Nursing Fundamentals I MD0905

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DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION UNIVERSAL BODY SUBSTANCE PRECAUTIONS LESSON 1 Section I. BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH 1-1. INTRODUCTION 1-2. PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH 1-3. THE HEALTH-ILLNESS CONTINUUM 1-4. ADAPTING TO CHANGE 1-5. POSITIVE HEALTH HABITS 1-6. CATEGORIES OF BASIC HUMAN NEEDS 1-7. MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS 1-8. COMPARISON OF BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS 1-9. CLOSING Section II. COMMUNICATION SKILLS 1-10. INTRODUCTION 1-11. PURPOSES OF COMMUNICATION 1-12. ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF THE HUMAN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM 1-13. VERBAL AND NONVERBAL METHODS OF COMMUNICATION 1-14. METHODS OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION 1-15. GUIDELINES FOR COMMUNICATING WITH PATIENTS AND THEIRFAMILIES 1-16. TECHNIQUES FOR COMMUNICATING WITH PATIENTS a. 1-17. THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION 1-18. CRITICAL ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION 1-19. NURSING INTERVENTION WITH PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL COMMUNICATION NEEDS 1-20. CLOSING Section III. REACTION TO STRESS AND HOSPITALIZATION 1-21. INTRODUCTION 1-22. FACTORS INFLUENCING WHETHER A PERSON WILL SEEK OR AVOID PROFESSIONAL HELP 1-23. FACTORS CAUSING STRESS IN THE HOSPITAL 1-24. STAGES OF THE ILLNESS EXPERIENCE 1-25. EMOTIONAL RESPONSES TO ILLNESS AND HOSPITALIZATION 1-26. CLOSING Section IV. TRANSCULTURAL FACTORS INFLUENCING NURSING CARE 1-27. INTRODUCTION 1-28. MAJOR FACTORS IN TRANSCULTURAL NURSING 1-29. VARIABLES RELATING TO THE TRANSCULTURAL ASPECTS OF NURSING 1-30. SOCIOCULTURAL BELIEFS ABOUT ILLNESS, ITS CAUSES, AND CURES 1-31. RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ABOUT ILLNESS AND DEATH EXERCISES SOLUTIONS LESSON 2 THE ADULT PATIENT CARE UNIT 2-1. INTRODUCTION 2-2. FURNITURE COMPRISING THE PATIENT BASIC UNIT 2-3. EQUIPMENT/ARTICLES NECESSARY FOR PROVIDING BASIC NURSING CARE 2-4. GUIDELINES FOR BED-MAKING 2-5. METHODS OF BED-MAKING 2-6. TERMINAL CLEANING OF THE PATIENT CARE UNIT 2-7. RULES FOR USE OF DISPOSABLE OR NONREUSABLE ITEMS EXERCISES SOLUTIONS LESSON 3 ADVANCED PRINCIPLES OF PATIENT HYGIENE 3-1. INTRODUCTION 3-2. PURPOSE OF THE PATIENT'S DAILY BATH 3-3. PHYSICAL CONDITIONS WHICH ENCOURAGE SKIN BREAKDOWN IN A PATIENT WHO IS CONFINED TO 3-4. NURSING INTERVENTION TO PREVENT SKIN BREAKDOWN 3-5. TIMING OF PATIENT HYGIENE PROCEDURES 3-6. PROVIDING FOR SELECTED PATIENT NEEDS WHILE BATHING A PATIENT 3-7. SIGNIFICANT NURSING OBSERVATIONS DURING THE BATHING PROCEDURE 3-8. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF MOUTH CARE 3-9. BACK MASSAGE AS A PATIENT COMFORT MEASURE 3-10. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF BACK MASSAGE 3-11. GUIDELINES FOR SHAVING A MALE PATIENT 3-12. PERINEAL CARE 3-13. BED PATIENT'S HAIR CARE 3-14. CLOSING. EXERCISES SOLUTIONS LESSON 4 Section I. TECHNIQUES OF BODY MECHANICS 4-1. INTRODUCTION 4-2. DEFINITION 4-3. PRINCIPLES OF GOOD BODY MECHANICS 4-4. TECHNIQUES OF BODY MECHANICS 4-5. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR PERFORMING PHYSICAL TASKS 4-6. REASONS FOR THE USE OF PROPER BODY MECHANICS 4-7. STEPS INVOLVED IN PROPERLY MOVING AN OBJECT TO A NEW LOCATION Section II. POSITIONING AND AMBULATING THE ADULT PATIENT 4-8. INTRODUCTION 4-9. REASONS FOR CHANGING THE POSITION OF A PATIENT 4-10. BASIC PRINCIPLES IN POSITIONING OF PATIENTS 4-11. TURNING THE ADULT PATIENT 4-12. MAINTAINING PROPER BODY ALIGNMENT WITH THE PATIENT ON HIS BACK 4-13. COMMON POSITIONS UTILIZED FOR THE ADULT PATIENT 4-14. ACTIONS THE PRACTICAL NURSE CAN TAKE TO ALLEVIATE DISCOMFORT AND PROMOTE RELAXATION 4-15. POSITIONING THE ADULT TO PROMOTE SLEEP AND RELAXATION 4-16. RATIONALE FOR GETTING THE PATIENT OUT OF 4-17. PRINCIPLES OF ASSISTING PATIENTS OUT OF BED 4-18. STEPS IN PREPARING TO AMBULATE THE PATIENT 4-19. STAGES IN ASSISTING THE PATIENT TO AMBULATE 4-20. MANAGEMENT OF THE FALLING PATIENT 4-21. CLOSING EXERCISES SOLUTIONS LESSON 5 ACTIVE AND PASSIVE RANGE OF MOTION EXERCISES 5-1. INTRODUCTION 5-2. THE EFFECTS OF IMMOBILITY 5-3. THE PURPOSES OF EXERCISE FOR THE IMMOBILE PATIENT 5-4. TYPES OF EXERCISES 5-5. TYPES OF BODY MOVEMENT 5-6. GUIDELINES FOR RANGE OF MOTION EXERCISES 5-7. DOCUMENTATION 5-8. CONTRAINDICATIONS TO RANGE OF MOTION EXERCISES 5-9. CLOSING EXERCISES SOLUTIONS LESSON 6 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND THE PRACTICAL NURSE 6-1. INTRODUCTION 6-2. HOSPITAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY MEASURES 6-3. HOSPITAL FIRE SAFETY MEASURES 6-4. PATIENT CARE ENVIRONMENT SAFETY MEASURES 6-5. CLOSING EXERCISES SOLUTIONS COMMENT SHEET