{"id":17,"date":"2017-10-03T15:39:36","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T19:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vitalsignh5p\/front-matter\/introduction\/"},"modified":"2020-11-29T23:06:37","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T04:06:37","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vitalsignh5p\/front-matter\/introduction\/","title":{"raw":"Preface","rendered":"Preface"},"content":{"raw":"This open access textbook was developed as an introductory resource to guide best practices in vital sign measurement. Its intended audience is students in health-related post-secondary programs as well as healthcare providers. The project was supported and funded by eCampusOntario.\u00a0This book is\u00a0best viewed via the online, pressbooks format so that you can view the videos<\/strong>. However, a pdf format is made available.\r\n\r\n \r\n

About eCampusOntario<\/strong><\/h2>\r\neCampusOntario is a not-for-profit corporation funded by the Government of Ontario. It serves as a centre of excellence in online and technology-enabled learning for all publicly funded colleges and universities in Ontario and has embarked on a bold mission to widen access to post-secondary education and training in Ontario. This textbook is part of eCampusOntario\u2019s open textbook library, which provides free learning resources in a wide range of subject areas. These open textbooks can be assigned by instructors for their classes and can be downloaded by learners to electronic devices or printed. These free and open educational resources are customizable to meet a wide range of learning needs, and we invite instructors to review and adopt the resources for use in their courses.\r\n

About BCcampus Open Education<\/h2>\r\nThe H5P interactive activities in this book were\u00a0funded by an OER Grant provided by\u00a0BCcampus Open Education.\u00a0BCcampus Open Education<\/a>\u00a0began in 2012 as the B.C. Open Textbook Project with the goal of making post-secondary education in British Columbia more accessible by reducing students\u2019 costs through the use of open textbooks and other OER.\u00a0BCcampus<\/a>\u00a0supports the post-secondary institutions of British Columbia as they adapt and evolve their teaching and learning practices to enable powerful learning opportunities for the students of B.C. BCcampus Open Education is funded by the\u00a0British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training<\/a>, and the\u00a0Hewlett Foundation<\/a>.","rendered":"

This open access textbook was developed as an introductory resource to guide best practices in vital sign measurement. Its intended audience is students in health-related post-secondary programs as well as healthcare providers. The project was supported and funded by eCampusOntario.\u00a0This book is\u00a0best viewed via the online, pressbooks format so that you can view the videos<\/strong>. However, a pdf format is made available.<\/p>\n

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About eCampusOntario<\/strong><\/h2>\n

eCampusOntario is a not-for-profit corporation funded by the Government of Ontario. It serves as a centre of excellence in online and technology-enabled learning for all publicly funded colleges and universities in Ontario and has embarked on a bold mission to widen access to post-secondary education and training in Ontario. This textbook is part of eCampusOntario\u2019s open textbook library, which provides free learning resources in a wide range of subject areas. These open textbooks can be assigned by instructors for their classes and can be downloaded by learners to electronic devices or printed. These free and open educational resources are customizable to meet a wide range of learning needs, and we invite instructors to review and adopt the resources for use in their courses.<\/p>\n

About BCcampus Open Education<\/h2>\n

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