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Clinical skills, step by step

Other platforms explain it with text and video. In Making Synapses you practice it on the patient.

Free step-by-step guides to clinical skills for MD / DO, PA, nursing (NCLEX) and EMS (NREMT), based on official US sources. Read the steps, then practice each one on a virtual patient in Making Synapses.

Patient interview

How to take a complete patient historyMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)515 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with chest painMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)21 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient who is short of breathMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)40 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with abdominal painMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)14 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with a headacheMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)38 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with dizziness or faintingMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)23 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with back painMD / DOPA18 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with feverMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)89 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with a coughMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)43 Making Synapses cases
How to take a medication and allergy historyMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)16 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with joint painMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)31 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with neck painMD / DOPA6 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with palpitationsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)12 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with leg swellingMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)16 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with weight lossMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)31 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with fatigueMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)42 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with nausea and vomitingMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)47 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with diarrheaMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)19 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with constipationMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)6 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with rectal bleedingMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)2 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient who is vomiting bloodMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)6 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with heartburnMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)5 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with jaundiceMD / DOPA11 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with painful urinationMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)22 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with urinary incontinenceMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)4 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with flank painMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)9 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with abnormal vaginal bleedingMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)2 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with vaginal dischargeMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)9 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with a missed periodMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)34 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with pelvic painMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)7 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with a breast lumpMD / DOPA16 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with testicular painMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)8 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with a rashMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)35 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with itchingMD / DOPA32 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with a sore throatMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)11 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with ear painMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)8 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with hearing lossMD / DOPA13 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with sudden vision lossMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)5 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with a red eyeMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)11 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with a nosebleedMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)3 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient after a seizureMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)14 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with sudden weaknessMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)18 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with a tremorMD / DOPA8 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with memory lossMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)7 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient who is confusedMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)30 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with low moodMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)10 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with anxietyMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)4 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with sleep problemsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)21 Making Synapses cases
How to ask about alcohol useMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)8 Making Synapses cases
How to ask about drug useMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)12 Making Synapses cases
How to take a smoking and vaping historyMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)30 Making Synapses cases
How to take a sexual historyMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)18 Making Synapses cases
How to take a pediatric historyMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)81 Making Synapses cases
How to take a prenatal historyMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)31 Making Synapses cases
How to ask about child development milestonesMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)16 Making Synapses cases
How to take an occupational historyMD / DOPA4 Making Synapses cases
How to take a travel historyMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)8 Making Synapses cases
How to draw a family history pedigreeMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)2 Making Synapses cases
How to screen for intimate partner violenceMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)10 Making Synapses cases
How to assess pain with a pain historyMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)191 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient who is coughing bloodMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)9 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with wheezingMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)19 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with excessive thirst and urinationMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)20 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with hair lossMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)1 Making Synapses cases
How to interview a patient with an allergic reactionMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)10 Making Synapses cases

Head-to-toe assessment and vital signs

How to do a head-to-toe assessmentNursing (NCLEX)PAMD / DO
How to do the general survey (the first look)Nursing (NCLEX)MD / DOPAEMS (NREMT)612 Making Synapses cases
How to take a full set of vital signsNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)MD / DOPA234 Making Synapses cases
How to measure blood pressure by handNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)MD / DOPA73 Making Synapses cases
How to check pulse and breathing rateNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)MD / DOPA41 Making Synapses cases
How to measure oxygen saturation with a pulse oximeterNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)MD / DOPA47 Making Synapses cases
How to take a temperatureNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)31 Making Synapses cases
How to measure height, weight and BMINursing (NCLEX)MD / DOPA46 Making Synapses cases
How to take orthostatic vital signsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)102 Making Synapses cases
How to take vital signs in childrenMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)168 Making Synapses cases
How to use pain scales (numeric, faces, behavioral)MD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)191 Making Synapses cases
How to test visual acuity with a Snellen chartMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)29 Making Synapses cases
How to do a nutrition assessmentMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)29 Making Synapses cases
How to assess hydration statusMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)30 Making Synapses cases
How to do neuro checks (pupils, consciousness, movement)MD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)44 Making Synapses cases
How to do a neurovascular check of a limbMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)53 Making Synapses cases
How to measure intake and outputNursing (NCLEX)24 Making Synapses cases
How to teach home blood pressure monitoringMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)19 Making Synapses cases
How to measure a child's growthMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)75 Making Synapses cases

