Clinical Skills
Core bedside procedures, infection prevention, escalation, and handoffs.
10 articles
Early Sepsis Recognition at the Bedside
Nurses are often the first to catch sepsis at the bedside. This guide covers what to assess and trend, when to escalate, and how the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Hour-1 bundle shapes early treatment.
Hand Hygiene Best Practices for Busy Inpatient Shifts
A workflow-first guide to hand hygiene for inpatient nurses: the key clinical moments, when to choose alcohol-based rub versus soap and water, why gloves never replace clean hands, and how to engage patients.
Pressure Injury Prevention From Admission to Discharge
A bedside-focused guide to preventing pressure injuries across the entire hospital stay, from admission risk and skin assessment through the daily prevention bundle, documentation, escalation, and discharge teaching.
Using Fall-Risk Assessment to Drive Prevention Plans
A fall-risk score is only useful when it drives action. This guide shows nurses how to turn assessment findings into an individualized, team-based prevention plan, then keep it current through documentation and post-fall reassessment.
Central Line Maintenance That Supports CLABSI Prevention
Most CLABSIs trace back to how a central line is maintained after insertion. This guide covers the bedside habits that protect patients: scrubbing the hub, dressing and tubing changes, and daily line necessity review.
Indwelling Urinary Catheter Care That Reduces CAUTI Risk
A practical, bedside guide to indwelling urinary catheter care that lowers CAUTI risk: maintain a closed and secured drainage system, perform daily meatal hygiene and hand hygiene, review necessity every shift, and remove the catheter as soon as it is no longer indicated.
Preventing Adult Blood Culture Contamination on the First Stick
Most blood culture contamination traces back to skin prep and collection technique. This guide covers how nurses can get a clean set on the first stick, plus the evidence for diversion devices and feedback-driven quality work.
Safe Injection Practices Every Acute Care Nurse Should Know
A bedside-focused review of the core safe injection rules in acute care: one needle, one syringe, one time; correct single-dose and multi-dose vial handling; aseptic technique; and one-patient-only IV equipment.
Bedside Handoffs That Preserve Situational Awareness
A practical guide to running bedside shift handoffs that keep both nurses oriented to the patient. Covers structured formats, visual safety checks, contingency planning, and read-back verification.
SBAR Escalation for Patient Deterioration
A practical guide to using SBAR to escalate a deteriorating patient: what to gather before you call, how to structure each section, and how to make a clear recommendation that prompts action.