Fundamentals Course Introduction
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The Fundamentals course is the course you’ll definitely want to have for your first semester of nursing school! We introduce the Nursing Process and how to start thinking like a nurse. We’ll talk you through legal and ethical issues and how to handle emergency situations. This course will be helpful when you’re in your Fundamentals class, all throughout nursing school, and even after you graduate as a reminder and a refresher of how to think like a nurse in every aspect of the job! Upon completion of this course, you will be able to…
- Discuss legal and ethical issues related to nursing, including documentation, privacy laws, and advanced directives.
- Describe and implement the Nursing Process and rules of delegation and prioritization in your practice as a nurse.
- Discuss priorities of nursing care for patients at any stage of life.
- Determine the best course of action in an emergency or life-threatening situation.
- List ways to help prevent injury or complications in clients who are hospitalized.
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Fundamentals of Nursing
Course Lessons
Fundamentals Course Introduction
Fundamentals Course Introduction
Professional Nursing Concepts
What Guides Nurses Practice
Advance Directives
Nursing Care Delivery Models
Health Promotion Model
Health Promotion Assessments
Levels of Prevention
Legal Considerations
HIPAA
Admissions, Discharges, and Transfers
Patient Education
Safety & Infection
Brief CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) Overview
Fire and Electrical Safety
Radiation Safety for Nurses
Disposal of Medical Waste
Fall and Injury Prevention
High-Risk Behaviors
Restraints 101
Isolation Precaution Types (PPE)
Immunizations (Vaccinations)
Infection Stages
Documentation and Report
Legal Aspects of Documentation
Documentation Basics
Documentation Pro Tips
SBAR Communication
Handoff Report
Prioritization & Delegation
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in Nursing
Delegation
Prioritization
Triage
Nursing Process & Critical Thinking
Overview of the Nursing Process
Nursing Process – Assess
Nursing Process – Diagnose
Nursing Process – Plan
Nursing Process – Implement
Nursing Process – Evaluate
Critical Thinking
Thinking Like a Nurse
The Nurse Routine
Psychosocial - Communication
Nurse-Patient Relationship
Therapeutic Communication
Defense Mechanisms
Self Concept
Grief and Loss
Patients with Communication Difficulties
Stress and Crisis
Abuse
Physiologic Integrity
Patient Positioning
Complications of Immobility
Types of Exercise
Mechanical Aids
Urinary Elimination
Bowel Elimination
Pain and Nonpharmacological Comfort Measures
Shock
Hygiene
Growth & Development
Overview of Developmental Theories
Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development
Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development
Family Structure and Impact on Development
Body Image Changes Throughout Development
Cultural Awareness and Influences on Development
Developmental Considerations for the Hospitalized Individual
Nutrition & Fluid Balance
Intake and Output (I&O)
Blood Glucose Monitoring
Nutrition Assessments
Nutrition (Diet) in Disease
Specialty Diets (Nutrition)
Enteral & Parenteral Nutrition (Diet, TPN)
Oxygenation
Hierarchy of O2 Delivery
Artificial Airways
Airway Suctioning
Health Assessment
Introduction to Health Assessment
Head to Toe Nursing Assessment (Physical Exam)