Exam by body system

How to examine the heart and circulationMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)149 Making Synapses cases
How to listen to heart soundsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)105 Making Synapses cases
How to examine the lungsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)120 Making Synapses cases
How to examine the abdomenMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)33 Making Synapses cases
How to do a neurological examMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)91 Making Synapses cases
How to test the cranial nervesMD / DOPA101 Making Synapses cases
How to test reflexesMD / DOPA24 Making Synapses cases
How to examine a joint (look, feel, move)MD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)37 Making Synapses cases
How to examine the shoulderMD / DOPA37 Making Synapses cases
How to examine the kneeMD / DOPA37 Making Synapses cases
How to examine the eyesMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)80 Making Synapses cases
How to examine the ears with an otoscopeMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)27 Making Synapses cases
How to examine the mouth and throatMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)71 Making Synapses cases
How to examine the neck and thyroidMD / DOPA403 Making Synapses cases
How to assess the skin and spot pressure injuriesNursing (NCLEX)MD / DOPA36 Making Synapses cases
How to check the circulation of the legs and armsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)82 Making Synapses cases
How to do a diabetic foot examMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)61 Making Synapses cases
How to do a clinical breast examMD / DOPA1 Making Synapses cases
How to measure fundal height and fetal heart rateMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)43 Making Synapses cases
How to do a mental status examMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)612 Making Synapses cases
How to do a pediatric physical examMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)69 Making Synapses cases
How to examine a newbornMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)12 Making Synapses cases
How to examine the hipMD / DOPA13 Making Synapses cases
How to examine the hand and wristMD / DOPA29 Making Synapses cases
How to examine the elbowMD / DOPA2 Making Synapses cases
How to examine the ankle and foot (Ottawa rules)MD / DOPAEMS (NREMT)21 Making Synapses cases
How to examine the spineMD / DOPA22 Making Synapses cases
How to examine gaitMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)34 Making Synapses cases
How to do a cerebellar examMD / DOPA4 Making Synapses cases
How to examine the nerves of the armMD / DOPA36 Making Synapses cases
How to examine the nerves of the legMD / DOPA36 Making Synapses cases
How to score the Glasgow Coma ScaleMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)11 Making Synapses cases
How to examine the lymph nodesMD / DOPA5 Making Synapses cases
How to examine for a groin herniaMD / DOPA2 Making Synapses cases
How to do a male genital examMD / DOPA10 Making Synapses cases
How to do a rectal examMD / DOPA7 Making Synapses cases
How to do a pelvic exam with a speculumMD / DOPA18 Making Synapses cases
How to do a postpartum assessmentMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)4 Making Synapses cases
How to examine the nose and sinusesMD / DOPA22 Making Synapses cases
How to examine for ascitesMD / DOPA5 Making Synapses cases
How to measure jugular venous pressureMD / DOPA9 Making Synapses cases
How to assess a child in respiratory distressMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)14 Making Synapses cases
How to check a mole with the ABCDE ruleMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)2 Making Synapses cases
How to assess a burn (size and depth)MD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)30 Making Synapses cases
How to assess dehydration in a childMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)8 Making Synapses cases
How to use a slit lampMD / DOPA62 Making Synapses cases
How to listen to lung soundsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)105 Making Synapses cases
How to use an ophthalmoscopeMD / DOPA33 Making Synapses cases
How to examine the temporomandibular jointMD / DOPA8 Making Synapses cases

