Evaluating a Found Video

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My work audience includes adults in a healthcare setting.  I chose a video that would apply to nursing students. I have about 1,500 nursing students a year that take my online courses.  I am unable to show any software content due to vendor restrictions, so I chose a topic that is something nursing students in a pediatric hospital need exposure to. Many illnesses in pediatrics have a respiratory origin so familiarity with common lung sounds is important. Students have liberal access to YouTube through our intranet and could also easily view this video on their phones. Guest internet access is provided by the hospital so students would not have to use cell service.

The video I chose is called Lung sounds (respiratory auscultation sounds). The most important reasons I chose this video over ones I viewed that talked about pediatric breath sounds was its brevity, clarity and accuracy. While it showed an adult patient, the range of sounds cover pediatric breath sounds nicely. A nursing student is more likely to view this video since it excels at the coherence principle of multimedia – it is right to the point.  I can understand that the creators are a group called Geeky Medics because this is exactly how I would expect a group of medics to train. No extraneous information. Cut it into consumable chunks. No superfluous designs. It also matches the 10 factors described in our readings. It is appropriate for the topic, student and accessibility. It flows well and listening to sample breath sounds is the best way to learn what you will find in a patient. The authors also have a list of other videos students would find helpful.

References

Geeky Medics. (2018, March 7). Lung sounds (respiratory auscultation sounds) [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NvBk61ngDY