A Practical Nurse is responsible for administering the medications that are ordered by physicians to treat their clients. The DVD begins with a demonstration of the elements of safe nursing care that must be implemented before administering any type of medication. This is followed with demonstrations on how to administer oral medications, controlled medications, inhalant medications, topical medications, medication patches, ophthalmic medications, nasal medications, otic medications, rectal suppositories and enemas, vaginal medications, and subcutaneous injections. This DVD is intended to accompany a Practical Nurse applied pharmacology and medication administration course.

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Catalog number: 8495

Price: $36.71/set with valid student identification
$400 per year public performance license for schools, libraries and companies. * Available in Canada only.

A Practical Nurse must be able to perform physical assessments in order to identify health problems and to plan nursing interventions. In this DVD, an instructor demonstrates how to prepare for an assessment and the four assessment techniques: inspection, light palpation, percussion, and auscultation. The instructor then demonstrates each step of a physical assessment including how to assess the integumentary system, the digestive system, the musculo-skeletal system, the cranial nervous system, the central nervous system, the cardio-vascular system, and the respiratory system. This DVD is intended to accompany a Practical Nurse adult physical assessment course.

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Catalog number: 8416

Price: $19.43 with valid student identification
$400 per year public performance license for schools, libraries and companies. * Available in Canada only.

Assisting clients with activities of daily living involves the nursing skills that are basic to all nursing practice. This DVD demonstrates a variety of nursing skills that are necessary to provide basic nursing care. A sample of the skills that are demonstrated on the DVD include hand washing, body mechanics, positioning, ambulation, lifting and transferring, using elimination devices, bathing, dressing, feeding, and making a bed. This DVD is intended to accompany a Practical Nurse basic nursing skills course.

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Catalog number: 8494

Price: $36.71/set with valid student identification
$400 per year public performance license for schools, libraries and companies. * Available in Canada only.

When caring for acutely ill clients, a Practical Nurse is required to implement various medical-surgical nursing skills.  These DVDs begin with a demonstration of all the steps involved in using a medical-surgical skill.  This is followed with a demonstration of post-operative care, intravenous therapy, blood transfusions, sterile gloves and supplies, dressing, wound irrigation and packing, suture and staple removal and wound drains.

The set of DVDs also demonstrates the following skills: ostomy care, urinary catheterization, bladder irrigation, bandages, splints and braces, cast care, crutches, traction, pulse oximetry, oxygen therapy, incentive spirometer, chest physiotherapy, oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal suctioning, and tracheostomy care.

The updated DVDs also include demonstration of chest tube and nasogastric tube insertion.

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Catalog numbers:
Disc 1- 8413
Disc 2 - 8414
Disc 3 8415

Price: $19.43/each with valid student identification
$400 per year public performance license for schools, libraries and companies. * Available in Canada only.

Communication for Health Professionals is designed to promote effective leadership and professional communication for students and health professionals. Four case studies provide authentic simulations of common health-related issues in the areas of conflict resolution, team building, ethical accountability and multidisciplinary teams. Based on the case studies, users make critical decisions and see the consequences of their choices.

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Catalog numbers
8410

Price  Available free of charge

The NorQuest Reader 2 is a book of 24 stories and a set of CDs for adult literacy learners. It can be used independently by adult learners or as instructional material by classroom teachers or tutors. The project is targeted for students who are Deaf, learners who are hard of hearing, and any adult literacy students who want to practice reading English text.

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Catalog numbers
8520

Price  Available free of charge

This series of reading and writing workbooks is for beginning English as a Second Language students at the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) levels 1-3. The workbooks use authentic language from forms, signs, notices, and other printed information used by Canadians every day. Each of the three books is organized into units by themes and topics that are relevant to immigrants. The units include dialogues, stories, and exercises that help students learn the vocabulary and conventions of functional English. Features of the workbooks include different formats of reading and writing, systematically developed vocabulary, and many illustrations.

