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Lin, Kathleen – 1986
Developed as part of a 104-hour course on adult residential care homes (ARCHs), this 50-minute lesson is designed to enable a student to: (1) define a bedsore; (2) list and describe three major causes of bedsores; (3) identify potential bedsore sites in the back-lying, side-lying, and sitting positions; and (4) calculate the risk for developing…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Community Colleges, Instructional Materials
VSA Educational Services, Washington, DC. Resource Center on Substance Abuse Prevention and Disability. – 1991
This leaflet examines the impact of alcohol and other drug use in creating an unhealthy lifestyle for individuals with disabilities and placing them at risk for health and medical problems. The negative effects of even moderate amounts of alcohol are noted, and the hindering of rehabilitation efforts when a person with a disability is using…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Behavior Patterns, Disabilities
Curran, Fern A.; And Others – 1977
Text, illustrations, and exercises are utilized in this set of learning modules to instruct nurses and other health care professionals in the symptoms and treatment of common medical disorders. The first module, by Fern A. Curran, discusses the causes of decubitus ulcers (i.e., bedsores), the physical damage they can do, and methods of preventing…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Diseases, Etiology, Learning Modules
