http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 18 May 2013 10:23:03 PDT Sat, 18 May 2013 10:23:03 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84717 CSO is a project aimed at providing interactive online videos demonstrating core procedural skills common to a wide range of medical and health-based courses. The clinical skills videos on this site have been created at the 'lowest common denominator' level for a host of medical and healthcare related disciplines with a view to share with the wider community. The content has been created and peer-reviewed by a multi-professional team so that it is applicable, with little or no change, to a variety of health-based courses. St Georges, University of London, have taken extreme care in preparing the information on this site but please be aware that there maybe slight variations in the procedures, shown in the videos, from institution to institution depending on policies and equipment used. All content on this website (including text, images, videos, and any other original works), unless otherwise stated, is already licensed under a Creative Commons deed. CSO contains videos which are only suitable for viewing by adults of at least 18 years of age, or 21 years of age depending on your location. Please note this site is also registered with the Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA). http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86258 This learning object is a lesson plan that can be used to instruct students on using their current weight and height measurements to find out how many calories they need to maintain their weight. The activity is present within the URL: a calculator that uses height and weight measurements to find a recommended daily caloric intake number. This website offers a large variety of other charts and tables such as fast food facts and calorie values. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83088 Almost all cavities occur where the brush cannot reach plaque and trapped food between teeth and inside pits and fissures in grooves on chewing surfaces as in photo. Chewing cheese before eating seals grooves in chewing surfaces to prevent food being trapped while eating so plaque cannot change sugar to acid.Chewing a stick of celery after eating helps saliva remove food, neutralise acid and repair demineralised tooth as in the teachers kit on http://ndk.biz/kit There is a home version of the school project on http://ndk.biz/home so it is easy for parents to understand the school project and the whole family can benefit. The web sites have just been developed and we would appreciate any feedback http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=655492 BBC Learning Schools: Contains over 9,000 K-12 (Primary & Secondary) Educational clips from its BBC Learning Zone Class Programmes ready to play in your classroom. An excellent Educational Portal to free Online classes and other materials and resources for educators, students, and adults. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84176 This is a web site that contains many learning resourses for nursing students (under graduate and graduate). The subjects of learning resources include palliative care, home care, child development, theorists, cultural awareness, and more. There are crossword puzzles and games to reinforce learning. Key words: palliative care; nursing theory; child development; home care; cultural awareness http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86092 This is a great research site on the human skeletal system. It covers all the bones in the body. It gives a brief summary to all the bones and where they can be found. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85627 Almost all cavities occur where food is trapped between teeth and inside grooves on chewing surfaces after every meal or snack. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=654099 Free Online academic and vocational courses. All courses include free Online course textbooks (hypertexts) and study/practice/test materials. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=576780 This is a Blog kept by Joe Niemczura of his time spent teaching critical care nursing skills in Kathmandu Nepal in the summer of 2011. He has also created a YouTube Playlist including footage of this period (his fourth tour of Nepal) which can be found at " target=״_blank״>http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL05C15E3E2862A608 Joe is a Faculty member at University of Hawaii since 2005 and a Registered Nurse since 1977. Joe has experience of working Intensive Care and of being a hospital mid-level manager. He is the author of The Hospital at the End of the World, an account of his work as a nurse trainer at a mission hospital in rural Nepal. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=576783 This is footage of taken by Joe Niemczura of his summer (2011) teaching critical care nursing skills in Kathmandu Nepal. He also kept a Blog which can be read at www.joeniemczura.wordpress.com Joe is a Faculty member at University of Hawaii since 2005 and a Registered Nurse since 1977. Joe has experience of working Intensive Care and of being a hospital mid-level manager. He is the author of The Hospital at the End of the World, an account of his work as a nurse trainer at a mission hospital in rural Nepal.