UNIT PLAN

BASIC B.Sc. NUSING I YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER

Subject: Nursing Foundation (Theory)

Units Topics No.Of Lectures

lectures serial
no.
I • Concept of Health : Health illness continuum 1 1
Introduction To • Factors influencing health 1 2
Fundamental • Causes and risk factors for developing illness. 1 3
Of Nursing. • Body defenses: Immunity and immunization 1 4
• Illness and illness Behavior 1 5
• Impact of illness on patient and family 1 6
• Health care services: 1 7
1 8
• Health Promotion and Prevention,
Primary care , Diagnosis, Treatment, Rehabilitation
and Continuing care, Health care teams
• Types of health care agencies: Hospitals: Types, 1 9
Organization and Functions
• Heath Promotion and levels of disease Prevention 1 10
Primary health care and its delivery: role of Nurse

II • Definition and Characteristics of a profession 2 12

Nursing as • Nursing :-
a profession o Definition , Concepts, philosophy , objectives 2 14
o Characteristics, nature and scope of nursing practice
o Functions of nurse 2 16
o Qualities of a nurse
18
o Categories of nursing personnel 2
o Nursing as a profession
o History of Nursing in India 2 20
• Values : Definition, Types, Values Clarification and
values in professional Nursing : Caring and 22
2
Advocacy
• Ethics :
o Definition and Ethical Principal 2 24
o Code of ethics and professional conduct for nurses
III • Admission to the hospital 2 28
Hospital o Unit and its preparation admission bed
admission and o Admission procedure
discharge o Special considerations
o Medico-legal issues
o Roles and Responsibilities of the nurse
*Discharge from the hospital
o Types: Planned discharge, LAMA and abscond, 2 30
Referrals and transfers
o Discharge Planning
o Discharge procedure
o Special considerations
o Medico-legal issues
o Roles and Responsibilities of the nurse
o Care of the unit after discharge

IV • Communication : Levels , Elements, Types, Modes, 2 32

Communication Process, Factors influencing Communication
and Nurse o Methods of effective Communication 1 33
patient o Attending skills 1 34
relationship o Rapport building skills 1 35
o Empathy skills 1 36
o Barriers to effective communication 1 37
o Helping Relationships (NPR): Dimensions of
Helping Relationships, Phases of a helping 1 38
relationship
1 39
o Communicating effectively with patient, families and
team members and maintain effective human
relations with special reference to communication
with vulnerable group( children ,women physically
and mentally challenged and elderly)
o Patient Teaching: Importance, Purposes, Process, Role 1 40
of nurse and Integrating teaching in Nursing process
V • Critical Thinking and Nursing Judgment 1 41
Nursing process o Critical Thinking: Thinking and Learning. 1 42
o Competencies , Attitudes for critical Thinking , 1 43
Levels of critical thinking in Nursing
o Nursing Process Overview: Application in Practice 1 44
o Nursing process format : INC current format 1 45
o Assessment 1 46
- Collection of Data: Types, Sources, Methods
- Formulating Nursing judgment : Data interpretation 2 48
o Nursing diagnosis
- Identification of client problems
 - Nursing diagnosis statement
- Difference between medical and nursing diagnosis
o Planning
- Establishing Priorities 2 50
- Establishing Goals and Expected Outcomes,
- Selection of interventions: Protocols and standing
Orders
- Writing the Nursing Care Plan
o Implementation
- Implementing the plan of care 2 52
o Evaluation 2 54
- Outcome of care
- Review and Modify
o Documentation and Reporting 1 55

VI • Body temperature: 1 56
Vital signs -Physiology &Regulation Factors affecting body
temperature,
• Assessment of body temperature: sites, equipments 2 58
and techniques, special considerations
-Temperature alterations: Hyperthermia, Heatstroke,
Hypothermia
-Hot and cold applications
Pulse: 2 60
Physiology and regulation, Characteristics of
the pulse, Factors affecting pulse 1 61
• Assessment of pulse : Sites, location , equipments
and technique, special consideration 2 63
• Alterations in pulse:
o Physiology and Regulation, Mechanics of breathing 1 64
Characteristics of the respiration, factors affecting
respiration
• Assessment of respirations: technique, special 1 65
consideration
• Alterations in respiration 1 66
• Blood pressure:
Physiology and Regulation, Characteristics of the 1 67
blood pressure, Factors affecting blood pressure.
• Assessment of blood pressure: sites, equipments and
technique, special consideration 1 68
• Alterations in blood pressure
-Recording of vital signs 1 69

1 70
VII Purposes 2 73
Health 2 75
assessment -Process of Health assessment
2 77
• Health history 2 79
 Inspection,palpation, 2 83
Percussion,Auscultation,Olfaction 4 87
2 89
• Preparation for examination : 2 91
Patient and unit 2 93
• General assessment 4 97
1 98
• Assessment of each body system 2 100
Recording of health assessment

VIII • Basic needs (Activities of daily living) 1 101

Meeting needs of - Maslow’s hierarchy of Needs 1 102
patient o Providing safe and clean Environment: 1 103
- Physical-environment: Temperature, Humidity,
Noise, Ventilation, light, Odor, pests control
- Reduction of Physical hazards: fire, accidents
- Safety devices: Restraints, side rails, airways,
Trapeze etc. Role of nurse in providing safe and
clean environment
o Hygiene: 2
- Factors Influencing Hygienic Practice 105
- Hygienic care : Care of the Skin-Bath and pressure
points,
- feet and nail,
- Oral cavity,
- Hair care ,
- Eyes, Ears and Nose Assessment , Principles Types, 2 107
Equipments, Procedure, Special Consideration
- Patient environment: Room Equipment and linen, 2 109
making patient beds, Types of beds and bed
making 1 110
o Comfort:
- Factors Influencing Comfort, Comfort devices
o Oxygenation 2 112
- Review of Cardiovascular and respiratory 2 114
physiology 2 116
- Factors Affecting Oxygenation
- Alteration in oxygenation 117
1 118
- Nursing Intervention in oxygenation: assessment, 1
types, equipment used, procedure and special 119
1 120
considerations
1
Maintenance of patent airway
Oxygen administration
Inhalations : Dry and moist 1 121
Chest Physiotherapy and postural drainage 1 122
Pulse oxymeter 1 123
CPR-Basic life support 1 124
1 125
 IX 2 127
Machinery, Introduction:
Equipment &
Linen Indent, Maintenance, Inventory 1 128

• Types: Disposables and Re-usable-Linen, rubber 2

goods, glass ware, metal , 130
plastics, furniture, machinery

PRACTICUM: demonstration and re-demonstration - 105 Hrs.

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