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Airway Care: Tracheostomy Care, Tube Change, and Artificial Airway Cuff Management
OVERVIEW: Medcom’s classic airway care program has been updated with a new look and feel, yet continues to show nurses and other healthcare professionals how to maintain airway patency and prevent infection when providing care to the patient with a tracheostomy tube. Additional procedures demonstrated and descri...
OVERVIEW: Medcom’s classic airway care program has been updated with a new look and feel, yet continues to show nurses and other healthcare professionals how to maintain airway patency and prevent infection when providing care to the patient with a tracheostomy tube. Additional procedures demonstrated and described include:• Caring for the stoma• Providing effective communication• Providing emotional support.
OBJECTIVES: After viewing this progra...
OVERVIEW: Medcom’s classic airway care program has been updated with a new look and feel, yet continues to show nurses and other healthcare professionals how to maintain airway patency and prevent infection when providing care to the patient with a tracheostomy tube. Additional procedures demonstrated and described include:• Caring for the stoma• Providing effective communication• Providing emotional support.
OBJECTIVES: After viewing this program, the learner should be able to: •Describe the function of a tracheostomy tube• Explain the procedure for cleaning and changing the inner cannula• Describe care for the stoma• Describe the procedure for changing a tracheostomy tube• Identify complications associated with over-inflation of a soft cuff• Describe the preferred procedure for maintaining adequate cuff pressure.
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Alzheimer's Care
OVERVIEW: Today, Alzheimer’s is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. This brain disease destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior. It is the most common form of dementia. There is currently no cure, but new treatments are on the horizon as a result of acceleratin...
OVERVIEW: Today, Alzheimer’s is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. This brain disease destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior. It is the most common form of dementia. There is currently no cure, but new treatments are on the horizon as a result of accelerating insight into the biology of the disease. Research has also shown that effective care and support can improve quality of life for indi...
OVERVIEW: Today, Alzheimer’s is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. This brain disease destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior. It is the most common form of dementia. There is currently no cure, but new treatments are on the horizon as a result of accelerating insight into the biology of the disease. Research has also shown that effective care and support can improve quality of life for individuals and their caregivers over the course of the disease from diagnosis to the end of life.
OBJECTIVES: After viewing the program, the learner will be able to:
- Understand what Alzheimer’s disease is
- Know the three stages of the disease
- Know how it affects the person's communication skills and successful strategies to intervene
- Learn approaches for the caregiver on the person's activities of daily living
- Understand common behavior problems in dementia residents and learn interventions for each problem
Dementia Care
OVERVIEW: Caregivers must maintain constant vigilance over their wards, taking every precaution to prevent unsafe wandering. While not all wandering is unsafe, caregivers in the long term care setting must understand that the potential for harm from a resident's wandering is ever present. Furthermore, they must kn...
OVERVIEW: Caregivers must maintain constant vigilance over their wards, taking every precaution to prevent unsafe wandering. While not all wandering is unsafe, caregivers in the long term care setting must understand that the potential for harm from a resident's wandering is ever present. Furthermore, they must know what to do in case a resident wanders or elopes from the facility and what to do once the resident is found.
OBJECTIVES: After viewi...
OVERVIEW: Caregivers must maintain constant vigilance over their wards, taking every precaution to prevent unsafe wandering. While not all wandering is unsafe, caregivers in the long term care setting must understand that the potential for harm from a resident's wandering is ever present. Furthermore, they must know what to do in case a resident wanders or elopes from the facility and what to do once the resident is found.
OBJECTIVES: After viewing the program, the learner will be able to:
- Define the terms wandering and elopement
- Determine the difference between safe and unsafe wandering
- Identify triggers of unsafe wandering
- Assess new residents for at-risk behaviors
- Describe the importance of periodic and ongoing reassessment
- Identify wandering prevention strategies
- Discuss the importance of electronic methods of intervention
- Discuss the steps to take when a resident is missing
- Discuss the steps to take when that resident is found
Elopement Prevention
OVERVIEW: Caregivers must maintain constant vigilance over their wards, taking every precaution to prevent unsafe wandering. While not all wandering is unsafe, caregivers in the long term care setting must understand that the potential for harm from a resident's wandering is ever present. Furthermore, they must kn...
OVERVIEW: Caregivers must maintain constant vigilance over their wards, taking every precaution to prevent unsafe wandering. While not all wandering is unsafe, caregivers in the long term care setting must understand that the potential for harm from a resident's wandering is ever present. Furthermore, they must know what to do in case a resident wanders or elopes from the facility and what to do once the resident is found.
OBJECTIVES: After vi...
OVERVIEW: Caregivers must maintain constant vigilance over their wards, taking every precaution to prevent unsafe wandering. While not all wandering is unsafe, caregivers in the long term care setting must understand that the potential for harm from a resident's wandering is ever present. Furthermore, they must know what to do in case a resident wanders or elopes from the facility and what to do once the resident is found.
OBJECTIVES: After viewing the program, the learner will be able to:
- Define the terms wandering and elopement
- Determine the difference between safe and unsafe wandering
- Identify triggers of unsafe wandering
- Assess new residents for at-risk behaviors
- Describe the importance of periodic and ongoing reassessment
- Identify wandering prevention strategies
- Discuss the importance of electronic methods of intervention
- Discuss the steps to take when a resident is missing
- Discuss the steps to take when that resident is found
Nursing Assessment, Eyes, Ears, and Nose
Overview: This program provides a review of the anatomy of the eyes, ears, and nose, then demonstrates and describes a step-by-step approach for collecting subjective and objective data for use in an assessment of these body parts. When used with the program “Nursing Assessment: Head and Neck, Mouth and Throat€..
Overview: This program provides a review of the anatomy of the eyes, ears, and nose, then demonstrates and describes a step-by-step approach for collecting subjective and objective data for use in an assessment of these body parts. When used with the program “Nursing Assessment: Head and Neck, Mouth and Throat”, the two programs provide a foundational understanding for the assessment of these areas.
Objectives: After completing this course, the l...
Overview: This program provides a review of the anatomy of the eyes, ears, and nose, then demonstrates and describes a step-by-step approach for collecting subjective and objective data for use in an assessment of these body parts. When used with the program “Nursing Assessment: Head and Neck, Mouth and Throat”, the two programs provide a foundational understanding for the assessment of these areas.
Objectives: After completing this course, the learner should be able to: Describe the anatomy and physiology of the components of the eyes, ears, and nose. Describe both subjective and objective data to obtain in the assessment of the eyes, ears, and nose. Describe specific abnormalities that should be observed for during an assessment of the eyes, ears, and nose. List key questions to ask when taking the patient’s history.
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Nursing Assessment, Head and Neck, Mouth and Throat
Overview: This program provides a review of the anatomy of the head, neck, mouth, and throat, then demonstrates and describes a step-by-step approach for collecting subjective and objective data for use in an assessment of these body parts. When used with the program “Nursing Assessment: Eyes, Ears, and Nose”,...
Overview: This program provides a review of the anatomy of the head, neck, mouth, and throat, then demonstrates and describes a step-by-step approach for collecting subjective and objective data for use in an assessment of these body parts. When used with the program “Nursing Assessment: Eyes, Ears, and Nose”, the two programs provide a foundational understanding for the assessment of these areas.
Objectives: After completing this course, the lea...
Overview: This program provides a review of the anatomy of the head, neck, mouth, and throat, then demonstrates and describes a step-by-step approach for collecting subjective and objective data for use in an assessment of these body parts. When used with the program “Nursing Assessment: Eyes, Ears, and Nose”, the two programs provide a foundational understanding for the assessment of these areas.
Objectives: After completing this course, the learner should be able to: Describe the anatomy and physiology of the components of the head, neck, mouth, and throat. Describe both subjective and objective data to obtain in the assessment of the head and neck. Describe both subjective and objective data to obtain in the assessment of the mouth and throat. Describe specific abnormalities that should be observed for during an assessment of the head, neck, mouth, and throat. List key questions to ask when taking the patient’s history.
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Nursing Assessment, The Cardiovascular System, Part I
Overview: Although pumping blood throughout the body to deliver oxygen and nutrition and remove waste seems like a simple task, it involves complex processes that, if fail, can literally mean the difference between life and death for a person. For these reasons, the nurse must understand the components of the card...
Overview: Although pumping blood throughout the body to deliver oxygen and nutrition and remove waste seems like a simple task, it involves complex processes that, if fail, can literally mean the difference between life and death for a person. For these reasons, the nurse must understand the components of the cardiovascular system and be able to skillfully collect subjective data on its condition. This program provides a review of the anatomy of...
