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Winter 2020 MA Resources
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Winter 2020 MA Resources
Injections (general)
Intramuscular injections
Subcutaneous injections
Intradermal Injections
Z-track injection technique
Dosage Calculation (including pediatrics)
Drawing up medication using different size syringes
Microscope use
EKGs
Vital Signs
Capillary punctures
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Injections (general)
Administering Medications: Injections
Administering medications: Injections [Video file], Medcom-Trainex. (2017). Retrieved April 7, 2020. 24 min.
Intramuscular injections
Technique for Administering an Intramuscular Injection
CINAHL Nursing Guide, 2016 Apr 08. 2 min 20 sec.
Landmarks for Locating Intramuscular Injection Sites
CINAHL Nursing Guide, 2016 Apr 08. 2 min 11 sec.
Administering an Intramuscular Injection in a Child
CINAHL Nursing Guide, 2016 Feb 12. 2 min 40 sec.
Administering an Intramuscular Injection in a Neonate
CINAHL Nursing Guide, 2016 Feb 12. 2 min 27 sec.
Intramuscular and subcutaneous injections
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posted by Oxford Medical Education. 7 min 15 sec.
Subcutaneous injections
Medications: Administering a Subcutaneous Injection
Medications: Administering a subcutaneous injection [Video file], Wolters Kluwer. (2007). Retrieved April 7, 2020. 7 min 51 sec.
Considerations for Subcutaneous Injections
CINAHL Nursing Guide, 2016 Mar 04, 2 min 14 sec.
Administration of Medication: Subcutaneous Injection
Administration of Medication: Subcutaneous Injection By: Balderrama D, Karakashian AL, Pravikoff D, CINAHL Nursing Guide, May 25, 2018.
Intradermal Injections
Administering Intradermal Injections
Administering intradermal injections [Video file], Elsevier. (2011). Retrieved April 7, 2020. 5 min 23 sec.
Considerations for Intradermal Injections
CINAHL Nursing Guide, 2016 Feb 12. 1 min 14 sec.
Performing Intradermal Skin Testing
CINAHL Nursing Guide, 2014 Oct 31. 1 min 29 sec.
Intradermal Injection
in Lippincott Nursing Procedures, 2019.
Z-track injection technique
Z-Track Injection Technique
from title Administering Medications: Injections (17:55 - 19:04 of video)
Administering a Z-Track Injection
CINAHL Nursing Guide, 2014. 1 min 40 sec.
Clinical Do's and Don'ts: Administering medication by the Z-track method
Pullen RL Jr. (2005). Administering medication by the Z-track method. Nursing, 35(7), 24
Giving Z-track injections
Giving Z-track injections. (2002). Nursing, 32(9), 81
Administration of Medication: Z-track Injection
Administration of Medication: Z-track Injection By: Caple C, Heering H, Pravikoff D, CINAHL Nursing Guide, February 16, 2018.
Dosage Calculation (including pediatrics)
Basic Math for Nurses: Calculating Oral, Parenteral, and Pediatric Dosages
Basic math for nurses: Calculating oral, parenteral, and pediatric dosages [Video file], Medcom-Trainex. (2014). Retrieved April 7, 2020. 14 min 36 sec.
Unit conversion word problem: drug dosage | Introduction to algebra | Algebra I | Khan Academy
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provided by Khan Academy. 10 min 43 sec.
Dosage Calculations
by
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Staff
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781496308375
Publication Date: 2016
Drawing up medication using different size syringes
Drawing Up Medications Into a Syringe
6 min 43 sec segment from Medcom title Administering medications: Injections
Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia: Drawing medicine out of a vial
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Learn the proper technique to draw your medicine into a syringe.
Microscope use
Microscope simulation
BioNetwork’s Virtual Microscope
BioNetwork’s Virtual Microscope is the first fully interactive 3D scope - it’s a great practice tool to prepare you for working in a science lab. Learn terminology, usage, and care by interacting with a fully functional, virtual microscope. When you're ready, challenge your knowledge in the testing section to see what you've learned.
Olympus Virtual Microscopy
Welcome to the Olympus Microscopy Resource Center Virtual Microscopy Website. We invite you to visit the interactive Java-powered virtual microscopes that we have constructed. These virtual microscopes explore specimen focus, illumination intensity, magnification, and translation---operating essentially in a manner that is identical to real-life microscopes.
Microscope tutorials created by other colleges and companies
Learn to Operate a Compound Microscope
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Includes instructional tutorial and lab component.
Microscopes: Basic setup and use
posted by Fresno State University
Microscope Tutorial
posted by Mesa Community College
How to Set Up a Basic Stereo Microscope
posted by Olympus Life Science
EKGs
3 Lead EKG
This video introduces viewers to 3lead EKG interpretation. It describes the anatomy and physiology of the heart, focusing on its electrical and conduction system; discusses monitor leads; explains the rationale for placing leads in a specific pattern on a patient’s chest; and shows how to recognize and understand the EKG waveform. A part of the series 3Lead EKG. (23 minutes)
Introduction to ECGs
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Learn basic principles of cardiac conduction and ECG interpretation.
How to perform a 12 lead ECG
Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. (2018, January 22). How to perform a 12 lead ECG. Retrieved April 7, 2020, from YouTube website: https://youtu.be/tuZn65Xet9Q
Basic electrocardiography
from ebook ECG Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy! Pocket Guide, 3rd edition, 2017.
ECG Sim
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ECGSIM is an interactive simulation program that enables one to study the relationship between the electric activity of the heart and the resulting potentials on the thorax: PQRST wave forms as well as body surface potential maps. It is intended to serve as both an educational and a research tool. In education its main application is to help students understand the relation between the activity of the heart and the ECG.
ECG Quiz
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Vital Signs
Measuring Vital Signs for Medical Assistants: Temperature, Pulse, Respiration
Video series from Medcom
Vital Signs Simulator
A web-based virtual environment that places the player at the helm of an emergency department. The unique focus of this game-based simulation is having to manage a variety of patients simultaneously, putting the skills of multi-tasking, prioritization, and critical treatments to the test.
Capillary punctures
Blood collection for medical assistants
3 video series from Medcom
WHO Guidelines on Drawing Blood: Best Practices in Phlebotomy
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Chapter 2 - Best Practices in Phlebotomy
WHO Guidelines on Drawing Blood: Best Practices in Phlebotomy -
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Chapter 7 - Capillary Sampling
Understanding pulse oximetry: a guide for medical assistants.
Schulz NJ. (2007). Understanding pulse oximetry: a guide for medical assistants. Journal of Continuing Education Topics & Issues, 9(2), 62–65.
Chapter 41: Phlebotomy
Eagle, Sharon, Brassington, Cindi, and Dailey, Candace. Professional Medical Assistant : An Integrated, Teamwork-based Approach. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company, 2009. Accessed April 7, 2020. ProQuest Ebook Central.
General resources to review
WISC- Online
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Scientific & Medical Art (SMART) Imagebase
Download thousands of medical illustrations, videos, interactive tools, and monographs of anatomy, physiology, embryology, surgery, trauma, pathology, diseases, conditions and other topics.
Nursing Reference Center Plus
Nursing Reference Center Plus provides staff nurses and nurse educators with a resource that supports education goals, encourages nursing students to access the original research and provides options for patient care while preserving and supporting the essential learning opportunities that educators want to provide.
AVON: Academic Video Online: Premium
Films on Demand
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