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New Encyclopedia Entry: Acute Kidney Injury
A comprehensive nursing reference on Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), covering pathophysiology, classification, clinical presentation, staging criteria, nursing assessment, interventions, pharmacological considerations, complications, and patient education for BSN-prepared nurses.
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New Content: Basic Nursing Skills — Module Learning Path
A structured, sequenced learning path through all ten modules of the Basic Nursing Skills course (D442), from health assessment and clinical judgment through specimen collection, preparing BSN students for lab competency and Adult Health 1 clinical.
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New Course: BNS Section 10: Specimen Collection
BSN module on specimen collection — blood, urine, stool, sputum, and wound specimen techniques, proper labeling and transport, patient preparation, and patient education for diverse adult patients.
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New Course: Basic Nursing Skills
A comprehensive second-year BSN fundamentals course (D442) covering the nursing process, clinical judgment model, health assessment, infection control, hygiene, mobility, nutrition, oxygenation, medication administration, elimination, and specimen collection for diverse adult patients across the lif
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New Course: BNS Section 1: Health Assessment
Systematic health assessment for BSN students — health history, general physical examination, older adult considerations, vital signs, and pain assessment — as the foundation of data-driven nursing care.
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New Course: BNS Section 2: Nursing Process and Clinical Judgment
Foundational BSN module on the nursing process (ADPIE) and the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM) — the dual frameworks that structure safe, evidence-based clinical decision-making.
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New Course: BNS Section 3: Infection Control
BSN module on infection prevention and control — chain of infection, standard and transmission-based precautions, hand hygiene, PPE donning and doffing, sterile technique, and isolation procedures in acute care settings.
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New Course: BNS Section 5: Mobility
BSN module on patient mobility — safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) principles, transfer techniques, positioning, range-of-motion exercises, fall prevention, and ergonomic practice for diverse adult patients.
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New Course: BNS Section 4: Personal Hygiene
BSN module on personal hygiene and skin integrity — bed bathing, oral care, hair and nail care, perineal hygiene, skin assessment, and evidence-based pressure injury prevention for diverse adult patients.
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New Course: BNS Section 6: Nutrition and Tubes
BSN module on nutrition assessment and enteral nutrition support — nutritional screening, nasogastric tube insertion and management, tube feeding administration, and complication prevention for diverse adult patients.
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New Course: BNS Section 8: Medication Administration
BSN module on safe medication administration — the six rights, oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and IV routes, medication reconciliation, error prevention, and adverse effect monitoring for diverse adult patients.
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New Course: BNS Section 7: Oxygenation, Ventilation, and Gas Exchange
BSN module on oxygenation and respiratory support — oxygen delivery systems, respiratory assessment, incentive spirometry, suctioning, airway positioning, and early recognition of respiratory compromise in diverse adult patients.
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New Course: BNS Section 9: Elimination
BSN module on urinary and bowel elimination — urinary catheterization, catheter care and removal, incontinence management, bowel elimination promotion, enema administration, and ostomy care fundamentals for diverse adult patients.
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NGN Bowtie Question Bank Expanded to 12 Scenarios
Eight new NGN Bowtie clinical judgment scenarios have been added — covering pulmonary embolism, anaphylaxis, acute kidney injury, hypertensive crisis, ARDS, increased ICP, postpartum hemorrhage, and severe hypoglycemia — bringing the total to 12 practice cases.
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New Course: Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Case Study — Mr. Hannigan
An 18-question unfolding case study following Mr. Hannigan, a 75-year-old man admitted with right lower lobe community-acquired pneumonia. Covers pathophysiology, infection control, respiratory assessment, oxygenation, pharmacology, and discharge planning at the BSN level.
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New Encyclopedia Entry: Community-Acquired Pneumonia
A comprehensive nursing reference on Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP), covering pathophysiology, etiology and pathogens, risk stratification (CURB-65), clinical presentation, diagnostic studies, nursing assessment and interventions, pharmacological management, complications, and patient education
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New Encyclopedia Entry: Pancreatitis
A comprehensive nursing reference on pancreatitis, covering the pathophysiology of acute and chronic forms, clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, severity classification, nursing assessment, evidence-based interventions, pharmacological considerations, complications, and patient education for
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New Course: Pharmacology for Nurses
A comprehensive BSN-level pharmacology course covering drug math, the major drug classes, safe medication administration, and case-based medication management across 8 evidence-based modules aligned with AACN Essentials, NCLEX-NG, and QSEN standards. References the pharmacology fundamentals encyclop
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New Encyclopedia Entry: Pharmacology Fundamentals for Nursing Practice
A comprehensive reference entry covering the foundational principles of pharmacology essential to BSN nursing practice, including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug math principles, common drug classes, and safe medication administration guidelines.
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New Content: Respiratory Nursing — Community-Acquired Pneumonia Learning Path
A structured, sequenced learning path that guides BSN students through the essential
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New Encyclopedia Entry: Sterile Technique
The principles and practice of surgical aseptic technique, including sterile field maintenance, sterile gloving, and common violations — with application to urinary catheterization, wound care, and other invasive procedures in nursing practice.
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New Encyclopedia Entry: Sepsis
A comprehensive nursing reference on sepsis and septic shock, covering pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, nursing assessment and interventions, pharmacological management, complications, special populations, and NCLEX-NG formative check questions for BSN-prepared nurses.
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New Course: Antibiotic Therapy in Nursing Practice
A comprehensive intermediate-level course covering antibiotic classifications, mechanisms of action, spectrum of activity, nursing administration, resistance prevention, culture-guided therapy, and patient education for safe and effective antimicrobial use has been added to the Courses library.
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New Course: Vital Signs Assessment
A comprehensive beginner-level course covering the measurement and interpretation of temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation has been added to the Courses library.
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New Encyclopedia Entry: Chain of Infection
An in-depth reference article on the chain of infection model — covering all six links from infectious agent to susceptible host — is now available in the Encyclopedia.
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