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I • Concept of Health : Health illness continuum 1 1
Introduction • Factors influencing health 1 2
To • Causes and risk factors for developing illness. 1 3
Fundamental • Body defenses: Immunity and immunization 1 4
Of Nursing. • Illness and illness Behavior 1 5
• Impact of illness on patient and family 1 6
• Health care services: 1 7
• Health Promotion and Prevention, 1 8
Primary care , Diagnosis, Treatment, Rehabilitation
and Continuing care, Health care teams
• Types of health care agencies: Hospitals: 1 9
Types, Organization and Functions
• Heath Promotion and levels of disease 1 10
Prevention Primary health care and its delivery:
role of Nurse
II • Definition and Characteristics of a profession 2 12
Nursing as a • Nursing :-
profession o Definition , Concepts, philosophy , objectives 2 14
o Characteristics, nature and scope of nursing practice
2 16
o Functions of nurse
o Qualities of a nurse 18
2
o Categories of nursing personnel
o Nursing as a profession 2
20
o History of Nursing in India
• Values : Definition, Types, Values Clarification 2 22
and values in professional Nursing : Caring and
Advocacy
• Ethics : 2 24
o Definition and Ethical Principal
o Code of ethics and professional conduct for nurses

o Consumer rights 2 26
Patient’s Bill of
rights
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 2 30
o Types: Planned discharge, LAMA and abscond,
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
Communicatio Process, Factors influencing Communication
n and Nurse o Methods of effective Communication 1 33
patient o Attending skills 1 34
relationship 1 35
o Rapport building skills
1 36
o Empathy skills
1 37
o Barriers to effective communication 1 38
o Helping Relationships (NPR): Dimensions of
Helping Relationships, Phases of a helping 1 39
relationship
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
1 40
and mentally challenged and elderly)
o Patient Teaching: Importance, Purposes, Process,
Role of nurse and Integrating teaching in Nursing
process
V • Critical Thinking and Nursing Judgment 1 41
Nursing o Critical Thinking: Thinking and Learning. 1 42
process o Competencies , Attitudes for critical Thinking , 1 43
Levels of critical thinking in Nursing
1 44
o Nursing Process Overview: Application in Practice
1 45
o Nursing process format : INC current format 1 46
o Assessment
- Collection of Data: Types, Sources, Methods 2 48
- Formulating Nursing judgment : Data interpretation
o Nursing diagnosis
- Identification of client problems
 - Nursing diagnosis statement
- Difference between medical and nursing diagnosis
o Planning
2 50
- Establishing Priorities
- Establishing Goals and Expected Outcomes,
- Selection of interventions: Protocols and
standing Orders
- Writing the Nursing Care Plan
o Implementation 2 52
- Implementing the plan of care 2 54
o Evaluation
- Outcome of care
- Review and Modify 1 55
o Documentation and Reporting
VI • Body temperature: 1 56
Vital signs -Physiology &Regulation Factors affecting body
temperature,
• Assessment of body temperature: sites, 2 58
equipments and techniques, special
considerations
-Temperature alterations: Hyperthermia, Heatstroke,
Hypothermia 2 60
-Hot and cold applications
Pulse: 1 61
Physiology and regulation, Characteristics of
the pulse, Factors affecting pulse 2 63
• Assessment of pulse : Sites, location ,
equipments and technique, special 1 64
consideration
• Alterations in pulse: 1 65
o Physiology and Regulation, Mechanics of
breathing Characteristics of the respiration, 1 66
factors affecting respiration
• Assessment of respirations: technique, 1 67
special consideration
• Alterations in respiration
• Blood pressure: 1 68
Physiology and Regulation, Characteristics of the
blood pressure, Factors affecting blood pressure. 1 69
• Assessment of blood pressure: sites, equipments
and technique, special consideration 1 70
• Alterations in blood pressure
-Recording of vital signs
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 2 91
examination : Patient and unit 2 93
4 97
• General assessment
1 98
• Assessment of each body 2 100
system Recording of health
assessment
VIII • Basic needs (Activities of daily living) 1 101
Meeting needs - Maslow’s hierarchy of Needs 1 102
of 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 2
105
o Hygiene:
- Factors Influencing Hygienic Practice
- Hygienic care : Care of the Skin-Bath and
pressure points,
- feet and nail, 2
- Oral cavity, 107
- Hair care , 2
- Eyes, Ears and Nose Assessment , Principles 109
Types, Equipments, Procedure, Special 1
Consideration 110
- Patient environment: Room Equipment and
linen, making patient beds, Types of beds and 2 112
bed making 2
o Comfort: 114
2 116
- Factors Influencing Comfort, Comfort devices
o Oxygenation 1 117
- Review of Cardiovascular and 1 118
respiratory physiology 1
- Factors Affecting Oxygenation 119
1
120
- Alteration in oxygenation
- Nursing Intervention in oxygenation: 1
assessment, types, equipment used, procedure 1 121
and special considerations 1
Maintenance of patent airway 122
1
Oxygen administration 123
1
Inhalations : Dry and moist 124
Chest Physiotherapy and postural drainage 125
Pulse oxymeter
 CPR-Basic life support
IX 2 127
Machinery, Introduction:
Equipment &
Linen Indent, Maintenance, Inventory 1 128

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

PRACTICUM: demonstration and re-demonstration - 105 Hrs.

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