Cranial Nerves
By Carrie Thompson
In this highly interactive and animated object, learners complete three exercises to identify the cranial nerves and their functions.
Scheduling Appointments
By Barb Portzen
This learning object reviews the procedures for making medical appointments. It can be applied to manual and electronic methods of making appointments.
Audiology
By Donna Matusewic
Learners read about audiological tests including pure tone testing, air conduction, bone conduction, Speech Reception Threshold, and Speech Discrimination Score. They listen to sounds and words recorded at different decibel levels and see a graphic representation of decibel ranges. A brief review concludes the activity.
Causes and Medical Treatment of Hip Fractures
By Ann Jadin
Learners examine the factors that contribute to hip fractures including osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and osteomalacia.
"I Want to Be Well" Case 4: Parasitology -- "I Can't Sleep."
By Dawn Madl
Students make observations and formulate an evaluation that includes diagnosis and microorganism identification and treatment.
Basic Pharmacology Terms Matching Game
By Anita Polacek
In this interactive exercise, learners review definitions of 26 terms and then test their knowledge in a matching exercise. Only six terms are included in the quiz; however, if the learner clicks “Restart,” more terms appear in random order.
Open Wounds
By Colleen Lace
Learners identify five common types of open wounds: abrasions, avulsions, incisions, lacerations, and puncture wounds.
The Endocrine Medication Game Show!
By Ramona Rasmussen
Learners answer questions about medication from a game board with the headings "Pituitary," "Thyroid," and "Adrenal." Up to three people can play at one time. Contestants "buzz in" their answers to accumulate points.
The Summary of the Development of the "H", "A", and "B" Antigens of the ABO System
By Debra Landry
In this learning object, students will learn about the attachment
process of specific sugars to red cell membranes and how the sugars
determine ABO antigenic activity.
EMT Basic Refresher: Patient Scenario #3
By Tim Sheehan
Learners follow an EMT response to the home of an elderly man. The patient complains of having difficulty breathing. In this detailed activity, learners examine response procedures, resources, and medications.
EMT Basic Refresher: Patient Scenario #7
Learners follow an EMT response to a shopping mall where a teenage girl is choking on food. In this interactive object, learners examine response procedures, resources, and medications, and determine what actions the EMTs should take.
Blood Collection Tubes: What's in Them?
By Tina Golden
In this interactive object, learners review descriptions of various blood collection tube additives. They then test their knowledge by matching the different tubes to their corresponding additives.
Reality Shock (Screencast)
By Sharon Opsahl
Learners examine the phases and characteristics of the reality shock experienced by nurses. They also identify strategies to deal with reality shock and with the transition from student nurse to registered nurse.
Causes and Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury
In this interactive and animated object, learners examine open and closed head injuries and the common causes and symptoms related to them.
Urine Colony Counts (Screencast)
By Kristine Snow
Learners watch a brief video clip. They then follow step-by-step instructions on how to do a urine colony count and examine the criteria for determining if a colony count represents an infection. A brief quiz completes the object.
Blood and Vascular Disorders
By Amy Janssen
Learners complete a crossword puzzle with terms that relate to common diseases and disorders of the blood. Immediate feedback is provided. Learners have the option to send an e-mail to their instructors notifying them that the learning object has been completed.
Traumatic Brain Injury and Occupational Therapy
By Bab Smith, Ann Jadin
The learner explores the cognitive levels associated with brain trauma and develops a treatment plan for a patient.
Dietary Manager Training: Cooling Foods Using an Ice Water Bath
By Kristy Norenberg
In this animated learning object, learners read about the proper handling of foods that contain the nutrients and water that bacteria require for growth.
Anatomical Terminology: Relative Position
By Barbara Liang
In this interactive learning activity, learners review the terms used to describe relative position of body parts in order to have a common set of words to describe their position. Check out our video on relative position: https://bit.ly/2kTXujp
Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Hand
Learners examine four stages of rheumatoid arthritis and compare them to the normal synovial joint.
Emergency Tic-tac-toe
By Susan McNeely
In this interactive game, learners review emergency medications. For every right answer, the learner earns a square on the tic-tac-toe board while playing against the computer or another contestant.
Renal Failure
By Sharon Willadsen
In this interactive object, learners assess an accident victim's changing condition and suggest actions that the nurse would take in response to vital signs and lab results regarding the function of Ms. Cindy's kidneys.
EMT Basic Refresher: Patient Scenario #5
Learners follow an EMT response at a restaurant involving a woman with slurred speech who has weakness on her right side. Students examine response procedures, resources, and medications.
Hip Joint Replacement
In this animated and interactive object, the learner designs a treatment plan that includes precautions and adaptive equipment.
Correcting Common Problems of Parenteral Nutrition
By Fran Soukup
In this interactive object, learners match physiological, mechanical, or other parenteral nutrition complications with the appropriate nursing care.