Gastrointestinal System Anatomy
By Jan Schmidt
In this screencast, learners review the parts of the gastrointestinal system and then check their knowledge in a matching exercise.
Fluid and Electrolytes
By Patricia Stroupe
In this animated object, learners examine the structure and function of intracellular and extracellular fluid. They also read about the most common electrolytes in the body and complete a matching exercise to test their knowledge.
Ethical Decision Making
By Sharon Opsahl
In this interactive object, learners read the definitions of terms related to moral and ethical principles. They then use a process to analyze an ethical dilemma in a health care setting.
EMT Basic Refresher: Patient Scenario #7
By Tim Sheehan
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.
EMT Basic Refresher: Patient Scenario #6
Learners follow an EMT call to a retirement community to assist a woman who is having difficulty breathing.
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.
EMT Basic Refresher: Patient Scenario #4
Learners follow an EMT response to a house where a man is complaining of having chest pains. In this detailed activity, learners examine response procedures, resources, and medications.
EMT Basic Refresher: Patient Scenario #3
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 #2
Learners follow an EMT response at a nursing home involving a patient who complains of having difficulty breathing. In this detailed activity, learners examine response procedures, resources, and medications.
EMT Basic Refresher: Patient Scenario #1
Learners follow an EMT response at a high school involving a patient who complains of having difficulty breathing. In this detailed activity, learners examine response procedures, resources, and medications.
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.
Differentiating Acid-Base Disturbances
By Kathleen Lee
Through the use of symbols and words, the learner reviews the etiologies, symptoms, and treatment of respiratory and metabolic acid-base disturbances.
Dietary Manager Training: Understanding the Nutrition Facts Label (Screencast)
By Kristy Norenberg
Learners take a close look at the information on product labels concerning fat, fiber, and serving sizes. A quiz follows the lesson.
Dietary Manager Training: The Food Guide Pyramid
Learners read about the U.S. Department of Agriculture's guide for daily food choices. They then recreate the Food Guide Pyramid.
Dietary Manager Training: Preventing Backflow of Contaminated Water into Potable Water
In this animated learning object, students read about the backflow of contaminated water and how to prevent it.
Dietary Manager Training: Pest Management
Students match images of insects and other pests with their descriptions in this lesson on keeping a food service operation free from contamination.
Dietary Manager Training: Menu Planning
Learners read how they can make menus more pleasing to the senses by paying attention to shape, form, texture, temperature, color, flavor, and visual appeal.
Dietary Manager Training: Lipid Digestion and Absorption
In this animated learning object, learners view how the fats that people eat are digested and absorbed.
Dietary Manager Training: Hydration, Dehydration, and Elderly Clients
Learners read about the role of water, the basic physiology of water balance, and the effects of dehydration particularly on elderly clients. Tips for maintaining proper hydration are presented. In an interactive exercise, students calculate how much fluid a client needs based on his/her age, health, and weight.
Dietary Manager Training: Garnishing
Students read about fresh herb garnishes and match the garnishes to appropriate foods.
Dietary Manager Training: Evaluating Test Trays
Students read how to record relevant information on a test tray evaluation form. They enter their own analysis of the data in a practice exercise.
Dietary Manager Training: Employee Turnover Costs
Learners examine the costs of replacing an employee. Using a formula, students calculate these expenses in practice exercises.
Dietary Manager Training: Documenting the Nutrition Care Process
Learners read about the S.O.A.P. and D.A.R. formats that are used to document progress notes in medical records. They then match statements to S.O.A.P. and D.A.R. categories in drag-and-drop exercises.
Dietary Manager Training: Digestion and Absorption of Protein
Learners follow the path of a protein food from consumption through digestion to absorption into the bloodstream.
Dietary Manager Training: Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates (Screencast)
Learners follow the path of a carbohydrate food from consumption through digestion to absorption into the bloodstream. In a matching exercise, students identify the main type of carbohydrate found in four different foods.