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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Concepts Covered:
- Documentation and Communication
- Preoperative Nursing
- Fundamentals of Emergency Nursing
- Emotions and Motivation
- Respiratory Disorders
- Emergency Care of the Trauma Patient
- Prioritization
- Studying
- Learning Pharmacology
- Emergency Care of the Neurological Patient
- Emergency Care of the Respiratory Patient
- Test Taking Strategies
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Musculoskeletal Trauma
- Basics of NCLEX
- Noninfectious Respiratory Disorder
- Health & Stress
- Emergency Care of the Cardiac Patient
- Communication
- Factors Influencing Community Health
- Intraoperative Nursing
- Legal and Ethical Issues
- Perioperative Nursing Roles
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Central Nervous System Disorders – Brain
- Neurologic and Cognitive Disorders
- Immunological Disorders
- Integumentary Disorders
- Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
- Neurological Emergencies
Study Plan Lessons
Admissions, Discharges, and Transfers
Critical Incident Management
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in Nursing
Vitals (VS) and Assessment
Triage in the ER
Triage
Trauma Survey
Time Management
The SOCK Method – Overview
The SOCK Method – O
Stroke (CVA) Management in the ER
Pulmonary Embolism
Prioritizing Assessments
Prioritization
Prioritization
Pediatrics Course Introduction
Patient Positioning
Overview of the Nursing Process
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Restrictive Lung Diseases
Not Settling
Increased Intracranial Pressure
Hypertensive Emergency
Heart (Heart) Failure Exacerbation
Head Trauma & Traumatic Brain Injury
Fundamentals Course Introduction
Fire Safety 2 Nursing Mnemonic (RACE)
Day in the Life of a Med-surg Nurse
Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Aneurysm & Dissection
Amputation
Anesthesia Management Assistance for Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR)
Fall and Injury Prevention
Interdisciplinary Team Member Functions for Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR)
Mechanical Aids
Mobility & Assistive Devices
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Hydrocephalus
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Osteoarthritis (OA), Degenerative Joint Disease
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Pressure Ulcer / Decubitus Ulcer (Pressure Injury)
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Parkinson’s Disease
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Risk for Fall
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Syncope (Fainting)
Patient Privacy and Dignity Maintenance for Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR)
Stroke Nursing Care (CVA)
Walkers Nursing Mnemonic (Wandering Wilma Always Late)