Online course · In development
Patient Assessment and Vital Signs Refresher
11 modules and 11 lessons, with an assessment and a certificate of completion.
- For
- EMR and PCP learners
- Length
- Approximately two hours
- Format
- 11 modules, 11 lessons
- Level
- EMR and PCP
- Includes
- Assessment and certificate
- Access
- Free with a Delta Tutor account when available
Who this course is for
- For EMR and PCP learners
Every lesson is scoped to the EMR and PCP level: the terminology, the medications and the clinical actions it teaches are the ones those levels use.
What you will be able to do
The outcomes are written with the course.
Curriculum
11 modules and 11 lessons, approximately two hours in all. Open a module to see its lessons.
Lesson times are recorded when each lesson is written and validated with learners.
Orientation, scope and how the course works1 lessonReadingLocked
- What this course is, and what it is notReadingLocked
Scene size-up and safety1 lessonReadingLocked
- Before you touch the patientReadingLocked
The primary survey1 lessonReadingLocked
- Find the life threats and fix them as you goReadingLocked
Pulse, breathing and skin1 lessonReadingLocked
- Taking each one properlyReadingLocked
Blood pressure1 lessonReadingLocked
- Getting a pressure you can trustReadingLocked
Consciousness, pupils, oxygen saturation, temperature and glucose1 lessonReadingLocked
- The rest of a full setReadingLocked
Infants and children1 lessonReadingLocked
- Normal is a moving targetReadingLocked
History: SAMPLE and OPQRST1 lessonReadingLocked
- Asking the questions that change the planReadingLocked
Secondary survey, reassessment and handover1 lessonReadingLocked
- Head to toe, then again, then hand overReadingLocked
Applied cases1 lessonReadingLocked
- CasesReadingLocked
Summative assessment1 lessonFinal assessmentLocked
- Summative assessmentFinal assessmentLocked
Instructor
Jarrett
Advanced Care Paramedic · CRC Instructor Trainer · Owner
Jarrett is an Advanced Care Paramedic and a Canadian Red Cross Instructor Trainer, and teaches Delta's classroom courses in Calgary and Leduc. This course is written from that classroom and from the road.
A named clinician reviews and approves every course before publication. For this course, that is Jarrett.
Assessment
The course ends with a final assessment. You see your score by topic and read an explanation for every answer, and you can retake it. Passing it completes the course.
Certificate and continuing education
- The course on your certificate
- Patient Assessment and Vital Signs Refresher
- What the certificate confirms
- That you completed this online Delta Tutor course and passed its assessment. It is not a Canadian Red Cross certificate.
- How it is verified
- Every certificate carries a unique verification number that anyone can check on our verify page.
Questions
- When does it open?
- After the lessons are written and a clinician has approved them. The status at the top of this page is the true one.
- How do I get it?
- Free with a Delta Tutor account when available.
- Do I need an account?
- To take a course, yes, so your progress and certificate stay with you. The free tools and practice tests do not need one.