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ABOUT THE PROJECT

The project “Digital Toolbox for innovation in nursing education (I-Box)” provides teaching and learning materials (infographics, podcasts and videos) for nursing students and professionals. The materials from this project support the learning of technical skills nurses might need when attending patients in different healthcare settings.
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Newborn care (lenght, weight, head size)

This infographic shows how you can and should correctly collect and document an infant's height, body weight and head circumference. The determination of growth...
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Functional bandage

The video shows how to perform functional bandaging. The functional bandage is a type of partial immobilization, which is characterized by allowing a certain...
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Compression bandage

The video shows how to perform a type of bandage, the compression. This type of bandage is used to prevent or reduce inflammation, provide...
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Reverse spiral bandaging

The video shows how to perform the herringbone bandage. This bandage has a compressive...
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Simple spiral bandaging

The video shows how to perform circular or spiral bandaging. This bandage can be used to immobilise, fix dressings or control...
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Recurrent bandaging

The video shows how to perform one type of bandaging, the recurrent bandage. This type of bandage is used on stumps, fingertips or the...
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Suture placement

The video shows a nurse performing a single knot suture on a clean wound. This technique consists of bringing the edges of the wound...
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Ostomy nursing care

The video shows how to care for a patient with an ostomy. Ostomy is the creation of a communication between the hollow viscera and...
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Administration of parenteral nutrition

The video shows the administration of parenteral nutrition. This is the administration of fluids and nutrients through a central...
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Cytostatic drug administration

The video shows how to administer cytostatic drugs, used for chemotherapy. You will learn how to administer and dispose of them...
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Blood transfusion

The video shows how to perform a blood transfusion. Transfusion consists of supplying blood from a donor (prior collection) to a patient in order...
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Central venous pressure

The video shows how to measure central venous pressure. This haemodynamic parameter indicates the pressure at the level of the right atrium or superior...
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Accessing implanted central venous port

This video shows how to access a central venous port. This is a subcutaneous port-a-cath, a reservoir designed for long-term chemotherapy treatments or for...
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Peripheral Venous Cannulation

This video shows the implantation of a peripheral venous cannulation. This technique consists of inserting a peripheral device into the venous system in order...
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Blood Culture Collection

The video shows how blood cultures are taken. This technique consists of obtaining two blood samples from a venous source, the samples should be...
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Breath-stimulative effleurage

The aim of the breath stimulating (ASE) rub is to help patients to breathe evenly, calmly and deeply. This is intended to support the...
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Urinary catheterization: male with assistance

An indwelling bladder catheter may be inserted for therapeutic or diagnostic reasons. An indwelling bladder catheter must be placed under sterile conditions. Nosocomial urinary...
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Bed positioning

Upper body elevation is a form of patient positioning in which the upper body is positioned at an angle greater than 30° above the...
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Part body hygiene (oral care)

Oral care is a component of personal hygiene and refers to all measures that serve to maintain and restore the physiological oral flora as...
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Complete body hygiene

In this video, full body care is shown for people who are in need of complete assistance. For full body care, you need to...
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Intimate care (male)

Intimate hygiene is a part of personal hygiene and skin care for people in need of care. Intimate hygiene or intimate care is understood...
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Intimate care (female)

Intimate hygiene is a part of personal hygiene and skin care for people in need of care. Intimate hygiene or intimate care is understood...
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Medication Ophthalmics

Patient information, patient counseling, and patient education are essential competencies in health care and nursing. In this video, instruction on how to administer eye...
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Newborn care (lenght, weight, head size)

This video shows how you should properly record and document height, body weight and head circumference in an infant. Establishing growth and weight patterns...
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Urine test stripes

Urine testing for diagnostic purposes has been an established procedure for centuries. This learning material is about the laboratory examination of urine by means...
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Surgical skin disinfection and draping

This video guides you through the preparation and surgical skin disinfection of the back. You will learn how to place the disposable sterile drapes...
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Care and removal of a surgical drain

This video presents the indications for surgical drains. You will see an active and passive drain and how to empty their drainage bags. You...
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Inhalation therapy – hospital nebulizer

