model
The Teach-Back Method
Explain, Assess, Clarify, Re-assess loop with sample scripts; nurse owns the miscommunication.
The Teach-Back Method
Adapting Teaching Across the Lifespan
Infant/toddler play and routines, adolescent autonomy, adult problem-centered, older adult sensory accommodations.
Adapting Teaching Across the Lifespan
The Adaptive Nurse Calibrates Care
Synthesis: calibrating Connection (SBAR to OARS), Empowerment (lecture to return-demo), Compassion (grief timing).
The Adaptive Nurse Calibrates Care
Workplace Stress & Compassion Fatigue
Intentional communication vs. lateral violence behaviors; lateral violence as precursor to compassion fatigue.
Workplace Stress & Compassion Fatigue
Broadening the Toolkit: Complementary Therapies
Biofeedback, guided imagery (parasympathetic activation), and therapeutic touch as mind-body interventions.
Broadening the Toolkit: Complementary Therapies
Team Handoffs (I-PASS) and Engagement (AIDET)
I-PASS illness severity, patient summary, action items, situational awareness, synthesis; AIDET and ISBAR.
Team Handoffs (I-PASS) and Engagement (AIDET)
The O.A.R.S. Model for Patient Education
Open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening, summarizing with diabetic foot care examples.
The O.A.R.S. Model for Patient Education
Building the Bridge of Care
Title slide: clinical blueprint for therapeutic communication and patient education.
Building the Bridge of Care
The Architecture of Healing
Three-tier pyramid: therapeutic communication as base, patient education, then behavioral change and healing.
The Architecture of Healing
The Posture of Therapeutic Trust (SURETY)
Sit at an angle, Uncross arms/legs, Relax, Eye contact, Touch, Your intuition.
The Posture of Therapeutic Trust (SURETY)
The Timeline of a Helping Relationship
Preinteraction, Orientation, Working, Termination phases with nurse tasks for each.
The Timeline of a Helping Relationship
Guiding the Conversation
Therapeutic focusing, paraphrasing, validation, silence vs false reassurance, sympathy, arguing, asking 'why'.
Guiding the Conversation
Navigating Behavioral Change (OARS)
Motivational interviewing: open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening, summarizing scripts.
Navigating Behavioral Change (OARS)
The Teaching-Nursing Parallel
ADPIE steps aligned to learning needs, knowledge gap, learning objectives, instruction, verify learning.
The Teaching-Nursing Parallel
Diagnosing the Learner
Readiness (grief stage, motivation, comfort), ability (development, cognition), environment (literacy).
Diagnosing the Learner
Frameworks for Action: Learning Theories
Cognitive Dissonance, Health Belief Model, Transtheoretical stages, Self-Efficacy with nursing applications.
Frameworks for Action: Learning Theories
Closing the Communication Gap (Teach-Back)
Closed-loop teach-back: patient restates, nurse owns the gap and re-explains rather than testing them.
Closing the Communication Gap (Teach-Back)
The Integrated Care Loop
Summary slide merging the nursing process, transactional model, MI bridge, domain teaching, and teach-back loop.
The Integrated Care Loop
Managing Airway Priorities and Respiratory Distress
Dyspnea cues (tachypnea, death rattle) vs artificial airway: raise HOB, oral care q2h, communication boards.
Managing Airway Priorities and Respiratory Distress
Selecting Prescribed Therapeutic Diets
Clear liquids (black coffee, tea, broth, apple juice) vs banned milk, cheese, pulpy OJ; for bowel prep/post-op.
Selecting Prescribed Therapeutic Diets
Standardizing Critical Handoffs and Interventions
SBAR for team reporting, AIDET for patients, plus the SURETY framework for active listening.
Standardizing Critical Handoffs and Interventions
Ensuring Comprehension Through the Teach-Back Loop
Explain, ask for demonstration, identify gaps, clarify; it tests the nurse's teaching and cuts readmissions.
Ensuring Comprehension Through the Teach-Back Loop
Synthesizing High-Yield Priorities for Exam 3
Recap: stoma colors, stop feeding first in aspiration, NG X-ray/pH 4, no brief over Foley, teach-back.
Synthesizing High-Yield Priorities for Exam 3
πŸ–ΌοΈ Infographics (1)
Therapeutic Communication

Module 12 Β· Palliative & Hospice Care

Loss and grief, coping, culture and spirituality, and end-of-life nursing care.