Overview: Although pumping blood throughout the body to deliver oxygen and nutrition and remove waste seems like a simple task, it involves complex processes that, if fail, can literally mean the difference between life and death for a person. For these reasons, the nurse must understand the components of the cardiovascular system and be able to skillfully collect subjective data on its condition. This program provides a review of the anatomy of the cardiovascular system, then demonstrates and describes a step-by-step approach for collecting subjective data for use in an assessment of the cardiovascular system.
Objectives: After completing this course, the learner should be able to: Describe the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system. Explain the importance of subjective information in an assessment of the cardiovascular system. List key questions to ask when taking the patient’s history.
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Nursing Assessment, The Cardiovascular System, Part II
Overview: Although pumping blood throughout the body to deliver oxygen and nutrition and remove waste seems like a simple task, it involves complex processes that, if fail, can literally mean the difference between life and death for a person. The nurse must be able to skillfully collect objective data on the vari...
Overview: Although pumping blood throughout the body to deliver oxygen and nutrition and remove waste seems like a simple task, it involves complex processes that, if fail, can literally mean the difference between life and death for a person. The nurse must be able to skillfully collect objective data on the various components of the cardiovascular system. This program demonstrates and describes a step-by-step approach for collecting objective d...
Overview: Although pumping blood throughout the body to deliver oxygen and nutrition and remove waste seems like a simple task, it involves complex processes that, if fail, can literally mean the difference between life and death for a person. The nurse must be able to skillfully collect objective data on the various components of the cardiovascular system. This program demonstrates and describes a step-by-step approach for collecting objective data for use in an assessment of the cardiovascular system.
Objectives: After completing this course, the learner should be able to: Describe the process for palpation of the lymph nodes. Describe assessment of the neck vessels. Describe assessment of the peripheral pulses. Describe the process for auscultation of the carotid arteries and heart. Describe eight characteristics used to assess heart murmurs.
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Nursing Assessment, The Digestive System
Overview: Gastrointestinal complaints and concerns about diet are high on the list of reasons people seek medical assistance. For this reason, it’s important for the nurse to be able to perform a skilled assessment of the digestive system. This program provides a review of the anatomy of the digestive system, th...
Overview: Gastrointestinal complaints and concerns about diet are high on the list of reasons people seek medical assistance. For this reason, it’s important for the nurse to be able to perform a skilled assessment of the digestive system. This program provides a review of the anatomy of the digestive system, then demonstrates and describes a step-by-step approach to assessing the digestive system.
Objectives: After completing this course, the le...
Overview: Gastrointestinal complaints and concerns about diet are high on the list of reasons people seek medical assistance. For this reason, it’s important for the nurse to be able to perform a skilled assessment of the digestive system. This program provides a review of the anatomy of the digestive system, then demonstrates and describes a step-by-step approach to assessing the digestive system.
Objectives: After completing this course, the learner should be able to: Describe the anatomy and physiology of the digestive system. Explain the importance of subjective information in an assessment of the digestive system. Identify objective signs of health status in an assessment of the digestive system. Identify the 4 quadrants of the abdomen. Identify common areas for hernias. List four tests used to detect colorectal cancer.
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Nursing Assessment, The Female Genitourinary System
Overview: This program provides a review of the anatomy of the female genitourinary system and breasts, then demonstrates and describes a step-by-step approach for collecting subjective and objective data for use in an assessment of these systems. This program provides a foundational understanding for an assessmen...
Overview: This program provides a review of the anatomy of the female genitourinary system and breasts, then demonstrates and describes a step-by-step approach for collecting subjective and objective data for use in an assessment of these systems. This program provides a foundational understanding for an assessment of these areas.
Objectives: After completing this course, the learner should be able to: Describe the anatomy and physiology of the f...
Overview: This program provides a review of the anatomy of the female genitourinary system and breasts, then demonstrates and describes a step-by-step approach for collecting subjective and objective data for use in an assessment of these systems. This program provides a foundational understanding for an assessment of these areas.
Objectives: After completing this course, the learner should be able to: Describe the anatomy and physiology of the female genitourinary system and breasts. Describe subjective data to obtain in the assessment of the female genitourinary system and breasts. Describe objective data to obtain in the assessment of the breasts. Describe objective data to obtain in the assessment of the female genitourinary system. Describe specific abnormalities that should be observed for during an assessment of the breasts and female genitourinary system. List key questions to ask when taking the patient’s history.
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