CD-Rom Programs (see Attached order form) The Physical Assessment Disc This interactive CD-ROM has been a valuable resource for nurses to use in learning how to perform a physical assessment. It has been used to teach basic skills to nursing students in baccalaureate, associate degree, and R.N. completion programs, and has served as a quick review for students entering graduate level practitioner programs. It has also been used to enhance the assessment skills of nurses in many types of settings such as: medical centers, staff development and continuing education programs, long-term care facilities, community health settings, and industrial work sites. Performing a physical assessment has becomea routine activity for the registered nurse, and The Physical Assessment Disc is a great place to start. Ethics and End-of-Life Care Disc This interactive multi-media program provides an opportunity for health care providers to participate in a clinical case in which life and death decisions are made. Learners can explore various perspectives and treatment options within the framework of the dramatic action without the usual time constraints or worries about causing harm to patients. The program involves the learners in a variety of ethical and legal dilemmas that involve a patient, the family, and a variety of health care professionals. These clinical situations are played out with increasing frequency in the care of older adults who are patients in the health care institutions all throughout the country. Learners can try out their skills and understanding of the content by utilizing several interactive knowledge assessments. The program is a self-contained CD-ROM that uses a dynamic live case study to teaches the basic steps of ethical decision-making; strategies of conflict resolution between family and health care team; techniques of leading family, health team and ethics committee meetings; and, strategies to prevent ethical crises from occurring such as obtaining patients' value histories and preferences in advance, advance directives and adequate communication to all persons involved.
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