Nursing Process: Case Study - Postpartum Nursing
By Kathy Costa Lieberthal
In this interactive object, learners use their knowledge of postpartum theory and the nursing process to complete a plan of care. The student's plan may be e-mailed to the instructor.
Open Wounds
By Colleen Lace
Learners identify five common types of open wounds: abrasions, avulsions, incisions, lacerations, and puncture wounds.
Osmotic Pressure (Screencast)
By Kathleen Lee
Learners conduct an experiment to illustrate how a greater number of particles in a "vessel" increases osmotic pressure.
Passive Transport: Filtration and Facilitated Diffusion
By Barbara Liang
In this animated object, learners examine processes that do not use ATP directly including hydrostatic pressure and facilitated diffusion with carrier proteins.
Pathology of Cardiac Disease (Screencast)
By Ann Jadin
In this animated activity, learners examine the symptoms of four cardiac conditions: coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and valvular disease.
Peripheral Vascular Disease Assessment (Screencast)
By Barbara Lawson
Learners use peripheral vascular assessment data to examine characteristics of these four conditions: peripheral arterial disease, deep vein thrombosis, chronic venous insufficiency, and acute arterial occlusion. A matching exercise completes the learning object.
Phagocyte Chemotaxis
By Carol Parent-Paulson
This animated object illustrates the events leading to the migration of phagocytes into areas of tissue damage and/or bacterial presence. Learners view bacterial cell phagocytosis, its subsequent enzymatic digestion, and exocytosis.
Pharmacologic Management of Diabetes Mellitus (Screencast)
In this screencast, learners examine the action of insulin and other antidiabetic medications.
Physical Changes Associated with Aging
Learners review normal conditions that are associated with aging. Changes are highlighted in the cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary, reproductive, endocrine, nervous, and sensory systems.
Physical Development of Children
By Kathi Lengyel
In this interactive object, learners select the correct description of a child in the five stages of development in the following categories: pattern of growth, vital signs, organ development, vision and hearing, and developmental stage.
Physiological Events at the Neural Synapse
In this learning activity you'll review information on the neural synapse.
Platelet Structure
By Debbie Heinritz
Learners view the three zones of platelet structure, peripheral, structural, and organelle, and read about their functions.
Positions Used in Medical Examinations
By Candy Dailey
In this interactive object, students view the various positions used during medical examinations. They then match the names of the positions with the correct images and with their descriptions.
Professionalism
By Luci Gunderson
In this activity, you will learn various behaviors that do or do not relate to professional behaviors in the health care setting.
Professionalism and Proper Apparel
In this activity, you will review proper apparel for working in a doctor's office.
Protein Synthesis
In this learning activity you'll review how every protein molecule of an organism is synthesized by that organism in a prescribed process. This activity helps students understand the fundamental life process of making protein.
Protein Synthesis (Video)
By Becky Polk-Pohlman
In this video, you'll review how every protein molecule of an organism is synthesized.
Psychotropic Medications and Neurotransmitters
By Lucie Cutler
In this animated object, learners examine how psychotropic medications act on neurotransmitter systems to achieve their desired effect.
Public Policy and Aging
Learners read definitions of terms related to legal, insurance, and advocacy issues regarding the elderly. At the end of the activity, learners test their knowledge in three matching exercises. Some of the programs and groups discussed are Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, long-term care insurance, OBRA, SSI, and CWAG.
Qualitative and Quantitative Disorders of Leukocytes
By James Manto
Learners play a game of Tic-Tac-Toe to test their knowledge of non-malignant qualitative and quantitative disorders of white blood cells.
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.
Red Blood Cells
In this animated and interactive object, learners examine the red blood cell's life cycle and function. A brief exercise completes the activity.
Regional Body Parts
By Gerald Heins
In this interactive object, learners identify a person's regional body parts.
Regulators of Blood Osmolality and Blood Volume
In this learning object, you will learn about four blood osmolality and volume regulators, their sites of production, their sites of action, and the results of those actions.
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.