This document provides guidelines for various basic nursing skills including: admitting a new resident such as doing introductions and paperwork; taking vital signs like temperature, pulse, and blood pressure; assisting with packing and discharging a resident; collecting urine and stool samples; caring for catheters and oxygen; and making a bed with proper positioning of sheets and blankets. It emphasizes the importance of documentation and notifying nurses of any issues or changes in a resident's condition.