This video explains the indications for a hospital nubulizer use, the two main medication groups administered, how to assemble the nebulizer and how to...
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Urinalysis with Test Strips

In this video you will learn how to perform a urinalysis with urine test strips. With this tutorial you will learn how to perform...
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Administration of Oxygen Therapy

The video shows how to administer oxygen therapy with different devices. You will learn to administer it with both low and high flow devices,...
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Administration of medication by infusion pump

The video shows a nurse administering intravenous medication with a continuous infusion pump. You will learn to perform this routine procedure in clinical practice...
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Micro drip drug infusion

The video shows how to administer intravenous medication using a micro drip infusion set. You will be shown this procedure, which is widely used...
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Endovenous bolus administration

The video shows a nurse providing endovenous bolus medication administration. You will learn how to do this procedure accurately and in a safe...
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Basic Life Support and AED: Pediatric

In this procedure you will learn how to correctly carry out paediatric basic life support using the AED device (Automated External Defibrillator) together with...
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Basic Life Support and AED: Adult

You will learn how to correctly carry out basic life support in adults. This procedure is shown with the use of the AED device...
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Supraglottic airway device

The supraglottic device is a respiratory device and can be inserted into the throat to breathe, oxygenation, and administration of anesthetic gases. The infographic...
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Intravenous cannulation

An intravenous cannula is one of the most widely used medical devices used in 4 to 5 hospital treatments. By using an intravenous cannula,...
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Electrocardiogram performing

The video shows how to perform an EKG. This is a test that records the electrical conduction of the heart through 12 leads (six...
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Blood extraction

In this video you can see how a blood collection is performed. This technique consists of obtaining a sample of blood from a venous...
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Urinary catheter

The urinary catheter is a flexible tube inserted through the urethra into the bladder for short-term and long-term catheterization. Using infographics, the student will...
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Using insulin pen with a safety pen needle

This infographic demonstrates what are the correct injection sites for insulin. You will also learn how to prepare an insulin pen and how to...
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Identification of most common arrhythmias

This infographic helps you to identify the normal sinus rhythm and the most common arrhytmias from a cardiac monitor, lead II. You will see...
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Arterial blood gas analysis interpretation

This infographic demonstrates a figure which will help you to interpet arterial blood gas sample results with a glance. It will guide you to...
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Bedsores/pressure ulcers prevention

Bedsores often develop in patients with limited mobility and bed-ridden persons. This infography shows risk factors, common sites and stages of bedsores as well...
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Tracheostomy Care

This infographic presents the principles of managing patients with a...
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Medication Ophthalmics

Patient information, patient counseling and patient education are essential competencies in health care and nursing. An infographic is used to illustrate instructions for the...
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Urine test stripes

Urine testing for diagnostic purposes has been an established procedure for centuries. This learning material is about the laboratory examination of urine by means...
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Endovenous fluids regulation

The video shows a nurse providing endovenous fluid regulation therapy. You will be shown how to administer this procedure, which is widely used in...
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Enteral feeding via nasogastric tube

The video shows the administration of nutrition through a nasogastric tube. In this video you will learn the checks prior to the administration of...
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Capillary glycemia

This video teaches how to perform a blood glucose test, with the intention of finding out the level of glucose in the blood. This...
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Vital signs monitorization

In this video the nurse collects the patient's vital signs: blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation and axillary temperature. In this video you will...
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Lower extremities examination

The video shows the procedure for a physical examination of the lower extremities. You will learn how to make a good nursing...
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Neurological examination

This video teaches you how to perform a neurological examination on a patient. The neurological examination is the most important clinical tool for the...
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Upper extremities examination

The video shows the procedure for an examination of the upper extremities. You will learn how to make a good nursing...
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Thoracic pulmonary examination

The video shows the way on how to perform a pulmonary examination. The basic examination consists of four sections (visual inspection, auscultation, palpation and...
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Abdominal examination

The video shows how to perform an abdominal examination. The basic examination consists of four sections (visual inspection, auscultation, palpation and percussion). You will...
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Postural changes

This video teaches you how to carry out postural changes in order to avoid complications in patients who cannot mobilise autonomously and stay for...
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Making an occupied bed (vertical)

