Physiopedia is an educational website in the United Kingdom for physiotherapists (known as physical therapists in the United States). This evaluation covers the auscultation page (https://www.physio-pedia.com/Auscultation). Clinicians will auscultate, or listen to, the lungs and heart to perform an assessment of how well these systems are functioning.
| I would rank this website a 9 on a 1-10 scale. It is full of practical information for the clinical student to learn how to do a proper assessment. As a registered nurse I understand that assessments are really the core of nursing practice. An effective respiratory assessment is especially important in pediatrics since most pediatric medical emergencies are respiratory in nature. This website gives in-depth explanations of how to do a pulmonary and cardiac assessment as well as what normal versus abnormal heart and lungs sound like. This website could be used in nursing orientation as a condensed guide to assessments. It would be a useful repetition of what the new nurse learned in school and a good reminder for experienced nurses to be thorough in their assessments. I have used similar audio files as the ones linked on this website in my online courses when training nursing students on assessment documentation. The student clicks on an image of lungs and the audio file plays. He or she must then determine if this is a normal breath sound or an adventitious one. The auscultation website aligns with the ISTE learner standard because it effectively uses technology (the internet) to disperse knowledge to people all over the world. The content is well organized and easy to read. It starts with smaller pieces and builds on the beginner’s knowledge to introduce more complex concepts. It is a very well-done website. |