Measuring Vital Signs

 

Temperature - Heart Rate - Respirations and Blood Pressure

 

 

This instruction material is designed to assist the educator teach the basics of obtaining vital signs to nursing students or ancillary health care workers.  Each sub-module can be presented as a separate unit of instruction, or the entire program can be presented as one unit.
 

This program covers the following topics:

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Measuring body temperature

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Measuring heart rate (pulse)

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Measuring respiratory rate

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Measuring blood pressure

 

  Learner Objectives

Upon completing this self-study program you should be able to:

 

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Identify key issues related to the accurate measurement and documentation of temperature, pulse (heart rate), respirations and blood pressure.

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Identify and record appropriate characteristics of pulse measurement.

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Select the most appropriate site for measuring heart rate based on age and other significant factors.

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Describe and recognize common abnormal respiratory patterns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formats Available

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Measuring Vital Signs (includes all 4 sub-modules)   CD-ROM version for self-study

$30

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Self-study module

$40

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Instructor Slides

$15

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Complete Instruction Kit   (includes one self-study packet with reproducible test and scoring guidelines, CD-ROM version for self-study, Instructor Slides  and lesson plan for classroom presentation, learning reinforcement game ideas, MindMaps and bonus word games useful for testing or learning reinforcement).

$80

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 Instruction Mini-Kit

All the same great training material EXCEPT the self-study module, contained on 3 CD's.  Test, lesson plan, MindMaps, and word games in Wordİ format and ready to print. Self-study CD and instructor slides in PowerPointİ

$40

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