Health Care Basics:
Health Care Basics is a multimedia, interactive CD-ROM computer training program for entry-level healthcare students in all fields of study. This edutaining self-paced software program covers basic healthcare skills in 9 key areas: Asepsis, Safety, Vital Signs, Measurements, First Aid, Hygiene, CPR, Administrative Skills, and Laboratory Skills. This CD-ROM program includes questions, video, animation, full-color illustrations, and audio. Pricing Info.

Benefits to your classroom:

  • Simulates critical-thinking with interactive exercises.
  • Complements any existing health career curriculum.
  • Offers superior support as a computer lab exercise, library resource, or workbook on disk.
  • Allows students to work at their own pace.

Heatlh Care Basics -Topics
Asepsis
 Handwashing, Universal Precautions, Sterile Technique
Safety
 Body Mechanics, Patient Transfer, Transporting Patients, Emergencies
Vital Signs
 Temperature, Pulse and Respiration, Blood Pressure
Measurements
 Calculations, Height and Weight, Infant Height and Weight, Intake and Output
Administrative Skills
 Communication, Answering the Telephone, Ethics
Hygiene
 Oral Hygiene, Assisting with Bathing, Bedmaking
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
 Rescue Breathing, One Man CPR, Two Man CPR, Heimlich Maneuver, Unconscious Airway Obstruction, Infant/Child Resusciation, Infant/Child Airway Obstruction
First Aid
 Shock, Bleeding and Wounds, Bandaging, Poisonings, Heat and Cold Emergencies, Diabetic Emergencies
Laboratory Skills
 Microscope, Autoclave, Hot and Cold Applications