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Browse authoritative reference articles on specific topics.

• 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.

  19 min read

  acute kidney injuryAKIrenal failurenephrologyfluid and electrolytesurinary eliminationpatient safetymed-surgNCLEX

• Chain of Infection

  A foundational epidemiological model describing the six sequential links through which an infectious disease is transmitted from one host to another, with application to common pathogens and nursing implications for infection prevention and control.

  16 min read

  infection controlmicrobiologyepidemiologypublic healthfundamentalssafety

• 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 for BSN-prepared nurses. Includes NCLEX-NG formative check questions.

  33 min read

  pneumoniaCAPrespiratoryinfectious-diseaseantibioticsNCLEXmed-surgclinical-judgmentoxygenationsepsis

• Getting Started with This LMS

  An overview of how to use this Learning Management System and the content types available.

  1 min read

  introductionlmsguide

• 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 BSN-prepared nurses.

  27 min read

  pancreatitisgastrointestinalacute pancreatitischronic pancreatitisexocrine pancreasfluid and electrolytesnutritionmed-surgNCLEXpain managementpatient safety

• 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.

  18 min read

  pharmacologypharmacokineticspharmacodynamicsdrug mathmedication safetynursing fundamentalsdrug classesNCLEX

• 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.

  37 min read

  sepsisseptic shocksystemic inflammatory responseinfectioncritical caremed-surgpatient safetyNCLEXantimicrobialshemodynamic monitoring

• 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.

  27 min read

  sterile techniqueaseptic techniqueinfection controlwound carecatheterizationpatient safetyfundamentalsNCLEX