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Medical terminology and vital signs for New healthcare staff

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for new healthcare assistants and support workers. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you.

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  • 40 minutes, 6 lessons
  • See who started, who finished and every score
  • Last reviewed 21 October 2026. Not legal advice
Taking and recording vital signs
What would you do?

Fictional case. Sam, a new healthcare assistant, takes Mrs Patel's observations. Her breathing rate is 24, and she seems a little muddled, which her daughter says is new. Her other values look normal

Try it: this is one of 25 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

  • Self-paced course

    6 lessons, about 40 minutes, with 25 interactive activities.

  • Live session deck

    11 slides to run after the course, in the room or online.

  • Two surveys

    Post-course feedback and a 30-day check-in, anonymous by default, so you know whether the training is used on the job.

14 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

See who finished

Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Word roots, prefixes and suffixes · 7 min

    Break a medical word into prefix, root and suffix and work out its meaning.

  • Lesson 2: Body systems vocabulary · 5 min

    Link common word roots to the right body system.

  • Lesson 3: Taking and recording vital signs · 9 min

    Name the six NEWS2 measurements, record them accurately and know when to escalate.

  • Lesson 4: Aseptic technique basics · 7 min

    Apply the 5 Moments for hand hygiene and the basics of a clean or aseptic task.

  • Lesson 5: Common abbreviations and safe use · 7 min

    Avoid error-prone abbreviations and use only your organisation's approved list.

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 5 min

    Final assessment · Completion

Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At induction (organisation policy).

New healthcare assistants and support workers, medical receptionists and administrators, ward clerks, and new hires in pharma and medtech who need the basic language of care.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • How new staff are observed and signed off for observations and aseptic tasks
  • The early warning chart and score you use
  • Local technique for each measurement
  • Charts used for children and pregnant women
  • How to report faulty devices
  • Who to tell and how
  • Uniform, jewellery and bare-below-the-elbows rules
  • Local aseptic procedure and which tasks each role may do
  • Approved and 'do not use' abbreviations
  • LMS or record system
  • Live session URL
  • Course URL
  • Educator contact
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.

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