Fundamentals of Nursing 1- Practical DNSG 1113

Course description:

The course is to demonstrate to  the students to fundamental nursing skills and concepts in client care and acquiring a foundation of basic nursing practice and developing clinical skills,regarding nursing process health and illness nurse patient relationship, reporting and recording how and to measure vital signs, physical assessment, patient safety, a sepsis admission &discharge rest comfort & sleep and pain management.

Course Aims:

The goal of this course is to offer the students with a foundation in nursing skills to make sure that care from competent & concerned health care is provided whenever & wherever the need arises, and enable them to be familiarize with the nursing process steps in understanding the human needs or problems, and promoting their ability to record and report to ensure safe continuity of care, to control infection, measure vital signs accurately, practicing hygienic measures when needed. Demonstrate understanding of physical assessment and able to promote the client comfort and sleep, and the concepts nursing process application as well, to promote the quality of care.

Course outcomes:

At the end of the course,the nursing student should be able to:
  • Applying Nursing Process.
  • Promoting and maintain Health and Illness prevention.
  • Initiate good nurse-client relationship.
  • Practicing client teaching.
  • Recording and reporting accurately. 
  • Maintain aseptic technique.  
  • Admission, discharge, transfer, and referrals.
  • Taking and measuring vital signs.
  • doing physical assessment.
  • Insure hygiene practice.
  • Provide comfort, rest,  sleep measures and safety.
  • Pain assessment and management.