Bedside procedures

How to check blood glucose with a glucometerNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)56 Making Synapses cases
How to start a peripheral IVNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)119 Making Synapses cases
How to give oxygen (cannula, mask, non-rebreather)Nursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)67 Making Synapses cases
How to place the leads for a 12-lead ECGNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)MD / DOPA58 Making Synapses cases
How to clean a wound and change a dressingNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)30 Making Synapses cases
How to collect a nasopharyngeal swabNursing (NCLEX)MD / DOPA15 Making Synapses cases
How to coach peak flow and the incentive spirometerNursing (NCLEX)MD / DOPA8 Making Synapses cases
How to reposition a patient and do a log rollNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)48 Making Synapses cases
How to draw blood (venipuncture)Nursing (NCLEX)8 Making Synapses cases
How to collect blood culturesMD / DONursing (NCLEX)80 Making Synapses cases
How to take an arterial blood gas sampleMD / DOPA8 Making Synapses cases
How to insert a urinary catheter (female)Nursing (NCLEX)5 Making Synapses cases
How to insert a urinary catheter (male)Nursing (NCLEX)9 Making Synapses cases
How to remove a urinary catheterNursing (NCLEX)5 Making Synapses cases
How to use a bladder scannerNursing (NCLEX)1 Making Synapses cases
How to collect a clean-catch urine sampleNursing (NCLEX)18 Making Synapses cases
How to collect a stool sampleNursing (NCLEX)18 Making Synapses cases
How to take a wound culture swabNursing (NCLEX)15 Making Synapses cases
How to collect a sputum sampleNursing (NCLEX)43 Making Synapses cases
How to insert a nasogastric tubeNursing (NCLEX)2 Making Synapses cases
How to give an enteral tube feedingNursing (NCLEX)19 Making Synapses cases
How to care for an ostomyNursing (NCLEX)1 Making Synapses cases
How to give tracheostomy careNursing (NCLEX)1 Making Synapses cases
How to suction a tracheostomyNursing (NCLEX)1 Making Synapses cases
How to care for a chest tubeNursing (NCLEX)2 Making Synapses cases
How to change a central line dressingNursing (NCLEX)1 Making Synapses cases
How to give a blood transfusionNursing (NCLEX)15 Making Synapses cases
How to remove a peripheral IVNursing (NCLEX)103 Making Synapses cases
How to check an IV site for infiltrationNursing (NCLEX)1 Making Synapses cases
How to flush a saline lockNursing (NCLEX)103 Making Synapses cases
How to remove sutures and staplesMD / DONursing (NCLEX)2 Making Synapses cases
How to place a simple interrupted sutureMD / DOPA2 Making Synapses cases
How to give local anesthesia for a woundMD / DOPA2 Making Synapses cases
How to irrigate a woundMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)13 Making Synapses cases
How to apply a compression bandageNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)10 Making Synapses cases
How to apply a slingNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)7 Making Synapses cases
How to care for a castNursing (NCLEX)16 Making Synapses cases
How to fit crutches and teach crutch walkingNursing (NCLEX)26 Making Synapses cases
How to transfer a patient from bed to chairNursing (NCLEX)34 Making Synapses cases
How to walk a patient with a gait beltNursing (NCLEX)28 Making Synapses cases
How to do range of motion exercisesNursing (NCLEX)45 Making Synapses cases
How to apply cold and heat therapyNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)6 Making Synapses cases
How to give a bedpan or urinalNursing (NCLEX)1 Making Synapses cases
How to give a bed bathNursing (NCLEX)35 Making Synapses cases
How to give mouth careNursing (NCLEX)10 Making Synapses cases
How to irrigate an eyeMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)59 Making Synapses cases
How to irrigate an earNursing (NCLEX)13 Making Synapses cases
How to apply CPAPNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)15 Making Synapses cases
How to give an enemaNursing (NCLEX)4 Making Synapses cases
How to set up cardiac monitoring (3- and 5-lead)MD / DONursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)20 Making Synapses cases
How to use a pulse oximeter at homeNursing (NCLEX)21 Making Synapses cases

