Nursing Faculty Resources

Infection control in a health care setting is a fundamental responsibility shared by all staff. This video resource starts by outlining the four principles of infection control, followed by a detailed examination of standard precautions that must be undertaken at all times, including a step-by-step demonstration of the correct hand washing technique. The video explains transmission-based precautions grouped into three broad groups: contact, droplet, and airborne. Finally, it describes organizational support, including the importance of the infection control committee and regular health screenings for all staff. (2015)

This video, from the Confidentiality: HIPAA Today series produced by Medcom, is about the HIPAA and computers.

This instructional nursing video demonstrates how to assist a patient to walk with and without a walker, including transferring them from a bed to a standing position. It also includes safety tips and what to report. (2015)

This video addresses general safety and body mechanics when abulating patients. Learn 'dos' and 'don'ts,' a summary of key points for each type of encounter and situations that should be reported. (2013)

Watch caregivers provide 1 and 2-person transfers in the bathroom, shower/tub room and from bed, while demonstrating proper body mechanics. Learn how caregivers ambulate a patient, using a gait belt, with and without a walker. Reduce the risk of caregiver and patient injury with proper body positioning and body mechanics modeled in every video. This video utilizes close ups, slow motion and extensive explanation on the importance of proper technique to enhance patient care outcomes. (2013)

This instructional video, produced by Medcom, Inc., is about how to measure a person's height. (Cypress, CA: Medcom, 2013), 2 mins

This instructional video, produced by Medcom, Inc., is about measuring weight using a standing balance scale. (Cypress, CA: Medcom, 2013), 3 mins

This instructional video, produced by Medcom, Inc., is about using a chair scale to measure body weight. (Cypress, CA: Medcom, 2013), 1 min

This instructional video, produced by Medcom, Inc., is about measuring weight using a wheelchair scale. (Cypress, CA: Medcom, 2013), 1 min

Many times chronic illnesses contribute to mental and behavioral changes. This program focuses on various causes and the proper response. We will discuss the various warning signs of depression and review the types of functional and organic disorders. You will also learn the difference between delirium and depression. (National Education Video, 2003), 22 min.

This video teaches how to apply restraints.

This video examines alternatives to using restraints.

Emphasizing the importance of fire safety when caring for older adults in the home setting, this program teaches home care professionals and primary caregivers how to reduce the chance of starting a fire in the home and offers tips for safely and successfully exiting a building if a fire starts. It covers such topics as smoke alarms, extinguishing a fire, oxygen equipment, smoking safety, creating an escape plan, electrical safety, fireplaces, and flammable liquids. (Naples, FL: National Educational Video, Inc., 2015), 23 mins

As anyone who runs a business or administers employee health plans knows, serious hazards in the workplace mean serious barriers to productivity. Focusing on the health care industry, this program shows the best ways for workers to avoid muscle pulls, bone fractures, and other injuries. It features demonstrations of a wide variety of safety measures designed to eliminate job-related accidents and harmful mishaps. Topics include lateral transfers and repositioning, lifting safety, ambulating guidelines, safety standards for bathroom and shower facilities, fall prevention and mitigation, daily safety activities, and bedside assistance. Includes proper body mechanics for lifts and belts, sliding boards and discs, and canes and walkers, as well as correct posture while standing for long periods of time. Designated for 2 contact hours of continuing nursing education. A viewable/printable facilitator's guide is available online. 2003 (25 minutes)

In an increasingly dangerous age, nurses and other health care personnel are vital figures in defending against a terrorist attack, especially one involving biological weapons. Incorporating key protocols from the Centers for Disease Control, this program provides information on dealing with the immediate health impact of a bioterrorist act. Viewers learn about the origins, incubation times, signs and symptoms, modes of transmission, and recommended treatments for “class A” microbes or biological agents—those that are deemed a particular threat to public safety. These include anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, and viral hemorrhagic fever.