Vital signs courses can help you learn how to measure heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and temperature, along with understanding their significance in patient assessment. You can build skills in interpreting vital sign trends, recognizing abnormal readings, and applying critical thinking in emergency situations. Many courses introduce tools like sphygmomanometers for blood pressure measurement, thermometers for temperature, and pulse oximeters for oxygen saturation, all of that support effective monitoring and patient care.

Yale University
Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Systems, Public Health, Epidemiology, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Equity, Infectious Diseases, Chronic Diseases, Health Policy, Medical Science and Research, Nutrition and Diet, Demography
★ 4.8 (2.2K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Continuous Integration, Jenkins, Continuous Deployment, Dashboard Creation, Devops Tools, User Accounts, Configuration Management, Identity and Access Management, Application Programming Interface (API), Authorization (Computing)
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Medical Terminology, Pathology, Medical Records, Anatomy, Cell Biology, Physiology, Diagnostic Tests, Nutrition and Diet
★ 4.7 (191) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Mental Health, Preventative Care, Personal Care, Community Health, Self-Awareness, Health Education, Culture, Health Promotion, Habit Formation, Accident Prevention, Productivity, Health Technology, Physiology
★ 4.6 (56) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Dashboard Creation, Data Visualization, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Data Presentation, Data Literacy, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Visualization, Heat Maps, Scatter Plots
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: Childbirth, Human Development, Maternal Health, Child Health, Gerontology, Prenatal Care, Childhood Education and Development, Child Development, Human Learning, Developmental Disabilities, Psychology, Infant Care, Geriatrics, Formal Learning, Postpartum Care, Relationship Building, Higher Education, Learning Theory, Education and Training, Adult Education
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Patient Safety, Safety Assurance, Patient-centered Care, Accident Prevention, Collaboration, Safety Standards, Teamwork, Patient Advocacy, Hospital Experience, Patient Communication, Stress First Aid, Accountability, Risk Management, Accountability Frameworks, Reliability, Behavior Management, Leadership, Communication
★ 4.8 (455) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

MedCerts
Skills you'll gain: Sterilization, Medical Terminology, Infection Control, Asepsis, Pathology, Hand Hygiene, Sterile Procedure, Anatomy, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Health And Safety Standards, Sanitation, Medical History Documentation, Diagnostic Tests, Safety Standards, Physiology, Patient Communication, Infectious Diseases
★ 4.9 (35) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Behavioral Health, Health Promotion, Health Care, Public Health, Physiology, Biology, Life Sciences, Environmental Science, General Medical Tests and Procedures, Medical Practices and Procedures
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Niel Asher Education
Skills you'll gain: Exercise Therapy, Biology, Athletic Training, Manual Therapy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Nursing Management, Patient Safety, Clinical Leadership, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Nursing Practices, Health Care Administration, Nursing, Nursing Care, Leadership, Collaboration, Accountability, Safety Standards
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks