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Measuring vital signs [videorecording (DVD)] / Medcom ; InService Monthly.

InService Monthly (Firm) (Added Author). Medcom, Inc. (Added Author). Kineticvideo (Firm). (Added Author).

Summary:

Vital signs are measurements of essential bodily functions that indicate the general health of the body. Measurements of temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure and pain are routine and basic clinical skills that need to be mastered by every nursing assistant to provide care. This program demonstrates the techniques used to measure vital signs that will help the nursing assistant maintain and promote resident health.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Content descriptions

General Note:	This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. DVD-R format. No scene indexing. No "skip" segments.
Formatted Contents Note:	Reading a thermometer -- Measuring an oral temperature -- Measuring temperature with a temporal thermometer -- measuring tympanic thermometer -- Measuring a temperature rectally -- Measuring tympanic membrane temperature -- Measuring axillary temperature -- Measuring radial pulse -- Measuring blood pressure -- Assessing pain.