1. What are clinical skills in nursing?

In nursing school there are theoretical lectures and clinical lessons. In that theory you learn the essential knowledge which you should apply in clinical skills. Other than that clinical teaches you vital hands-on skills to use in your career. In Clinical Skills course students are tested on nursing skills by performing certain clinical nursing skills in front of their instructor. Sometimes mannequin simulators are used to help the student learn. Basic skills are starting an IV, inserting a Foley catheter, putting on sterile gloves, blood transfusions and tracheotomy care.

2. How to improve clinical reasoning skills in nursing?

In the clinical skills course you refine your skills in recognizing and interpreting clinical signs and symptoms. Through active engagement, you can practice deliberately to cultivate your clinical reasoning skills. To develop skills in clinical reasoning, you must intentionally practice applying your knowledge to clinical cases, either virtual (e.g., paper, online, standardized patient) or real (e.g., patient care).
Otherwise learning in a group setting often helps each member achieve more. Try to ask open-ended questions that do not assume “one right answer.” because critical thinking is most likely to be improved when there is no “”right”” answer.

3. How to pass clinical skills in nursing?

Here are some helpful tips how to pass nursing clinical skills:

• sleep enough the day before clinical day because you can be upto 12 hours in the lab
• exactly follow orders because nursing school has strict rules and minimal tolerance for disregarding them
• pay attention, make notes, ask questions
• stay focused and avoid distractions while learning and soak up every experience
• try to have some fun “

4. How does this Lecturio Clinical Skills course help me pass?

This course will help you start to master physical assessment and psychomotor skills such as starting IVs, managing an ostomy, or suctioning a patient. Using 3 cameras and detailed labelling to make sure each student with Lecturio has an up-close view of foundational nursing skills. With your educator Samantha Rhea who has extensive clinical experience you will master clinical skills course and you will be prepared for clinical practice.

5. Whats included in Lecturio’s Clinical Skills course?

With Lecturio you get over 18 hours of high quality video content. You can watch around 170 clinical skills videos and answer over 550 matching quiz questions. The videos cover clinical topics with a strong orientation to NCLEX preparation at your own pace:

• Intravenous (IV) catheter insertion and removal
• Hand hygiene
• General wound care concepts
• Different forms of medication administration
• Moving and positioning clients in bed

Other than that the perfect study guide is given to you, so you know every day what to repeat, learn and apply.