Learning Objects by Keywords
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Selected Keyword: Clinical skills
Clean your hands
The University of Nottingham has produced a DVD aimed at patients, healthcare workers and hospital visitors, which is being shown on plasma screens and bedside televisions in wards. The video outlines the importance of hand hygiene, and the practical steps that everyone can take to reduce the chances of damaging infections, such as Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus MRSA and clostridium dificile, being passed to patients by healthcare workers and visitors. It's aimed at patients, healthcare workers and hospital visitors, and will also be useful for health care students in preparation for practice.
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Release Date: 06 August 2009
Critical Reflection
This resource is aimed primarily at students in healthcare practice to get them to reflect on their experiences and practice. The package explores the meaning and process of critical reflection, described by one author as the process of looking back on what has been done and pondering on it and learning lessons from what did or did not work. The package has sections on areas such as Reflective Models (Gibbs, Johns, Driscoll), Self-assessment Tools, Practical Skills, and many other topics.
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Release Date: 09 November 2009
Dyslexia and Workplace Learning
How dyslexia affects student nurses on placement and their mentors. Includes guidelines and strategies for mentors and students.
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Release Date: 29 January 2007
Glove use
Explains the appropriate use of gloves in a clinical environment
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Release Date: 24 April 2007
Hand Hygiene
This learning object demonstrates, through streaming video clips, practical hand hygiene techniques for infection control in healthcare settings. There are also interactive self-assessment quizzes
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Release Date: 16 November 2005
Heart Failure
This RLO deals with the pathophysiology of heart failure, drug treatments, and nursing management.
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Release Date: 24 October 2008
Intracellular and Extracellular buffers
This RLO outlines the main intracellular and extracellular buffering systems within the body and shows how trhe carbonic acid buffering system can be assessed
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Release Date: 19 November 2008
Mentoring: Shaping practice
Mentoring is an umbrella term which encompasses the activity of developing the learning of others. This RLO aims to support mentors develop and review their knowledge, understanding and skill base. It can also be used by students to develop their understanding of the mentoring role.
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Release Date: 09 February 2010
Pressure
Introducing basic concepts of physical pressure, with particular reference to the role of pressure in healthcare situations.
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Release Date: 02 March 2004
Skin preparation prior to intramuscular and subcutaneous injections
To gain an understanding of the issues associated with skin preparation for intramuscular and subcutaneous injections.
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Release Date: 18 January 2010
Close Clean your hands
The University of Nottingham has produced a DVD aimed at patients, healthcare workers and hospital visitors, which is being shown on plasma screens and bedside televisions in wards. The video outlines the importance of hand hygiene, and the practical steps that everyone can take to reduce the chances of damaging infections, such as Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus MRSA and clostridium dificile, being passed to patients by healthcare workers and visitors. It's aimed at patients, healthcare workers and hospital visitors, and will also be useful for health care students in preparation for practice.
Link to Resource: View Clean your hands
Release Date: 06 August 2009
Keywords
- Clinical skills
- MRSA
- hygiene
- infection control
Author(s)
- Jacqueline Randle
- Natalie Vaughan
- Heather Wharrad
- Richard Windle
Developer(s)
Close Critical Reflection
This resource is aimed primarily at students in healthcare practice to get them to reflect on their experiences and practice. The package explores the meaning and process of critical reflection, described by one author as the process of looking back on what has been done and pondering on it and learning lessons from what did or did not work. The package has sections on areas such as Reflective Models (Gibbs, Johns, Driscoll), Self-assessment Tools, Practical Skills, and many other topics.
Link to Resource: View Critical Reflection
Release Date: 09 November 2009
Download the RLO ["Critical Reflection"] Content Package
Keywords
- reflection
- thought
- Clinical skills
- Placement
- PLACS
Author(s)
- Alison Clark
- Steven Eastburn
- Rita Pfund
- Nigel Plant
- Maggie Roberts
- Jan Royal
- Fiona Sheppard
- Pauline Tweedale
Developer(s)
- Jennifer Dandrea
- Fred Riley
Close Dyslexia and Workplace Learning
How dyslexia affects student nurses on placement and their mentors. Includes guidelines and strategies for mentors and students.
Link to Resource: View Dyslexia and Workplace Learning
Release Date: 29 January 2007
Keywords
- Clinical skills
- PLACS
- Mentoring
- Placement
- Disability
- Dyslexia
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Developer(s)
Close Hand Hygiene
This learning object demonstrates, through streaming video clips, practical hand hygiene techniques for infection control in healthcare settings. There are also interactive self-assessment quizzes
Link to Resource: View Hand Hygiene
Release Date: 16 November 2005
Download the RLO ["Hand Hygiene"] Content Package
Keywords
- Clinical skills
- PLACS
- MRSA
- hygiene
- infection control
- hand washing
- healthcare
- HTML5
Linked Clinical Procedures
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Close Heart Failure
This RLO deals with the pathophysiology of heart failure, drug treatments, and nursing management.
Link to Resource: View Heart Failure
Release Date: 24 October 2008
Download the RLO ["Heart Failure"] Content Package
Keywords
- Biology
- Clinical skills
- PLACS
- cardiac
Linked Clinical Procedures
- Cardiovascular System - Associated Skills
Author(s)
Developer(s)
- Aaron Fecowycz
- Rob Cutforth
Close Intracellular and Extracellular buffers
This RLO outlines the main intracellular and extracellular buffering systems within the body and shows how trhe carbonic acid buffering system can be assessed
Link to Resource: View Intracellular and Extracellular buffers
Release Date: 19 November 2008
Keywords
- Extracellular Buffers
- Intracellular Buffers
- buffers
- Clinical skills
Author(s)
- Gill Langmack
- Damion McCormick
Developer(s)
Close Mentoring: Shaping practice
Mentoring is an umbrella term which encompasses the activity of developing the learning of others. This RLO aims to support mentors develop and review their knowledge, understanding and skill base. It can also be used by students to develop their understanding of the mentoring role.
Link to Resource: View Mentoring: Shaping practice
Release Date: 09 February 2010
Download the RLO ["Mentoring: Shaping practice"] Content Package
Keywords
- Mentoring
- PLACS
- healthcare
- practice learning
- Clinical skills
Author(s)
Developer(s)
- Mitesh Patel
- Fred Riley
- Julian Tenney
Close Pressure
Introducing basic concepts of physical pressure, with particular reference to the role of pressure in healthcare situations.
Link to Resource: View Pressure
Release Date: 02 March 2004
Keywords
Linked Clinical Procedures
- Essential Care Skills for CFP
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Close Skin preparation prior to intramuscular and subcutaneous injections
To gain an understanding of the issues associated with skin preparation for intramuscular and subcutaneous injections.
Link to Resource: View Skin preparation prior to intramuscular and subcutaneous injections
Release Date: 18 January 2010
Keywords
- Clinical skills
- PLACS
- Injection
Author(s)
- Carolyn Hardy
- Martyn Harling
- Julia Williams
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