Emergencies and resuscitation

How to do adult CPR and use an AEDMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)7 Making Synapses cases
How to ventilate with a bag-valve maskEMS (NREMT)Nursing (NCLEX)MD / DO45 Making Synapses cases
How to suction the airwayEMS (NREMT)Nursing (NCLEX)10 Making Synapses cases
How to place a supraglottic airwayEMS (NREMT)22 Making Synapses cases
How to do the primary survey (ABCDE)EMS (NREMT)MD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)143 Making Synapses cases
How to treat anaphylaxis with epinephrineEMS (NREMT)Nursing (NCLEX)MD / DOPA34 Making Synapses cases
How to treat an opioid overdose with naloxoneEMS (NREMT)Nursing (NCLEX)17 Making Synapses cases
How to stop severe bleeding with a tourniquetEMS (NREMT)Nursing (NCLEX)31 Making Synapses cases
How to treat low blood sugarEMS (NREMT)Nursing (NCLEX)41 Making Synapses cases
How to help a choking adultMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)1 Making Synapses cases
How to help a choking infantMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)14 Making Synapses cases
How to do infant CPRMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)17 Making Synapses cases
How to do child CPRMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)61 Making Synapses cases
How to use the pediatric assessment triangleMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)69 Making Synapses cases
How to place a patient in the recovery positionMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)23 Making Synapses cases
How to recognize a stroke (BE-FAST)MD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)7 Making Synapses cases
How to manage a seizureMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)12 Making Synapses cases
How to treat an asthma attackMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)8 Making Synapses cases
How to treat a COPD flareMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)6 Making Synapses cases
How to manage suspected heart attack chest painMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)24 Making Synapses cases
How to recognize sepsisMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)1 Making Synapses cases
How to recognize shockMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)14 Making Synapses cases
How to pack a bleeding woundNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)14 Making Synapses cases
How to seal an open chest woundNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)9 Making Synapses cases
How to decompress a tension pneumothoraxMD / DOPAEMS (NREMT)2 Making Synapses cases
How to do transcutaneous pacingMD / DOPAEMS (NREMT)3 Making Synapses cases
How to do synchronized cardioversionMD / DOPAEMS (NREMT)7 Making Synapses cases
How to treat hypothermiaMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)1 Making Synapses cases
How to treat heat strokeMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)1 Making Synapses cases
How to give first care for a burnMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)30 Making Synapses cases
How to manage a poisoningMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)11 Making Synapses cases
How to recognize diabetic ketoacidosisMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)2 Making Synapses cases
How to open the airway (head tilt and jaw thrust)MD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)8 Making Synapses cases
How to insert an oral or nasal airwayMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)8 Making Synapses cases
How to assist with intubationMD / DOPAEMS (NREMT)1 Making Synapses cases
How to start an intraosseous lineNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)12 Making Synapses cases
How to call a rapid response with an early warning scoreMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)1 Making Synapses cases
How to deliver a baby in an emergencyMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)11 Making Synapses cases
How to resuscitate a newbornMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)12 Making Synapses cases
How to run a cardiac arrest codeMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)4 Making Synapses cases
How to treat a drowning victimMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)1 Making Synapses cases

Medications

How to give an intramuscular injectionNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)17 Making Synapses cases
How to give a subcutaneous injectionNursing (NCLEX)17 Making Synapses cases
How to give an inhaler or a nebulizer treatmentNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)9 Making Synapses cases
How to give a medication safely (the rights)Nursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)516 Making Synapses cases
How to calculate a drug doseNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)
How to give oral medicationsNursing (NCLEX)515 Making Synapses cases
How to give a sublingual medicationNursing (NCLEX)21 Making Synapses cases
How to measure a liquid medicationNursing (NCLEX)83 Making Synapses cases
How to give eye dropsNursing (NCLEX)8 Making Synapses cases
How to give ear dropsNursing (NCLEX)6 Making Synapses cases
How to give a nasal sprayNursing (NCLEX)6 Making Synapses cases
How to apply a transdermal patchNursing (NCLEX)4 Making Synapses cases
How to give a rectal suppositoryNursing (NCLEX)117 Making Synapses cases
How to give insulinNursing (NCLEX)22 Making Synapses cases
How to mix two insulins in one syringeNursing (NCLEX)20 Making Synapses cases
How to draw up medication from a vial and an ampuleNursing (NCLEX)1 Making Synapses cases
How to reconstitute a powdered medicationNursing (NCLEX)27 Making Synapses cases
How to give an IV push medicationNursing (NCLEX)220 Making Synapses cases
How to hang a secondary IV infusionNursing (NCLEX)22 Making Synapses cases
How to calculate a pediatric dose by weightNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)79 Making Synapses cases
How to calculate an IV drip rateNursing (NCLEX)6 Making Synapses cases
How to handle high-alert medicationsNursing (NCLEX)24 Making Synapses cases
How to give opioids and monitor sedationNursing (NCLEX)17 Making Synapses cases
How to reassess pain after a PRN medicationNursing (NCLEX)37 Making Synapses cases
How to give a vaccineMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)5 Making Synapses cases
How to count and waste controlled substancesNursing (NCLEX)4 Making Synapses cases
How to recognize an adverse drug reactionMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)28 Making Synapses cases
How to give anticoagulants safelyMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)7 Making Synapses cases

