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Nursing

For GNM, B.Sc Nursing, ANM

A ward nurse's work in the hospital system: the shift and handover, bedside observations and the early warning score, giving medicines, beds, orders and discharge, ward charges, and the theatre checklist.

Practised on MedAura ERPHMISNMSOTMS
7 units44 tasksA data entry drillA case scenarioCertificate6 months' access

What you'll learn

7 units, in the order the work is learned on the floor. Each task is shown on the real screens, then practised.

Roles you'll practiseNurse
Unit 1Getting started8 tasks
  1. Start a shift with the nurse dashboard
  2. Receive a shift handover
  3. Record vital signs
  4. Score the early warning score (EWS)
  5. Give and record a medication dose
  6. Record intake and output
  7. Write a nurse note
  8. Write a shift handover note
Unit 2The shift's tasks3 tasks
  1. Complete an assigned task
  2. Assign a task to a nurse
  3. Escalate a task
Unit 3Bedside care6 tasks
  1. Review a patient's vital signs over time
  2. Record a point-of-care test
  3. Score a patient's acuity
  4. Record a patient's allergy
  5. Add a nursing diagnosis to the care plan
  6. Update care plan progress
Unit 4Beds and the ward4 tasks
  1. Find a free bed
  2. Check ward occupancy
  3. Transfer a patient to another bed
  4. Record a procedure in the procedure room
Unit 5Orders, forms and discharge5 tasks
  1. Record a verbal or telephone order
  2. Check if a verbal order is approved
  3. Fill in a nursing form
  4. Print an earlier nursing form
  5. Send a discharge intimation (nurse)
Unit 6Ward charges and bills9 tasks
  1. Charge a nursing service
  2. Charge for equipment
  3. Stop an equipment charge
  4. Charge a doctor visit
  5. Add pending orders to a bill
  6. Add unbilled ward charges to a bill
  7. Make a bill and take payment
  8. Collect an amount due
  9. Print or share a bill
Unit 7Theatre nursing: the surgery checklist9 tasks
  1. Open a surgery's checklist
  2. Complete the pre-op checklist
  3. Record the patient's transfer to theatre
  4. Check the patient in to theatre
  5. Do the surgical time-out
  6. Record the intraoperative nursing record
  7. Complete the sign-out
  8. Record the post-op summary
  9. Complete and print the OT summary

Putting it together

Data entry drill

Enter the 06:00 observations

The night nurse took four patients' observations on the paper chart. Enter each set on the Vital Signs screen.

From: Observation chart, Ward 3, 06:00 · 4 records

Case scenario

A penicillin allergy on the morning shift

A patient with pneumonia is getting worse, and her first antibiotic dose is one she may be allergic to.

10 scenes · 3 decisions

How you'll learn

Show MeEach task, step by step, on the real screens
PracticeDo it yourself; wrong clicks say where to look
RefreshersTasks come back on day 1, 2, 7, 30 and 90
AssessmentTen tasks, no hints; pass at 70%
How HospAux works
Certificate of completion HospAux · Nursing This certifies that Maya Collins completed the course and its assessment Grade A+ · Excellent
No. HX-2026-7K3P9Q
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Your Nursing certificate

Pass the assessment and claim it on the spot: graded O, A+ or A, with a number and a QR code an employer can check online.

Questions

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