The assessment of a patient’s health status is an essential part of the nurse’s or personal carer’s role. It includes observation of the patient and measuring the patient’s vital signs. This program focuses on the vital signs and how to measure temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure. It also outlines how to measure oxygen saturation, blood glucose levels and how to perform a urinalysis. Each vital sign is described, as well as how to use appropriate equipment and how to accurately perform procedures.
Languages: English
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1421: The Year China Discovered America
This special examines the theories outlined by Gavin Menzies in his best-selling book. An amateur historian and former submarine commander in the British Navy, Menzies poses an argument that could change the way we perceive global history forever — that Chinese admirals discovered America and Chinese junks first circled the earth.
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Emotional Intelligence with Daniel Goleman
Clinical psychologist Dr. Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence, based on his best-selling book, focuses on emotion as a better measure of intelligence, redefining what it means to be “smart.” Goleman argues that strong interpersonal skills not just IQ shape destiny by improving health, professional prospects, and family life.
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Art of Quilting
Explore the diverse techniques and artistry reflected in contemporary American art quilts. Discover how the boundaries of traditional American quilt making have expanded to an art form that now adorns the walls of exhibit halls and art galleries worldwide. The Art of Quilting honors the artistry America’s contemporary art quilters by visiting art quilt exhibitions across the country and through personal interviews with noted fabric artists.
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Elie Wiesel: First Person Singular
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel reflects upon his life, work, and concerns for mankind’s future. The celebrated author of “Night” reconstructed his life after surviving Auschwitz to write, teach, and campaign for human rights. As a journalist, prolific author, and human rights activist, Wiesel focuses on how human beings dehumanize others in order to kill with impunity, and reflects on the re-emergence of terrorism after 9/11.
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Ernest Hemingway
More than 40 years after his death, Hemingway is one of the most widely read and written about American authors. Many of his works are still in print, some in as many as 20 languages, including A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises and For Whom the Bell Tolls. It is the art of Hemingway’s story telling that forms the heart of this film, the point of departure from which Hemingway’s work is uniquely explored.
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Design: e2
2 design season one examines the economies of being environmentally conscious in green building design. Includes all six series episodes: The Green Apple, Green for All, The Green Machine, Gray to Green, China: From Red to Green, and Deeper Shades of Green.
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Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures: Sharks
Long feared as an object of terror, sharks are gaining a new reputation as a species that is quickly disappearing. Cousteau and team travel to Polynesia and South Africa to explore the role of this keystone species. The Gray Whale follows the longest, most urban migration route, passing busy cities and ports. The Cousteau team follows the migration of these giants from Baja to the Arctic to investigate their sudden decrease of population.
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The Story of India – Public Performance
Sixty years after Indian independence, British historian Michael Wood presents the tale of the oldest and most diverse civilization, and largest democracy. A nuclear power and a rising giant, India’s population will overtake China’s within 10 years and its economy is predicted to overtake that of the U.S. in the 2030s. This journey of sights and sounds, and achievements takes him from the deserts of Turkmenistan to the Khyber Pass.
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Be Well Now with Dr. Nancy Snyderman – Public Performance
Dr. Nancy Snyderman, chief medical editor of NBC News, outlines the everyday elements that affect well-being and provides the information people need to revitalize their bodies, maintain longevity, manage their care and possibly even save their lives. The special is based upon Dr. Snyderman’s best-seller, Medical Myths That Can Kill You: And the 101 Truths That Will Save, Extend, and Improve Your Life.