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Emotional Safety: The Hierarchy of Loss
Actual vs perceived, maturational vs situational loss; Kubler-Ross stages are cyclical, not linear.
Emotional Safety: The Hierarchy of Loss
The Physiology of Dying
Terminal restlessness, Cheyne-Stokes, death rattle, weak pulse, mottling, low urine output; cure to comfort.
The Physiology of Dying
Connect, Teach, or Heal
Roadmap of the three units: Connection (communication), Empowerment (patient education), Compassion (loss).
Connect, Teach, or Heal
Grief Stages and Capacity for Learning
Teaching adapted to Denial, Anger/Bargaining, Resolution, Acceptance; teach present-tense only in early stages.
Grief Stages and Capacity for Learning
The Spectrum of Human Loss
Actual vs. perceived loss and maturational vs. situational loss, each with clinical examples.
The Spectrum of Human Loss
The Adaptive Nurse Calibrates Care
Synthesis: calibrating Connection (SBAR to OARS), Empowerment (lecture to return-demo), Compassion (grief timing).
The Adaptive Nurse Calibrates Care
The Four Pillars of Patient Wellness
Agenda: Mind (GAS, coping), Environment (sleep, sensory), Body (gate-control, PCA, PQRST), Spirit (CAM).
The Four Pillars of Patient Wellness
Psychological Coping & Ego Defense Mechanisms
Denial, Displacement, Projection defined; ostomy-bag laughter example protecting altered body image.
Psychological Coping & Ego Defense Mechanisms
Modules 13 & 14: Exam Hit-List
Summary of high-yield points across stress/coping, sleep/senses, pain management, and complementary therapies.
Modules 13 & 14: Exam Hit-List
Hygiene as Comfort: End-of-Life Symptoms
Xerostomia oral care q2-4h, artificial tears, no briefs over a Foley, HOB up and turn q2h for death rattle.
Hygiene as Comfort: End-of-Life Symptoms
Diagnosing the Learner
Readiness (grief stage, motivation, comfort), ability (development, cognition), environment (literacy).
Diagnosing the Learner
πŸ–ΌοΈ Infographics (2)
Death, Dying, Grief & Loss
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Module 13 Β· Rest, Sleep & Therapeutic Environment

Sleep stages and the lifespan, sleep disorders, sleep hygiene and promoting rest in hospital.

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The Physiology of Dying
Terminal restlessness, Cheyne-Stokes, death rattle, weak pulse, mottling, low urine output; cure to comfort.
The Physiology of Dying
Holistic Patient Care: The Clinical Dashboard
Title slide for NUR125 Modules 13 & 14: stress, sleep, pain, and complementary therapies.
Holistic Patient Care: The Clinical Dashboard
The Four Pillars of Patient Wellness
Agenda: Mind (GAS, coping), Environment (sleep, sensory), Body (gate-control, PCA, PQRST), Spirit (CAM).
The Four Pillars of Patient Wellness
Sleep Architecture & Lifespan Requirements
NREM 75-80% physical restoration vs. REM 20-25% cognitive; adults need 7-9 hours; older adults sleep lighter.
Sleep Architecture & Lifespan Requirements
Modules 13 & 14: Exam Hit-List
Summary of high-yield points across stress/coping, sleep/senses, pain management, and complementary therapies.
Modules 13 & 14: Exam Hit-List
Closing the Communication Gap (Teach-Back)
Closed-loop teach-back: patient restates, nurse owns the gap and re-explains rather than testing them.
Closing the Communication Gap (Teach-Back)
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Sleep & Circadian Rhythm
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Module 14 Β· Pain Management & Complementary Therapy

Pain types and scales, opioid safety, PCA, and non-pharmacologic and alternative approaches.

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Calculations, Enteral, and Opioid Safety
lb/2.2 to kg, desired-over-have, leading not trailing zeros; HOB 30-45, 15-30 mL flush, 2-nurse opioid waste.
Calculations, Enteral, and Opioid Safety
The Physiology of Dying
Terminal restlessness, Cheyne-Stokes, death rattle, weak pulse, mottling, low urine output; cure to comfort.
The Physiology of Dying
Holistic Patient Care: The Clinical Dashboard
Title slide for NUR125 Modules 13 & 14: stress, sleep, pain, and complementary therapies.
Holistic Patient Care: The Clinical Dashboard
The Four Pillars of Patient Wellness
Agenda: Mind (GAS, coping), Environment (sleep, sensory), Body (gate-control, PCA, PQRST), Spirit (CAM).
The Four Pillars of Patient Wellness
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
Alarm reaction, Resistance stage, Exhaustion stage; unresolved pain and anxiety trap patients in alarm/resistance.
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
Pain Physiology & The Gate-Control Theory
Small fibers carry pain, large fibers (touch, massage, heat/cold) close the spinal gate blocking transmission.
Pain Physiology & The Gate-Control Theory
Diagnostic Matrix: Acute vs. Chronic Pain
Compares nature, response, and goal; chronic pain lasts 3-6+ months and needs around-the-clock dosing.
Diagnostic Matrix: Acute vs. Chronic Pain
PQRST Assessment & PCA Safety
PQRST (Provokes, Quality, Radiates, Severity 0-10, Time) plus PCA golden rule: only the patient pushes the button.
PQRST Assessment & PCA Safety
Broadening the Toolkit: Complementary Therapies
Biofeedback, guided imagery (parasympathetic activation), and therapeutic touch as mind-body interventions.
Broadening the Toolkit: Complementary Therapies
Modules 13 & 14: Exam Hit-List
Summary of high-yield points across stress/coping, sleep/senses, pain management, and complementary therapies.
Modules 13 & 14: Exam Hit-List
Hygiene as Comfort: End-of-Life Symptoms
Xerostomia oral care q2-4h, artificial tears, no briefs over a Foley, HOB up and turn q2h for death rattle.
Hygiene as Comfort: End-of-Life Symptoms
Diagnosing the Learner
Readiness (grief stage, motivation, comfort), ability (development, cognition), environment (literacy).
Diagnosing the Learner
πŸ–ΌοΈ Infographics (2)
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Pain Management β€” Detailed

πŸ”— Cross-cutting chapters

On the ATI exam and the NCLEX but not tied to one module β€” assessment, the lifespan, IV therapy, fluids and electrolytes.

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