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Fundamentals Of Nursing

Fundamentals of Nursing-

Theory hours: 90
Clinical hrs: 325

1. Introduction to Nursing:
- Meaning of nursing
- Definitions of nursing
- Scope of nursing
- Role of a nurse
- Health Team
- Aims of nursing in the hospital and community

2. Nursing Profession
- Nursing as a profession
- Professional adjustment
- Qualities of a nurse
- Ethics in nursing

3. History of Nursing
- Ancient period
- Middle period
- Modern Era
- Florence Nightingale
- Nursing in India
- Organizations related to nursing

4. Health
- Definitions of health- Physical, mental and social health, spectrum of health, socio economic factors affecting health, characteristics of a healthy person

5. Hospital
- A community agency
- Types
- Objectives
- Functions
- Departmental organizations
- Nursing department
- Organization of the hospital ward
- Admission and discharge of the patients
- History taking

6. Hospital Environment:
- Therapeutic environment
- Care of the patient unit
- Bed making- unoccupied, occupied and special beds
-Bed accessories

7. Comfort measures:
- Personal hygiene, elimination, diet
- Rest and sleep
- Diversion and recreation
- Exercise
- Prevention of pressure sores, wrist drop and foot drop.
- Role of nurse in physical, mental, social and spiritual comfort

8. First aid:
- Nursing in disaster
- First aid in various emergencies
- Resuscitation
- Bandaging

9. Body mechanics:
- Posture and position
- Principles of body mechanics
- Lifting and moving
- Ambulation

PRACTICUM: Clinical experience will be organized according to the learning experience required. Students will practice the nursing procedures in the clinical area.

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