PNS Schedule
Module 1 — Due Sunday, July 12 at midnight
Focus: Hand Hygiene, PPE, Vital Signs, Blood Pressure
Estimated points: 36
Asepsis & Infection Control
Skill 1-1: Performing hand hygiene using alcohol-based sanitizer
Video — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 1-2: Performing hand hygiene with soap and water
Video — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 1-3: Using personal protective equipment
Video 1 — 1 point
Video 2 — 1 point
Video 3 — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Vital Signs
Skill 2-1: Assessing body temperature
Videos 1–4 — 4 points total
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 2-4: Assessing peripheral pulse by palpation
Video — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 2-5: Assessing apical pulse by auscultation
Videos 1–2 — 2 points total
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 2-6: Assessing respirations
Videos 1–2 — 2 points total
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 2-8: Assessing blood pressure by auscultation
Videos 1–4 — 4 points total
Quiz — 2 points
Case Study — 2 points
Priority: This is foundational. Do not rush BP, pulse, respirations, or PPE. These show up in check-offs and clinical judgment.
Module 2 — Due Sunday, July 19 at midnight
Focus: Transfers, Ambulation, Restraints, Sterile Field, Oxygen
Estimated assignments: 33 points
Skills check-off: 30 points
Professionalism
Professionalism Points — 1 point
Mobility & Safety
Skill 9-2: Transfer patient from bed to stretcher
Video — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 9-3: Transfer patient from bed to chair
Videos 1–2 — 2 points total
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 9-6: Assisting patient with ambulation
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 4-4: Applying an extremity restraint
Quiz — 2 points
Sterile Technique
Skill 1-5: Preparing sterile field using sterile kit/tray
Video — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 1-7: Putting on sterile gloves/removing soiled gloves
Videos 1–3 — 3 points total
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 1-7 Practice and Learn — 1 point
Oxygenation
Skill 14-1: Using a pulse oximeter
Videos 1–2 — 2 points total
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 14-4: Administering oxygen by nasal cannula
Video — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Case Study — 2 points
Skill 14-5: Administering oxygen by mask
Video — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Check-off
Module 2 Skills Check-off — 30 points
Priority: Sterile gloves + transfers + oxygen are high-yield. These are skills where safety errors can make you fail a check-off.
Module 3 — Due Sunday, July 26 at midnight
Focus: Urinary Catheterization
Estimated assignments: 20 points
Skills check-off: 30 points
Professionalism
Professionalism Points — 1 point
Urinary Elimination
Skill 12-7: Catheterizing urinary bladder of patient with female genitalia
Videos 1–2 — 2 points total
Quiz — 2 points
Case Study — 2 points
Skill 12-8: Catheterizing urinary bladder of patient with male genitalia
Videos 1–2 — 2 points total
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 12-9: Removing indwelling urinary catheter
Videos 1–2 — 2 points total
Quiz — 2 points
Lippincott Client Case for Clinical Judgment — 5 points
Check-off
Module 3 Skills Check-off — 30 points
Priority: Sterile technique is everything here. Catheterization is one of those skills where contamination = unsafe = wrong.
Module 4 — Due Sunday, Aug 2 at midnight
Focus: Oral Meds and MDI
Estimated assignments: 12 points
Skills check-off: 30 points
Professionalism
Professional Points — 1 point
Medication Administration
Skill 5-1: Administering oral medications
Videos 1–6 — 6 points total
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 5-22: Administering medication via metered-dose inhaler
Video — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Check-off
Module 4 Skills Check-off — 30 points
Priority: Start thinking like NCLEX: right patient, right med, right dose, right route, right time, right documentation, right reason, right response, right education, right to refuse.
Module 5 — Due Sunday, Aug 9 at midnight
Focus: Eye, Ear, and Nasal Medications
Estimated assignments: 9 points
Skills check-off: 30 points
Professionalism
Professional Points — 1 point
Medication Administration
Skill 5-15: Administering eye drops
Video — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 5-17: Administering ear drops
Video — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 5-19: Administering nasal spray
Quiz — 2 points
Check-off
Module 5 Skills Check-off — 30 points
Priority: Know positioning and infection prevention. Do not touch dropper tips to the patient.
