About This Guide
This guide supports the Continuing Education Registered Nurse - Critical Care Nursing program. With content directly related to course topics, it's a great starting point for research and assignments.
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Resources
- Compact Clinical Guide to Critical Care, Trauma, and Emergency Pain Management byPublication Date: 2012eBook
eBooks
- Cardiovascular Care Made Incredibly Easy! byPublication Date: 2009 Second Edition-See Chapter 10: The Road to Shockville for Cardiogenic Shock
-See Chapter 4 - Diagnostic Tests and Procedures: Electrocardiography - Lippincott Manual of Nursing PracticePublication Date: 2019eBook
See Part 2, Unit III - Cardiovascular Health - Josephson's Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: Techniques and Interpretations byPublication Date: 2021 Sixth EditioneBook
Videos
- The Cardiovascular System (Video Duration 3 minutes)This video, produced by Medcom, is about the cardiovascular system.
- The Cardiovascular System: Nursing Assessment (Video Duration 36 minutes)Looking at the structures and function of the components of the cardiovascular system, this video teaches how to perform a cardiac assessment. It traces the flow of blood through the heart and pulmonary system, looks at the cardiac conduction system, and explains the role of lymph nodes. It demonstrates how to examine the cardiac and lymph systems, assess for deep vein thrombosis, palpate lymph nodes, assess peripheral pulses, and auscultate the heart.
eBooks
- Diversity and Cultural Competence in Health Care : A Systems Approach byPublication Date: 2013eBook | Three user license
Videos
- Cultural Sensitivity in Healthcare (Video Duration 2 minutes)Segment from Racial Disparities in Cardiac Care: Second Opinion—Taking Charge of Your Health Care
- Barriers to Communication and How to Overcome Them (Video Duration 35 minutes)Learn six strategies for overcoming communication barriers and ways to manage cross-cultural communication.
- Cultural Competence (Video Duration 1 minute)This instructional video, from the Professionalism in Healthcare series produced by Medcom, Inc., is about cultural competence in healthcare.
- Competent Care in a Culturally Diverse Nation (Video Duration 26 minutes)Cultural competency is an on-going evaluation. Four major challenges face healthcare professionals. Learn what cultural brokering is and why it is important to cross-cultural challenges in healthcare organizations.
- Fluids & Electrolyte: An Incredibly Easy! Pocket Guide byPublication Date: 2010 Second EditioneBook
eBooks
- Manual of Neurologic Emergencies byPublication Date: 2022
Videos
- The Nervous System: Brain Anatomy (Video Duration 5 minutes)This instructional video, from the Anatomy and Physiology series produced by MedCom, Inc., is about the brain's anatomy.
- The Nervous System: Spinal Cord Anatomy (Video Duration 1 minute)This instructional video, from the Anatomy and Physiology series produced by MedCom, Inc., is about the spinal cord's anatomy.
eBooks
Videos
- Applying a Nasal Cannula or Face Mask: Clinical Skills Essentials Collection (Video Duration 5 minutes)This video demonstrates step-by-step how to apply a nasal cannula or face mask.
- Basic Oxygen AdministrationIncludes a playlist of 7 short videos covering the following topics:
Episode 1, Low-Flow Oxygen Administration Overview; Episode 2, Setting Up A Nasal Cannula ; Episode 3, Setting Up A Simple Oxygen Mask; Episode 4, High-Flow Oxygen Administration; Episode 5, Monitoring Oxygen Therapy; Episode 6, Oxygen Fire Safety; Episode 7, Oxygen At Home - Mosby's Nursing Skills: Suctioning and Airway CareIncludes 6 videos covering the following:
Ensuring Oxygen Safety,
Setting Oxygen Flow Rates,
Applying a Nasal Cannula or Face Mask,
Maintaining an Airway,
Performing Oropharyngeal Suctioning,
Performing Nasotracheal and Nasopharyngeal Suctioning