general
Basic Protocol 1:
- Abdominal examination
- Abdominal paracentesis
- Acupuncture: preparation and administration
- Arterial blood gas sampling: arterial cannula
- Arterial cannula insertion: preparation and setting up of monitoring set
- Arterial cannula: removal
- Arterial puncture: radial artery
- Artificial eye care: insertion
- Artificial eye care: removal
- Aseptic technique example: changing a wound dressing
- Assisting the patient to walk
- Bedbathing a patient
- Blood component administration
- Blood components: collection and delivery to the clinical area
- Blood cultures: central venous access device
- Blood cultures: peripheral (winged device collection method)
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Blood pressure measurement (manual)
- Blood product request
- Blood sampling: antimicrobial drug assay
- Blood sampling: pre‐transfusion
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Cardiovascular examination
- Care of a patient who is vomiting
- Care of the patient during bladder irrigation
- Caring for the patient in the anaesthetic room
- Central venous access devices: taking a blood sample for syringe sampling
- Central venous access devices: taking a blood sample for vacuum sampling
- Central venous access devices: unblocking an occlusion
- Central venous catheter (skin‐tunnelled): surgical removal
- Central venous catheter: insertion site dressing change
- Cervical uterine smear using a wooden spatula
- Cervical uterine smear using an endocervical brush
- Cervical uterine smear using liquid‐based cytology
- Checking the balloon volume on a balloon gastrostomy
- Chest drain: changing the bottle
- Chest drain: insertion
- Chest drain: priming ambulatory chest drain bag
- Chest drain: removal
- Chest drainage: suction
- Clip removal
- Closed drainage systems: changing a vacuum bottle
- Commencing bladder irrigation
- Commode use: assisting a patient
- Contact lens removal: hard lenses
- Contact lens removal: soft lenses
- Continent urinary diversion stoma: self‐catheterization
- Continuous positive airway pressure
- Digital rectal examination
- Digital removal of faeces
- Donning a sterile gown and gloves: closed technique
- Donning sterile gloves: open technique
- Drainage systems: changing the dressing around the drain site for both open and closed drains
- Dressing a wound
- Early mobilization of the patient in bed
- Electrocardiogram
- Enema administration
- Enteral feeding tubes: administration of feed
- Enteral feeding tubes: administration of medication
- Enteral feeding tubes: unblocking
- Entonox administration
- Epidural/intrathecal catheter removal
- Epidural/intrathecal exit site dressing change
- Epidural/intrathecal sensory blockade: assessment
- Extravasation management: peripheral cannula
- Extravasation: performing flush‐out following an extravasation
- Eye irrigation
- Eye swabbing
- Faecal sampling
- Feeding an adult patient
- Fluid input: measurement
- Fluid output: measuring output from drains
- Fluid output: monitoring output from bowels
- Fluid output: monitoring output from gastric outlets, nasogastric tubes, gastrostomy
- Fluid output: monitoring output from stoma sites
- Fluid output: monitoring/measuring output if the patient is catheterized
- Fluid output: monitoring/measuring output if the patient is not catheterized
- Hand decontamination using alcohol handrub
- Hand washing
- Handover in post‐anaesthetic care unit: scrub nurse/ODP to recovery practitioner
- High‐flow oxygen therapy
- Humidification for respiratory therapy
- Implanted ports: insertion and removal of non‐coring needles
- Inserting an intraosseous needle
- Insertion of a nasogastric (NG) drainage tube
- Jejunostomy feeding tube care
- Log rolling for suspected/confirmed cervical spinal instability
- Log rolling for suspected/confirmed thoracolumbar spinal instability
- Lumbar puncture
- Measuring the weight and height of the patient
- Medication: administration by inhalation using a metered dose inhaler
- Medication: administration by inhalation using a nebulizer
- Medication: continuous infusion of intravenous drugs
- Medication: controlled drug administration
- Medication: ear drop administration
- Medication: eye administration
- Medication: injection (bolus or push) of intravenous drugs
- Medication: injection administration
- Medication: intermittent infusion of intravenous drugs
- Medication: intradermal injection
- Medication: intramuscular injection
- Medication: multidose vial: powder preparation using equilibrium method
- Medication: multidose‐vial: powder preparation using a venting needle
- Medication: nasal drop administration
- Medication: oral drug administration
- Medication: self‐administration
