At the IACTE Conference a few weeks ago, I met one of the creators of the Paige and Paxton series. For those of you who aren't familiar with the books, they're a way to introduce young minds to STEM fields using fun books, activities and puzzles.
We used to be big fans of using clickers with our smartboard to quiz students during class. For example, after a lesson about diabetes, it would make sense to ask the class after a diabetic patient scenario: "Would his insulin levels be going up or down?". Using the clickers, the students can answer. If one student sees that only two people answered the wrong answer and he/she was one of those people, it gives them a push to study a little harder without having to publicly admit to the wrong answer. It's also a great way to get students participating after a long lecture.
We stumbled across this CNA Essential Skills series posted to YouTube from Midlands Technical College and thought we'd share with all of you. So if you're an instructor with students who need a little refresher of these skills or you're a CNA student who'd like to review some of the lessons taught in class, you've got to check out these videos.
Incorporating Electronic Health Records into the Nursing or CNA classroom isn't just about learning how to chart. It's about teaching students how to think... critically.
We just found this great video of head-to-toe assessments with tons of comments from appreciative students. We figured we should share it here for any students out there who are just learning how to do these assessments or any instructors who are looking for a way to format their lessons.
Last week we were at the IACTE Conference and did a presentation about using an Academic EHR in the classroom. During the session we had help from our audience to come up with some great teaching tips and tools for Nutrition programs and Nutrition classes.
We recently hosted a free webinar on medication administration and have been promoting our barcode scanning feature for the last few weeks. Why? Because medication administration is a big deal in the world of EHR meaningful use measures. For stage two of meaningful use requirements, medical practices must "enable a user to create a single reconciled list of medications, medication allergies, or problems" among other medication related requirements.
We'd like to invite you to join us for a free, 20 minute webinar:
Anyone looking for practice scenarios? If you view our Diabetic Patient Scenario, you can practice taking care of a diabetic patient on the medical surgical floor. Go step by step and answer the questions for this patient's care correctly.
If you're doing a lesson plan and need a sample patient scenario for the classroom, we found a great resource from University of Virginia Medical School. You can find 6 different patients along with common concerns and problems with those patients.