The video shows the correct way to make a bed vertically, when occupied. This technique is to ensure the well-being of the patient and...
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Antiseptic handwashing

This video shows how to perform adequate antiseptic hand washing with antiseptic soap. The purpose of this washing is to eliminate transient microorganisms residing...
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Intimate care (female)

Intimate hygiene is a part of personal hygiene and skin care for people in need of care. Intimate hygiene or intimate care is understood...
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Medication Ophthalmics

Patient information, patient counseling, and patient education are essential competencies in healthcare and nursing. This podcast provides auditory content instruction on the independent administration...
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Newborn care (lenght, weight, head size)

This podcast shows how you can correctly collect and should document height, body weight, and head circumference in an infant. The determination of growth...
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Urine test stripes

Urine testing for diagnostic purposes has been an established procedure for centuries. This learning material is about the laboratory examination of urine by means...
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Interpreting an arterial blood gas analysis

This podcast presents three case studies from an emergency department. The reports of the case patients are detailed with signs, symptoms, vitals and the...
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Newborn care (diaper, bath)

In this podcast, a nurse guides a new mother to change a diaper and bathe a baby safely. The nurse answers the questions concerning...
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Making an occupied bed (horizontal)

The video shows the appropriate way for making a bed horizontally, when occupied. The procedure is to ensure the patient's well-being and reduce the...
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Plaster splint and complete plaster

The video shows the technique for making a plaster splint. Plaster splints consist of multiple layers of plaster bandage and are used to treat...
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Care of wounds with complex healing

The video shows you how to manage a wound that is healing with difficulty. Accurate wound assessment and effective treatment choice requires an understanding...

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Central venous catheter dressing change

This procedure shows the central venous port catheter dressing procedure. An aseptic technique for the care of a central venous catheter. This is a...

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Deaccessing implanted central venous port

This video shows how to access a central venous port. This is a subcutaneous port-a-cath, a reservoir designed for long-term chemotherapy treatments or for...

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Postmortem care

This video shows how to provide basic post-mortem care to a hospitalised patient with due respect for the deceased and their...

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Making an unoccupied bed

The video shows the proper way to make an empty bed in care settings in order to ensure the well-being of the patient and...

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Applying and removing sterile gloves

This video shows how to correctly put on and take off sterile gloves, and work sterile. The procedure is indicated for invasive procedures, techniques...

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Hygienic handwashing

This video shows how to perform adequate hygienic hand washing in healthcare settings. Essential for safe nursing practice, as it is the first step...
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History of nursing care

Nursing has evolved and significantly changed throughout history. In the podcast "History of Nursing care" listeners learn about the beginnings of the development of...
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Nursing theories

Nursing would not exist without theory. Theories have a significant impact on nursing practice and thus on patients' health and quality of life. In...
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Nursing interventions in hyperglycaemia

In this podcast, on the example of a clinical case, the main signs and causes of hyperglycaemia are presented, the actions of nursing staff...
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Nursing interventions in hypoglycaemia

From this podcast you will learn the main symptoms and causes of hypoglycaemic condition; nursing interventions in case of mild or severe hypoglycemia are...
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Impact and incidence of Nosocomial Infections

Nosocomial infections are the most common adverse event in health care that affects patient safety. In this podcast, you will learn how nosocomial infections...
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Introduction of metaparadigm

The metaparadigm is the basis of nursing and is common to all theories. They differ, but they all include a holistic view of the...
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Insertion of subcutaneous line

The subcutaneous infusion allows continuous application of the drug under the skin. It is most commonly used in pain relief or the treatment of...
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Nasotracheal suctioning

Suctioning is required to maintain a clear airway. A suctioning catheter can be inserted through the nose or the mouth into the pharynx or...
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Intravenous cannulation

The purpose of venous insertion is to allow direct access to the bloodstream and continuous or repeated administration of intravenous therapy, drugs, blood, or...
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Central line blood sampling

Central line is a catheter placed into a large vein and form an access to the central venous system. Central line is used to...
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Insertion of atraumatic Huber needle

The venous valve is a venous ventricle that is not intended for patients who require long-term intravenous treatment. The video will prepare the process...