Module 6 — Due Sunday, Aug 16 at midnight
Focus: Vials, Mixing Meds, Intradermal, Subcutaneous
Estimated assignments: 16 points
Skills check-off: 30 points
Professionalism
Professional Points — 1 point
Injectable Medications
Skill 5-4: Removing medication from a vial
Video — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 5-5: Mixing medications from two vials in one syringe
Video — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 5-6: Administering an intradermal injection
Video — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 5-7: Administering a subcutaneous injection
Videos 1–2 — 2 points total
Quiz — 2 points
Case Study — 2 points
Check-off
Module 6 Skills Check-off — 30 points
Priority: This is a big skill week. You need syringe reading, injection angle, site selection, medication safety, and asepsis locked in.
Module 7 — Due Sunday, Aug 23 at midnight
Focus: Pressure Injury, Wound Care, Wound Culture
Estimated assignments: 17 points
Skills check-off: 30 points
Professionalism
Professionalism Points — 1 point
Skin Integrity & Wounds
Skill 8-1: Preventing pressure injury
Videos 1–2 — 2 points total
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 8-2: Cleaning a wound and applying a dressing
Videos 1–2 — 2 points total
Quiz — 2 points
Case Study — 2 points
Skill 8-3: Performing irrigation of a wound
Video — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 8-4: Collecting a wound culture
Video — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Check-off
Module 7 Skills Check-off — 30 points
Priority: Think infection control, wound assessment, pressure injury prevention, and documentation.
Module 8 — Due Sunday, Aug 30 at midnight
Focus: IM Injection and Ampule Medication
Estimated assignments: 9 points
Skills check-off: 30 points
Professionalism
Professionalism Points — 1 point
Medication Administration
Skill 5-8: Administering an intramuscular injection
Videos 1–3 — 3 points total
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 5-3: Removing medication from an ampule
Video — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Check-off
Module 8 Skills Check-off — 30 points
Priority: Know landmarks. IM injection safety is not vibes — it is anatomy.
Module 9 — Due Sunday, Sept 6 at midnight
Focus: Peripheral IV Access and IV Dressing
Estimated assignments: 12 points
Skills check-off: 30 points
Professionalism
Professionalism Points — 1 point
Clinical Judgment
Lippincott Client Case for Clinical Judgment — 5 points
IV Therapy
Skill 16-1: Initiating peripheral venous access IV infusion
Video — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 16-4: Changing peripheral venous access site dressing
Video — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Check-off
Module 9 Skills Check-off — 30 points
Priority: IV weeks are dangerous if you procrastinate. Start early. You need to understand infiltration, phlebitis, infection, patency, and dressing integrity.
Module 10 — Due Sunday, Sept 13 at midnight
Focus: IV Monitoring, IV Fluids, Flushes, IV Push, Piggyback, Dosage Calc
Estimated assignments: 24 points
Skills check-off + dosage calc: 60 points
Professionalism
Professionalism Points — 1 point
IV Therapy
Skill 16-2: Monitoring an IV site and infusion
Videos 1–2 — 2 points total
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 16-3: Changing IV solution container and administration set
Videos 1–2 — 2 points total
Quiz — 2 points
Practice and Learn — 2 points
Listed as “Module 01 Practice and Learn” under Module 10 in the syllabus. That may be a typo, so verify in your portal.
Skill 16-5: Capping for intermittent use and flushing peripheral venous access device
Videos 1–2 — 2 points total
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 5-11: Administering medications by IV bolus/push through medication or drug-infusion lock
Video — 1 point
Quiz — 2 points
Skill 5-12: Administering piggyback intermittent IV infusion medication
Videos 1–4 — 4 points total
Quiz — 2 points
Check-offs / Exam
Module 10 Skills Check-off — 30 points
Module 10 Dosage Calculation Quiz, Attempt 1 — 30 points
Priority: This is the heaviest week. Treat Module 10 like an exam week. Dosage calc can wreck people who are otherwise good at skills.
Module 11 — Due Sunday, Sept 20 at midnight
Focus: Final Skills Check-off
Estimated assignments: 1 point
Skills check-off: 30 points
Professionalism
Professionalism Points — 1 point
Check-off
Module 11 Skills Check-off — 30 points
Priority: Final polish. Do not lose points for being sloppy, late, or unprepared.