Video Links

Videos have been found to stimulate interest and improve retention for all learners. Videos especially improve the learning experience for visual learners and those without strong reading comprehension.

As a service to our users we provide the following list of recommended websites. Each site was selected based on quality of information and its relevance to the nursing curriculum.

Instructions: Click on a link below (blue and underlined) to be connected to a new website. Before clicking on links, read any instructions in parenthesis. You may have to navigate within the new site to locate videos.To return to freenursetutor.com , click the close box in the upper right corner of the new web page.

Multiple Topic Sites (These sites contain large lists of outstanding videos, slides or animations related to many of the different topics listed below.)

United Health Services, Video Educator Videos, Models, and Slides. (Scroll through directory and select desired topics. *For Video to play you must select "high speed" from setting menu. With Models, use control button to change model image. With Slides, use control button to advance. Click on yellow dots for explanatory text.) Great visual aides with a fantastic selection of topics.

MedlinePlus Videos of numerous surgical procedurs. (Read instructions and then scroll down to select desired videos from directory.) These videos of actual surgical procedures are the next closest thing to being there.

WebMD A huge list of health videos. (Under Videos A-Z, find the alphabet letters listed horzontally. Click on each letter to find topics starting with that letter. For example, click on H for topics about the heart. Then use both scroll bars as needed to view all topics and titles. Click on the desired title.) 

Healthology Videos for many health topics. (Directly under Index of Diseases and Conditions click the letter grouping for topics starting with those letters. Then click on a topic title. Next page, click on video title. Or, if subcategories are listed, click on desired subcategory and then click on title of available videos.) Most topics have videos, but some do not.

Safety and Environment

Childproofing Your Home Slide Show from Aetna Intelihealth


Hygiene

Bathing Patients Video from ConvaTec (Scroll to Videos and select 'How Patients are Bathed", "Tub Bathing" or "No Rinse/Bed Bathing".)


Asepsis, Infection Control and Allergies


Assessment and Vital Signs

Your Breast and Your Pelvic Exams Slide Shows from WebMD (Scroll down to area marked "Slide Show and Guides" and click on selection. Then click numbers by the slides to see next slide.)


Nursing Process and Documentation


Sleep, relaxation and pain control


The Integumentary System

How to Spot Skin Cancer Signs Slides from WebMD

Removing Head Lice Videos, photos and Information from University of Nebraska

Burn Wound Care Video from ConvaTec (Click on the picture of the children for video. Then click player screen.) The story of a real burn victim, James Lee, and his burn treatment.)

Musculoskeletal

Osteoarthritis of the Knee Video from healthcentral.com  (Wait a little while for download to finish.)


The nervous system


Eyes and Ears

Endocrine System

Blood

Cardiac

Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs- Video and text from NHLBI  Along with video of real heart attack victims, there are many pages of great and easy information related to heart attacks.

Vascular

Varicose Veins Animations fromNYU Medical Center (Animations are at bottom of page.)

DVT Blood Clots Slide Shows from Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Click on pictures for desired topics under "DVT Animations".)


Respiratory

Chest tube placement Video from Webmedtechnology.com Rather long video with long download, but is good video of insertion of chest tubes.

Asthma Video from Mayo Clinic (Scroll to near the bottom of the page, center, and click on "Video:An asthma attack".)


Digestive System 

Digestion Video Animation from AstraZeneca  Good description of normal digestion, acid reflux and heartburn.

Ostomy Educational Theatre Videos and personal accounts from Hollister (Read the introduction and then click English or Spanish for the desired title. Then click on the desired module.) A very informative site regarding colostomy, ileostomy and urostomy care. Interviews with patients are included.

Acid Reflux Video and Information from Nexium Very short.

Renal


Reproductive System and Obstetrics

Self Breast Exam Video - from Aetna InteliHealth (You will need to choose the speed of your modem, then choose language, then click step one.)

Breast Cancer Slide Show from Astra Zeneca

Ultrasound Video from Mayo Clinic

Epidural Video from Mayo Clinic (Scroll to near bottom of page. Click on "What to expect with a spinal block" under "Related Video".)

Postpartum Depression Video from Postpartum Resource Center of NY

Cancer

Cancer Slide Show AstraZeneca  Excellent overall review.

Introduction to Pharmacology

Growth and Development

Psychiatric Disorders and Nursing

Schizophrenia Video from Reaching Out (Video is long but very good. Wait for download.)

Schizophrenia Video from LJworld.com  (Press small Play control under video screen.) Very brief report.

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