Reading results

How to read waveform capnographyEMS (NREMT)Nursing (NCLEX)MD / DO11 Making Synapses cases
How to read an ECG rhythm stripMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)58 Making Synapses cases
How to read an arterial blood gasMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)
How to read a normal ECG (rate, rhythm, intervals)MD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)33 Making Synapses cases
How to recognize atrial fibrillation on an ECGMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)17 Making Synapses cases
How to recognize heart blocks on an ECGMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)10 Making Synapses cases
How to recognize a STEMI on an ECGMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)24 Making Synapses cases
How to recognize ventricular tachycardia and fibrillationMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)7 Making Synapses cases
How to recognize high potassium on an ECGMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)3 Making Synapses cases
How to find the ECG axisMD / DOPA8 Making Synapses cases
How to read a basic metabolic panelMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)9 Making Synapses cases
How to read liver function testsMD / DOPA13 Making Synapses cases
How to read coagulation tests (PT, INR, aPTT)MD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)23 Making Synapses cases
How to read thyroid testsMD / DOPA2 Making Synapses cases
How to read a urinalysisMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)8 Making Synapses cases
How to read a lipid panelMD / DOPA25 Making Synapses cases
How to read glucose and HbA1c resultsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)22 Making Synapses cases
How to read troponin resultsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)19 Making Synapses cases
How to read kidney function (creatinine and eGFR)MD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)8 Making Synapses cases
How to read cerebrospinal fluid resultsMD / DOPA37 Making Synapses cases
How to read sodium resultsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)19 Making Synapses cases
How to read potassium resultsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)48 Making Synapses cases
How to work up anemia from the blood countMD / DOPA24 Making Synapses cases
How to read blood culture resultsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)86 Making Synapses cases
How to read inflammatory markers (CRP and ESR)MD / DOPA5 Making Synapses cases
How to read a pregnancy testMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)18 Making Synapses cases
How to read a chest X-rayMD / DOPA26 Making Synapses cases
How to read an abdominal X-rayMD / DOPA6 Making Synapses cases
How to read a CT head for bleedingMD / DOPA10 Making Synapses cases
How to read a fracture X-rayMD / DOPA16 Making Synapses cases
How to read a FAST ultrasoundMD / DOPA15 Making Synapses cases
How to read spirometryMD / DOPA15 Making Synapses cases
How to read a fetal heart rate tracingMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)23 Making Synapses cases
How to plot and read a growth chartMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)7 Making Synapses cases
How to read a fluid balance chartMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)16 Making Synapses cases
How to read an audiogramMD / DOPA185 Making Synapses cases
How to score an ApgarMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)28 Making Synapses cases
How to read an anion gapMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)2 Making Synapses cases
How to read a D-dimer resultMD / DOPA9 Making Synapses cases
How to read a BNP resultMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)13 Making Synapses cases
How to read drug levels (therapeutic monitoring)MD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)8 Making Synapses cases

