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Welcome to the MERLOT Health Sciences Portal, an educational resource for health professionals. You are invited to join MERLOT―it's free―and contribute to this growing community of health professionals, health professional educators, and students by using the learning materials, submitting your own modules and assignments for evaluation, and learning ideas to help you learn as well as teach in a variety of settings.

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This overview and information is for health care professionals and students to understand and value the upcoming technology and medical advances related to genomics. It can be used in the classroom as a Powerpoint Presentation or assigned to students or health care staff for self-study.

Genetics and Genomics in Health Care in MERLOT

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10 Common Mental Illnesses Crash Course
What is mental illness or mental disorder? According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, mental illness is...
What Is Schizophrenia?
Educational video about schizophrenia Inspired by ASAP Science IG: eugenehwang_ Eugene Hwang Personal Project 2015-16...
COVID-19: Mental Health Issues and Coping
The current challenges brought about by COVID-19 for people all around the globe have caused fear, anxiety, and...
Anxiety: What You Should Know [Especially During Coronavirus Outbreak]
Access this full video series on anxiety for FREE here: https://bit.ly/3a96JjY There's a lot of anxiety surrounding the...
Narcissist, Psychopath, or Sociopath: How to Spot the Differences
Access exclusive videos with Dr. Ramani on narcissism, psychopaths and sociopaths HERE: https://bit.ly/34GbIXm Subscribe...
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
A quick summary about Borderline Personality Disorder, or BPD, one of the many personality trait-based DSM diagnoses. In...
Simple Nursing
Nursing information that will help retain information
Book qualified vet on call for a consultation
Are you looking for a vet for a consultation? Consult with a qualified and experienced vet on call regarding the dog’s...
Eat, Sleep, Console Approach: A Family-Centered Model for the Treatment of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome - PubMed
Several studies were found with successful development and implementation of the ESC model. Studies supported the use of...
Way to Grow | Health Library | CHKD
Way to Grow by CHKD are the perfect go to information to provide families with information about their child's condition....
Breast Cancer and Race: Disparities and Mental Health Effects
Breast cancer and race disparities
Medical Surgical Nursing Study Guides
In this page are the collection of various Medical-Surgical Nursing study guides including sample test bank questions for...
How to Give a Bed Bath (nursing patient care skills)
Video shows basic procedure for giving a proper bed bath to a patient. 4:48 minutes long.
Changing Occupied Bed
Video demonstrating proper change of bed sheets in an occupied bed. 6:57 minutes long.
COPD Infographic
This health infogrpahic is aimed at providing relevant information to the vulnearble female population located in rural...
Antibody Molecular Structure & Function
Video Tutorial with Quiz & open-ended questions: Antibody (IgG1) molecular structure and how it supports defense...
Nursing Burnout: Why It Happens and How to Avoid It | Rasmussen College
Information to help recognize and prevent nursing burnout
Alarm Fatigue: Use of an Evidence-Based Alarm Management... : Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Alarm fatigue
Research Outcomes of Implementing CEASE: An Innovative,... : Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
The use of the CEASE method to reduce alarm fatigue in critical care units
Critical care nurses’ knowledge of alarm fatigue and practices towards alarms: A multicentre study
Critical care nurses’ knowledge of alarm fatigue and practices toward alarms in critical care settings- a cross sectional...
Coronavirus Resource Center - National League for Nursing
Resources for nurses looking for information about Coronavirus (COVID-19)
If EKG Rhythms Were Songs
If EKG Rhythms were songs!
How Nurses Are Using Health Informatics to Improve Patient Care - Electronic Health Reporter
This article is about how informatics improves patient care by improving documentation, reducing medical errors,...
Picmonics: Pharmacological Nursing
Picmonic Pharmacology Nursing animation program is an easy way to learn pharmacology (and many more) nursing topics! The...

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Weekly COVID-19 Public Health Report
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Careers and a pandemic: public health professions
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