What is a Fracture Pan?

You walk into Mr. Henderson’s room after his hip surgery, and he signals he needs to use the bathroom. He cannot lift his hips without...

What is Gangrene?

You are performing routine foot care for a resident with diabetes when you notice a dark, blackish discoloration on their toe that wasn’t there yesterday....

What Does Graduate Mean?

It’s the end of a busy shift, and the nurse asks you for Mr. Henderson’s exact urine output. You reach for that clear, plastic cylinder...

What is a Flow Sheet?

You arrive for your shift and grab the clipboard at the nurses’ station. That grid with rows of numbers isn’t just busy work; it’s the...

What is an Artery?

You are getting ready to take Mr. Henderson’s vitals, and as you wrap the blood pressure cuff around his upper arm, you are positioning it...

What is AROM?

You’re cheering on Mrs. Lopez as she struggles but successfully reaches to grab her hairbrush. That movement she just performed on her own? That is...

What is an Apical Pulse?

You’re preparing to administer a cardiac medication to Mr. Henderson, but before you do, you need to verify his heart rate. Instead of checking his...

What is Aphasia?

Imagine you are trying to help Mr. Jones with his lunch, but despite his best efforts, he cannot seem to find the words to tell...

What is Aorta?

You know that rhythmic “thump-thump” you feel when checking a radial pulse or helping a resident relax? That energy starts in the heart and travels...

What is Antiseptic?

You’re preparing to perform a fingerstick blood glucose check on Mr. Henderson, and you grab an alcohol wipe to clean his fingertip. That small wipe...