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Nursing 210: Sophomores
Fall Semester
Clinical Nursing Simulation Center (CNSC) Packet
As part of your book order, you are required to purchase the Taylor’s Video Guide to
Clinical Nursing Skills Student Set of CD-ROMs (2007). Information on these CD-ROMs
will help you prepare for activities in the Clinical Nursing Simulation Center, as well as for your
clinical and experiences. Please refer to this packet and your course syllabus for specific
assignments.
During the sixth week of the semester (October 4-7), you will be assigned a time for a
clinical simulation. During your assigned time, you will coordinate care for your simulated
“patient” incorporating the following skill demonstrations:
Bed-making & Bed Bath Demo
To complete the bed bath and bed-making demo, you must:
1) View the CD-Rom:
 Module 7: Hygiene
2) Demonstrate proper procedure for giving a bed bath to your assigned “patient” and making
an unoccupied in the CNSC, as observed by your clinical instructor
Body Mechanics & Range of Motion
To complete the body mechanics demo, you must:
1) View the CD-Rom:
 Module 9: Activity
2) Demonstrate proper body mechanics for positioning your assigned “patient” during bathing
and assisting your assigned “patient” out of bed to a chair, in the CNSC, as observed by your
clinical instructor.
3) Demonstrate proficiency in performing range of motion exercises on your assigned “patient”
during bathing, in the CNSC, as observed by your clinical instructor
Vital Signs Demo
To complete the vital signs demo, you must:
1) Attend the pre-clinical session on vital signs.
2) View the CD-Rom:
 Module 1: Vital Signs
3) Assess your assigned “patient’s” temperature using a tympanic electronic thermometer.
4) Assess your assigned “patient’s” radial pulse (+/-5) as confirmed by your clinical instructor
5) Assess your assigned “patient’s” respiratory rate (+/-4) as confirmed by your clinical
instructor
6) Assess your assigned “patient’s” blood pressure (+/-5) as confirmed by your clinical
instructor
Blood Glucose Evaluation Demo
To complete the blood glucose evaluation demo, you must:
1) View the video:
 Diabetes: Hypoglycemia, Hyperglycemia & Monitoring (2004) Concept Media, Irvine,
California
2) Review the procedure for operation of the capillary blood glucose monitoring systems in the
CNSC
3) Demonstrate proper procedure, as observed by your clinical instructor, for using a blood
glucose monitoring system to evaluate your assigned “patient’s” capillary blood glucose
level. (“Patients” will be required to undergo a small finger prick in order to allow for
sample collection.)
Sterile Dressing Demo
To complete the sterile dressing demo, you must:
1) View the CD-Rom:
 Module 2: Asepsis
 Module 8: Skin Integrity and Wound Care
2) Demonstrate proper procedures and techniques for removing a dressing, caring for a
simulated abdominal wound and applying a sterile dressing on your assigned “patient” in the
CNSC, as observed by your clinical instructor
During the eighth week of the semester (October 17-21), you will need to complete a
simulated med pass in the CNSC. You will schedule that on your own in the CNSC by
contacting Kim Hearst. During your scheduled time, you must be prepared to prepare and
administer medications to your assigned patient. This will be the same patient as your week six
clinical simulation. For the med pass you must have your med cards prepared for each of your
patient’s medications. To prepare for your med pass please complete the following:
Medication Administration Parts I & II
To complete part one and two of the medication administration demo, you must:
1) Read and complete self-evaluations:
 Pickar, Gloria (2004) Section 1: Chapter 1 & 2, Dosage Calculations 8th ed. Clifton Park,
New York, pp. 5-54.
 Pickar, Gloria (2004) Section 2: Chapters 3, 4, 6, 7 & 8, Dosage Calculations 8th ed.
Clifton Park, New York, pp. 57-84, 101-148.
 Pickar, Gloria (2004) Section 2: Chapter 9, Dosage Calculations 8th ed. Clifton Park, New
York, pp. 149-165.
2) View the CD-Rom:
 Module 3: Oral and Topical Medications
 Module 4: Injectable Medications
 Module 5: Intravenous Medicaitons
3) Demonstrate to your application of knowledge of drug management by:
 properly interpreting physician orders for medications
 utilizing the medication administration record/system to obtain a patient’s medications
 correctly performing dosage calculations to convert have to desired dosage and
apothecary to household and metric dosage
 correctly answering questions regarding abbreviations and labeling
4) Demonstrate your application of knowledge of parenteral drug administration to your clinical
instructor by:
 correctly performing dosage calculations to convert have to desired dosage
 properly withdrawing medications from a vial and ampule
 using correct technique to mix medications from two vials
 locating correct subcutaneous and intramuscular injection sites
 using proper technique to administer a subcutaneous and intramuscular medication to a
simulation manikin and/or injection pad
Est. 3/2005 JVC, Rev. 9/2011 JVC