Talking with the patient

How to give a handoff report (SBAR)Nursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)MD / DOPA
How to introduce yourself and ask for consentMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)
How to break bad newsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)515 Making Synapses cases
How to teach a patient with the teach-back methodNursing (NCLEX)MD / DOPA515 Making Synapses cases
How to get informed consent for a procedureMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)15 Making Synapses cases
How to explain high blood pressureMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)18 Making Synapses cases
How to explain type 2 diabetesMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)20 Making Synapses cases
How to explain asthma and an action planMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)10 Making Synapses cases
How to explain COPDMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)6 Making Synapses cases
How to explain heart failureMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)12 Making Synapses cases
How to explain atrial fibrillationMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)16 Making Synapses cases
How to explain depressionMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)8 Making Synapses cases
How to explain osteoporosisMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)28 Making Synapses cases
How to explain chronic kidney diseaseMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)4 Making Synapses cases
How to counsel about weightMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)11 Making Synapses cases
How to help a patient quit smokingMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)23 Making Synapses cases
How to do a brief alcohol interventionMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)8 Making Synapses cases
How to explain starting insulinMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)24 Making Synapses cases
How to explain warfarinMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)26 Making Synapses cases
How to explain a direct oral anticoagulantMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)5 Making Synapses cases
How to explain a statinMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)
How to explain metforminMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)21 Making Synapses cases
How to explain an antidepressantMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)6 Making Synapses cases
How to explain why antibiotics are not neededMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)12 Making Synapses cases
How to explain opioid safety and naloxoneMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)10 Making Synapses cases
How to counsel about birth control optionsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)4 Making Synapses cases
How to counsel about emergency contraceptionMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)2 Making Synapses cases
How to counsel about sexually transmitted infectionsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)16 Making Synapses cases
How to give discharge teachingMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)38 Making Synapses cases
How to talk about goals of care and advance directivesMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)2 Making Synapses cases
How to give test results to a patientMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)16 Making Synapses cases
How to disclose a medical errorMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)
How to work with a medical interpreterMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)1 Making Synapses cases
How to calm an angry patientMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)1 Making Synapses cases
How to assess decision-making capacityMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)7 Making Synapses cases
How to use motivational interviewingMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)12 Making Synapses cases
How to talk with children and parentsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)69 Making Synapses cases
How to use closed-loop communication in a teamMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)8 Making Synapses cases
How to write a SOAP noteMD / DOPA1 Making Synapses cases
How to write a prescriptionMD / DOPA21 Making Synapses cases
How to write a nursing noteNursing (NCLEX)33 Making Synapses cases
How to write an incident reportMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)30 Making Synapses cases
How to write a discharge summaryMD / DOPA38 Making Synapses cases
How to request a consultMD / DOPA20 Making Synapses cases
How to write admission ordersMD / DOPA25 Making Synapses cases
How to explain a procedure to a patientMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)2 Making Synapses cases
How to teach testicular self-examMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)4 Making Synapses cases
How to support breastfeedingMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)18 Making Synapses cases

Patient safety

How to identify the patient (two identifiers)Nursing (NCLEX)MD / DOPAEMS (NREMT)515 Making Synapses cases
How to do a time-out before a procedureMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)15 Making Synapses cases
How to mark a surgical siteMD / DOPA36 Making Synapses cases
How to prevent falls in the hospitalNursing (NCLEX)34 Making Synapses cases
How to use restraints safelyNursing (NCLEX)5 Making Synapses cases
How to set up suicide precautionsNursing (NCLEX)13 Making Synapses cases
How to manage monitor alarmsNursing (NCLEX)7 Making Synapses cases
How to report a medication errorMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)10 Making Synapses cases
How to prevent look-alike and sound-alike drug errorsNursing (NCLEX)5 Making Synapses cases
How to report a critical resultMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)6 Making Synapses cases
How to prevent blood clots in the hospitalNursing (NCLEX)4 Making Synapses cases
How to set up aspiration precautionsNursing (NCLEX)8 Making Synapses cases
How to set up seizure precautionsNursing (NCLEX)14 Making Synapses cases
How to keep oxygen safe from fireMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)44 Making Synapses cases
How to prevent pressure injuriesNursing (NCLEX)2 Making Synapses cases
How to read and check a patient wristbandNursing (NCLEX)3 Making Synapses cases

