Renal disease and nursing care
affecting their renal system. Contains in-depth information covering kidney function and kidney disease.
Subject: Kidneys--Diseases
Infection Control in Healthcare: Precautions
Overview:
Precautions have been developed by OSHA and the CDC to help prevent and control the spread of infectious diseases. It is essential that
Subject: Communicable diseases--Prevention
The Long Goodbye: Facing Dementia
Filmed over a three-year period, this program follows the journeys of three families living with Alzheimer’s or dementia. As they struggle with constant challenges, each caregiver describes for the camera what it is like to provide aid and comfort...
Subject: Alzheimer's disease
Building the Perfect Bug: Virology, Rogue Science, and Bioterrorism
Why did Dutch virologist Ron Fouchier and his team of researchers purposely engineer a lethal, airborne bird flu virus? That’s the first of many questions raised in this timely, eye-opening investigation. Why did Fouchier, in an uncanny parallel w...
Subject: Communicable diseases
Transcript: diseases, inside. The cases were treated by a special team of specialists and nurses, hoping that the disease would be contained rather than treated in the
Preventing Needlestick Injuries
, hinged shields, protective encasements, and other tools. Vaccination, infectious disease training, proper waste disposal, and other important topics are
Subject: Occupational diseases -- Prevention
Transcript: Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC, estimates that there are more than eight million healthcare workers in the United States. There are many ways
Traveling Germs
track the transmission of infectious diseases and may offer clues that help stop their spread.
Health of the Nation; Health of the Planet: National and International Dimensions of Health
generations. The challenge for America's public health services is to protect the health of a society as a whole. This means being aware of diseases that are
Subject: disease awareness
Transcript: that protect us, Keep our water supplies safe, that protect us Against outbreaks of new infections or new diseases; That assure that we have the best
The Nation's Welfare: Countering the Transmission of Poverty from Generation to Generation
"Poverty," says Joel Handler, "is the biggest predictor of all the things we ascribe to welfare": poor school performance, poor health, poor employment prospects. The focus is on "punishing the adult and we are not paying attention to the consequenc...
