This video chronicles the life of Wachtang "Botso" Korisheli who grew up during Josef Stalin''s regime in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. After his father was declared an "Enemy of the State," Botso and his mother were allowed a twenty minute visit to say goodbye, his father imparted all the life lessons he could. Almost eighty years later, he still adheres to those teachings. Learn about his remarkable life: digging front line trenches for...

Hand-washing, counting, checking over and over whether the door has been locked ... when these behaviors dominate someone's life that person may be diagnosed with OCD-a disorder that was once considered rare but that now accounts for nearly six percent of national mental health costs. This program explains the DSM-IV-TR's definition of an obsessive-compulsive disorder, listing the components of obsession and the characteristics of the rituals used...

Highlighting the second provision of the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, this program focuses on aspects of nursing pertaining to commitment. It emphasizes the role of the nurse as patient advocate. Through engaging on-screen scenarios and expert interviews, the video addresses the primacy of patient interests and the nurse's role as a moral agent who will invariably make the patient's welfare an overriding priority. Viewers also receive...

Many people experience long moments of nervousness before a job interview or doctor's appointment. Are these episodes panic attacks? Using the DSM-IV-TR as a guide, this program defines panic attack and agoraphobia and explains how both fit in to a larger diagnosis of panic disorder. The video provides detailed information on the symptoms of panic attacks along with ways to distinguish attacks from ordinary stress or a medical condition. Pointing...

Addressing a variety of methods for working with preschool-age patients, this program discusses the characteristics of the post-toddler developmental stage, including physiological characteristics and appropriate forms of nursing care. Viewers learn about psychosocial and cultural differences while discovering ways of working with the patient's family members on difficult issues. The video also focuses on methods of non-traumatic physical assessment...

Medical care focused on adults must take into account a wide variety of cultural, physiological, and administrative challenges. The good news is that a patient who has matured and become self-reliant is now ready to act as a partner in his or her own health care decisions. This program explores the requirements of adult care, from the college-level years to retirement and the final phases of life. Reminding viewers that the focus now shifts away from...

Some people think of them as blank slates or empty vessels, but infants are unique individuals with feelings, thoughts, needs, and dislikes. This program helps health care trainees become better acquainted with the special requirements of neonatal and infant care. In addition to the basics of holding and handling an infant, as well as the need to reassure anxious first-time parents, viewers are encouraged to develop an awareness of and familiarity...

Attuned to physiological issues as well as emotional, psychological, and cultural concerns, this program guides nursing trainees through the earliest stages of childhood. It addresses the specific needs of neonates (birth to 28 days old), infants (one month to one year old), and toddlers (one year to three years old). Viewers are shown ways of working with a patient's entire family and dealing with needs associated with the social environment, while...

Focusing on the needs of patients ranging from 12 to 18 years of age, this program features ways for pediatric nurses to work positively with the family members of patients, address specific cultural issues that may emerge in (or create obstacles to) the administering of proper care, and maximize the non-traumatic aspects of professional nursing. Trainees will gain both a physiological and psychosocial understanding of the average adolescent health...

Until the 1980s people who worried intensely about a wide range of issues were simply deemed "neurotic." This program examines the DSM-IV-TR criteria now used to diagnose and treat the condition of generalized anxiety disorder. Listing the physical and psychological symptoms of GAD, the video explains how coping mechanisms-excessive drinking, TV watching, or multi-tasking-are employed by people with the disorder as a way to escape their negative thoughts....