Infection control

How to handle and dispose of sharpsNursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)MD / DOPA
How to clean your hands (rub and wash)Nursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)MD / DOPA
How to put on and take off PPENursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)MD / DOPA
How to put on sterile glovesNursing (NCLEX)MD / DOPA15 Making Synapses cases
How to use standard precautionsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)29 Making Synapses cases
How to set up contact precautionsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)19 Making Synapses cases
How to set up droplet precautionsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)22 Making Synapses cases
How to do an N95 seal checkMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)5 Making Synapses cases
How to clean equipment between patientsMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)20 Making Synapses cases
How to set up a sterile fieldMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)8 Making Synapses cases
How to do a surgical hand scrubMD / DOPA15 Making Synapses cases
What to do after a needlestick injuryMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)EMS (NREMT)18 Making Synapses cases
How to prevent central line infectionsNursing (NCLEX)2 Making Synapses cases
How to prevent catheter-related urinary infectionsNursing (NCLEX)21 Making Synapses cases
How to set up neutropenic precautionsNursing (NCLEX)4 Making Synapses cases
How to gown and glove for surgeryMD / DOPA14 Making Synapses cases

EMS field skills

How to assess a trauma patient on sceneEMS (NREMT)102 Making Synapses cases
How to assess a medical patient on sceneEMS (NREMT)143 Making Synapses cases
How to restrict spinal motion (collar and backboard)EMS (NREMT)18 Making Synapses cases
How to splint a broken arm or legEMS (NREMT)Nursing (NCLEX)13 Making Synapses cases
How to give a radio report to the hospitalEMS (NREMT)515 Making Synapses cases
How to handle a patient refusalEMS (NREMT)4 Making Synapses cases
How to lift and move a patient on a stretcherEMS (NREMT)45 Making Synapses cases
How to do a rapid extricationEMS (NREMT)5 Making Synapses cases
How to remove a helmetEMS (NREMT)1 Making Synapses cases
How to apply a pelvic binderEMS (NREMT)3 Making Synapses cases
How to splint a dislocated jointEMS (NREMT)1 Making Synapses cases
How to triage a mass casualty incident (START)EMS (NREMT)1 Making Synapses cases
How to approach a hazardous materials sceneEMS (NREMT)6 Making Synapses cases
How to assist with nitroglycerinEMS (NREMT)21 Making Synapses cases
How to use an epinephrine auto-injectorEMS (NREMT)9 Making Synapses cases
How to give aspirin for chest painEMS (NREMT)19 Making Synapses cases
How to assess mechanism of injuryEMS (NREMT)41 Making Synapses cases
How to de-escalate a behavioral emergencyEMS (NREMT)4 Making Synapses cases
How to write a patient care reportEMS (NREMT)515 Making Synapses cases
How to package a patient for transportEMS (NREMT)2 Making Synapses cases
How to ventilate with a two-person BVMEMS (NREMT)9 Making Synapses cases

Older adult care

How to assess fall risk in an older adultNursing (NCLEX)MD / DOPA88 Making Synapses cases
How to screen for delirium (CAM)MD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)20 Making Synapses cases
How to do a quick memory screen (Mini-Cog)MD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)5 Making Synapses cases
How to review medications in an older adultMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)30 Making Synapses cases
How to assess frailtyMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)58 Making Synapses cases
How to do the Timed Up and Go testMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)31 Making Synapses cases
How to check home safety for an older adultNursing (NCLEX)30 Making Synapses cases
How to screen for elder abuseMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)5 Making Synapses cases
How to give continence careNursing (NCLEX)6 Making Synapses cases
How to give comfort care at the end of lifeNursing (NCLEX)16 Making Synapses cases
How to screen hearing and vision in an older adultMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)35 Making Synapses cases

Telehealth

How to run a telehealth visitMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)515 Making Synapses cases
How to do a physical exam by videoMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)66 Making Synapses cases
How to use remote patient monitoringMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)40 Making Synapses cases
How to keep a telehealth visit privateMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)8 Making Synapses cases
How to triage a patient by phoneMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)129 Making Synapses cases
How to assess a stroke by video (telestroke)MD / DOPA7 Making Synapses cases
How to run a mental health visit by videoMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)8 Making Synapses cases
How to use an interpreter in a video visitMD / DOPANursing (NCLEX)21 Making Synapses cases