Nursing Course Content Breakdown (PDF)

**EXTRACT FROM COURSE CONTENT IN FOUNDATION OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING 1** CONCEPTS OF HEALH ILLNESS LEVELS OF HEALT CARE HISTORY AND TRENDS IN NURSING NURSING ASSOCIATIONS AND THEIR ROLES NURSING DIAGNOSIS/NANDA/NURSING PROCESS NURSING THEORIES NURSING ETICS AND ETTIQUETES ROLES OF NURSES IN P...

**EXTRACT FROM COURSE CONTENT IN FOUNDATION OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING 1** CONCEPTS OF HEALH ILLNESS LEVELS OF HEALT CARE HISTORY AND TRENDS IN NURSING NURSING ASSOCIATIONS AND THEIR ROLES NURSING DIAGNOSIS/NANDA/NURSING PROCESS NURSING THEORIES NURSING ETICS AND ETTIQUETES ROLES OF NURSES IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF NURSING CARE TE NURSES AS A MEMBER OF THE HEATCARE TEAM CONCEPT OF CONCEPT AND SAFETY COMFORT DEVICES BED MAKING BED BATH PATIENT FEEDING VITAL SIGNS **CORRESPONDIN UNITS WIT BREAKDOWN IN BASIC CURRICULUM** **UNIT I** Definition of Nursing/Nurse History and Trends in Nursing Concept of Health and Illness Concept of Basic Human Needs Professional Organizations: National and International Health Maintenance Agencies: National/International Characteristics of a Polyvalent Nurse **Unit II:** Health, Care Institutions Hospital and Ward Organizations Structure of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Health Facilities and Social Services Client/Patient in community and health institution The Patient as a member of a family and community Reception, admission, referral and discharge procedures Principles and Techniques of Health Education and the Role of the Nurse **Unit III:** Tools of Nursing Interpersonal Relationship Communication Skills Interviewing and Counseling Principles of reporting and recording Taking and handing over Selected theories and models relevant to Nursing Practice e.g. Nightingale, Virginia Henderson, Orem\' etc. Problem Solving Technique Unit IV: Comfort and Safety Measures Care of hospital equipment Simple bed making: occupied and unoccupied beds Special bed making-admission, operation, cardiac beds etc. Use of bed accessories: cradle, air-ring Body support/posture Methods of lifting patients Safety measures Positions used in Nursing Nurses\' responsibilities in promoting rest and sleep **Unit V**: Basic Client/Patient Care Personal hygiene Bathing adults, children and babies Oral hygiene Care of the nails Hair ¢are Pressure Sore: Pressure points, causes, treatment and prevention Oral feeding Providing means of elimination: Serving of bedpans/urinals, diapers, with precautionary measures, nappy care. Environmental hygiene Principles of community-centred care with emphasis on comprehensive health care. Standard precautions. **Unit VI**: Diagnostic Measures Introduction to general examination of the patient head-to-toe) Vital signs and apex beat Observation and recording: Height, weight and anthropometric measures. Collection/observation of specimen/precautionary measures: Sputum Vomitus Urine Stool, etc