- Medication: single‐dose ampoule: powder preparation
- Medication: single‐dose ampoule: solution preparation
- Medication: subcutaneous administration using a McKinley T34 syringe pump
- Medication: subcutaneous infusion of fluids
- Medication: subcutaneous injection
- Medication: topical applications
- Medication: transdermal applications
- Medication: vaginal administration
- Midline catheter insertion
- Mouth care for the patient with dentures
- Mouth care
- Moving from sitting to standing: assisting the patient
- Nasogastric intubation with tubes using an internal guidewire or stylet
- Nasopharyngeal wash: syringe method
- Nasopharyngeal wash: vacuum‐assisted aspirate method
- Negative pressure wound therapy
- Nephrostomy tube: removal of locking pigtail drainage system
- Nephrostomy tube: weekly dressing and bag change
- Neurological observations and assessment
- Operating theatre procedure: maintaining the safety of a patient while undergoing surgery
- Oxygen therapy
- Pain assessment
- Peak flow reading using a manual peak flow meter
- Penile sheath application
- Percutaneous endoscopically placed gastrostomy (PEG) tube care
- Peripheral cannula insertion
- Personal care after death
- PICC insertion using modified Seldinger technique with ultrasound
- PICC removal
- Positioning for suspected/confirmed cervical spinal instability: pelvic twist to right
- Positioning the neurological patient with tonal problems
- Positioning the patient to maximize V/Q matching for widespread pathology in a self‐ventilating patient
- Positioning the patient to maximize V/Q matching with unilateral lung disease in a self‐ventilating patient
- Positioning the patient: in a chair/wheelchair
- Positioning the patient: lying down to sitting up
- Positioning the patient: side‐lying
- Positioning the patient: sitting in bed
- Positioning the patient: supine
- Positioning the pre‐operative and post‐operative amputation patient
- Positioning the unconscious patient or patient with an airway in side‐lying
- Positioning the unconscious patient or patient with an airway in supine
- Positioning to maximize the drainage of secretions
- Pre‐operative care: checking that the patient is fully prepared for surgery
- Protective isolation: entering the isolation room
- Protective isolation: preparing the room
- Pulse measurement
- Putting on and removing a disposable apron
- Putting on and removing a disposable mask or respirator
- Putting on and removing non‐sterile gloves
- Putting on or removing goggles or a face shield
- Radiologically inserted gastrostomy (RIG) tube care
- Removal of a nasogastric tube
- Removal of a nasogastric tube
- Removal of T‐fasteners
- Removing an intraosseous needle
- Respiratory assessment and pulse oximetry
- Respiratory examination
- Safe disposal of foul, infected or infested linen
- Safe management of the patient in the PACU
- Semen collection
- Short‐term central venous catheter (non‐cuffed/tunnelled) insertion into the internal jugular vein
- Short‐term central venous catheter (non‐cuffed/tunnelled): removal
- Slipper bedpan use: assisting a patient
- Source isolation: entering the isolation room
- Source isolation: leaving the isolation room
- Source isolation: preparing an isolation room
- Source isolation: transporting infected patients outside the source isolation area
- Sputum sampling
- Step‐by‐step guide to measuring and applying antiembolic stockings
- Stoma bag change
- Stoma bridge or rod removal
- Stoma siting
- Suppository administration
- Surgical scrub technique
- Suture removal
- Suturing a simple wound
- Swab sampling: ear
- Swab sampling: eye
- Swab sampling: nose
- Swab sampling: penis
- Swab sampling: rectum
- Swab sampling: skin
- Swab sampling: throat
- Swab sampling: vagina
- Swab sampling: wound
- Temperature measurement
- Tracheostomy: dressing change
- Tracheostomy: inner cannula change
- Tracheostomy: suctioning a patient
- Tracheostomy: tube change
- Urinalysis: reagent strip procedure
- Urinary catheter bag: emptying
- Urinary catheter removal
- Urinary catheterization: female
- Urinary catheterization: intermittent self‐catheterization patient guidance: female
- Urinary catheterization: intermittent self‐catheterization patient guidance: male
- Urinary catheterization: male
- Urine sampling: 24‐hour urine collection
- Urine sampling: catheter specimen of urine (CSU)
- Urine sampling: midstream specimen of urine: female
- Urine sampling: midstream specimen of urine: male
- Urine sampling: sampling from an ileal conduit
- Vascular access devices: maintaining patency
- Venepuncture
- Washing a patient's hair in bed
- Wound drain removal: closed drainage system
- Wound drain shortening for closed drainage systems
- Wound drain shortening for open drainage systems