CLB Reading and Writing 1
(Low beginner/LINC 1, 211 pages)
Themes include shopping, housing, employment, medical, transportation, and recreation.

Catalog number: 15201
Price: $75

CLB Reading and Writing 2
(Mid beginner/LINC 2, 203 pages)
The six themes at this level are jobs, shopping, careful shopping, education, housing, and medical.

Catalog number: 15202
Price: $75

CLB Reading and Writing 3
(High beginner/LINC 3, 256 pages)
The themes are cooking, going out, employment, health, household hazards, liquidation sales, housing, laundry, and following instructions.

Catalog number: 15203
Price: $75

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The Canadian Language Benchmarks are the nation-wide standard for describing and measuring achievement in language learning. The CLB 7 Exit Test Template is designed to assist ESL programs develop their own in-house CLB assessments for specific courses or projects. It includes a checklist of components and a how-to guide.

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Your English as a Second Language students will be thoroughly entertained while they learn English from Max and Lucy. The video follows the couple as they experience real-life situations in ten thematic vignettes entitled Grocery Shopping, Post Office, Doctor! Doctor!, Apartment Hunting, An Accident Waiting to Happen, Help Wanted, Exchanges, At the Bank, Speed, and Bus Stop. Shot in Edmonton, the vignettes run between four to seven minutes with a focus on the real language encountered in each situation.

The video is targeted at adults who are at the stage one level of Canadian Language Benchmarks. An activity book is available for use with the video. It includes a variety of communicative activities that range in level of ability for each vignette.

This set was developed in conjunction with Grant MacEwan University and ACCESS TV. To order the video or DVD set or the digital files for streaming, contact the Western Distribution Centre at 1-800-665-4121.

Two high-energy characters, Max and Lucy, take us through literacy skill learning and practice. This interactive resource supports the development of reading and listening skill measured at reading levels 2, 3 and 4 or the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB). Seven video stories, accompanied by interactive text and activities, imbed language instruction in real-life scenarios. It can be used independently by literacy learners or as instructional material by classroom teachers or tutors.

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Catalog number
8530

Price
Available free of charge * For use only within Alberta

This resource was developed as a response to requests from small ESL providers in rural Alberta. It provides 10 lesson plans referenced to CLB 2 and 4 that can be adapted for multi-level classes. It addresses specific topics and benchmark levels, presents strategies and techniques for tutors and instructors, and comes complete with handouts and references to authentic materials or resources with Canadian content.

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This resource was developed as a response to requests from small ESL providers in rural Alberta. It provides 10 lesson plans referenced to CLB 6 that can be adapted for multi-level classes. It addresses specific topics, presents strategies and techniques for tutors and instructors, and comes complete with handouts and references to authentic materials or resources with Canadian content.

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No two students learn at the same pace. This CD-ROM can assist instructors in dealing with English as a Second Language students who are at different levels in their language learning ability. Skill Builder is a self-paced supplementary resource that includes practice activities for developing language skills. The activities, which are designed to provide maximum interaction and minimum frustration, include links to the internet, vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises, listening activities, and grammar tutorials and exercises. Skill Builder has been developed to complement the competencies outlined in Canadian Language Benchmarks and to provide immediate feedback to students while they are doing the activities.

This set was developed in conjunction with Grant MacEwan University and ACCESS TV. To order the video or DVD set or the digital files for streaming, contact the Western Distribution Centre at 1-800-665-4121.

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Catalog number: 15301
Price: $75

Spreading the Word provides workplace education practitioners, employers, and union representatives with a framework for marketing Workplace Essential Skills and English in the Workplace. The presentations are intended to raise awareness and understanding of workplace issues and training considerations within a work context. The package includes scripts and activities for designing 20, 60, and 90-minute presentations. Background information is included so that presentations can be customized to suit a variety of audiences and facilitation styles. The package includes handout and overhead masters, background reading, resource lists, and an electronic copy of a basic PowerPoint presentation.

Catalog number: 36401
Price: $45