Nursing Faculty Resources: PN190

Medcom, 22 min. (2015) Body fluids are filled with dissolved salts and minerals called electrolytes that are ionized with an electrical charge. The electrolyte balance in the body's fluids is absolutely crucial to many body processes, and imbalances can cause pathological conditions and even be life threatening. This program will discuss imbalances in some of the main electrolytes in the body.

Medcom, 23 min. (2015) This course provides a brief summary and overview of the heart's components and functional properties as background for a discussion about electrocardiogram (EKG) interpretation. It also provides guidance on calculating heart rate on the EKG, autonomic nervous system effects, and how to assess sinus rhythm.

Medcom, 19 min. (2015). The purpose of this course is to provide nurses with information that is key to understanding the characteristics and interventional protocols for treating atrial dysrhythmias, junctional dysrhythmias and the various types of heart block. This information is extremely valuable to the nurse's ability to identify and analyze these conditions when they occur in patients.

Medcom, 2015. 22 min. The human immune system is perhaps the most complicated system in our bodies. It is composed of organs and chemicals that interact with one another to perform the miracle of defending us against pathogenic invaders. This program, the first of three, will explore the components of the immune system and describe how they work together to protect us. Part of series The Human Immune System.