How-to guides and videos on writing, research and citation
Nursing and Health-Related Videos in our Collection (Selected). Other videos in the Library's collection can be found by using the A/V multimedia search in the catalogue. Use keywords to find resources. See links below.
Basic skills. Basic Infection Control -- Bathing -- Bedmaking -- Safe Patient Handling -- Assisting with Elimination -- Nutrition and Fluids -- Personal Hygiene and Grooming -- Vital Signs -- Restraints and Alternatives.
Intermediate skills. Infection Control -- Enteral Nutrition -- Ostomy Care -- Respiratory Care and Suctioning -- Preoperative Nursing Care -- Postoperative Nursing Care -- Specimen Collection -- Urinary Catheter Management -- Wound and Pressure Ulcer Care.
Advanced skills. Safe Medication Administration -- Nonparenteral Medication Administration -- Injections -- Administering Intravenous Fluid Therapy -- Managing Intravenous Fluid Therapy -- Intravenous Medication Administration -- Transfusion of Blood and Blood Products -- Vascular Access -- Parenteral Nutrition.
Summary: Each procedure includes: Overview -- purpose of the skill, safety precautions, and delegation guidelines; Preparation -- patient assessment and preparation needed before the procedure; Equipment -- listing and showing the most current equipment used for each procedure; Procedure video -- key nursing procedures featuring the most current practices, dynamic 3-D animations, and printable procedure guidelines; Follow-up care -- appropriate assessment, evaluation, and interventions; Documentation -- guidelines on how to document care provided and patient response, and printable sample documentation; Review questions -- NCLEX exam - style review questions with rationales.
Bates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination delivers head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques for the (Advanced) Assessment or Introduction to Clinical Medicine course. The site features more than 8 hours of video content. Also includes OSCE Clinical Skills Videos which are designed to help you prepare for Objective Structured Clinical Examinations, or OSCEs, by testing your clinical reasoning skills. In each video you will observe a clinical encounter and be given the opportunity to develop an assessment, or differential diagnosis, and provide an appropriate diagnostic workup.
10+ Hours of Video Instruction Overview NCLEX-RN Review Complete Video Course is an engaging self-paced video training solution that provides learners with more than 11 hours of personal, visual instruction from expert trainers who have more than 26 years of practical teaching experience. Through the use of topic-focused instructional videos, you will gain an in depth understanding of the NCLEX-RN exam and what you need to know to pass the exam and gain your nursing license. Included with the product are dynamic and interactive hands-on exercises and quizzes, so you can test your knowledge while you study.
A series of videos on different aspects of palliative care. Videos can be displayed by topic, by contributor. or by date. Maintained by the Canadian Virtual Hospice.
Other videos in the Library's collection can be found by using the A/V multimedia search in the catalogue. Use keywords to find resources.
Kanopy is a streaming service that provides the platform to a host of educational video productions covering a wide range of subjects, from arts, humanities, health, business, education and more. The collection has over 800 video titles from various producers.
The majority of the videos are closed captioned and clip-making is allowed.
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Canada’s public producer and distributor, the National Film Board of Canada creates interactive works, social-issue documentaries, auteur animation and alternative dramas that provide the world with a unique Canadian perspective. The collection includes documentaries, animations, experimental films and fiction. NFB showcase films that take a stand on issues of global importance that matter to Canadians: stories about the environment, human rights, international conflict, the arts and more. TMU’s subscription to NFB education gives you access to 500 films not available to the general public.
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