Module 1 - Adult Patient Care

• Categories of Basic Human Needs
• Articles of Equipment required in Patient Care
• Guidelines for Bed-Making
• Terminal Cleaning of the Patient Care Unit

Module 2 - Advanced Principles of Patient Hygiene

• Determine Purposes for giving a Patient a Bath
• Mouth Care
• Benefits of Back Massage
• Personal Care and the Adult Patient

Module 3 - Environmental Health and the Practical Nurse

• Environmental Health and impact on the Practice Nurse
• Patient Care Environment - Safety Measures

Module 4 - Health and Safety for Healthcare Professionals

• Body Mechanics
• Prevention of Transmission of Pathogens

Module 5 - Positioning and Ambulating the Adult Patient

• Positioning the Adult Patient
• Common Positions used when Ambulating the Patient
• Techniques and Actions in Ambulating the Adult Patient

Module 6 - Active and Passive Range of Motion Exercise

• The Effects of Immobility
• Exercise for the Immobile Patient

Module 7 - Diet Therapy

• Factors Influencing Diet
• Reasons for the Therapeutic Diet
• Standard Hospital Diets
• The Role of the Nurse in Diet Therapy

Module 8 - The Physical Examination

• The Function of the Physical Examination
• The Function of the Practical Nurse during the Physical Examination
• Positioning of Patient during the Physical Examination
• Body Systems Examined and Evaluated

Module 9 - Specimen Collection

• Throat Cultures
• Types of Specimen Collection

Module 10 - The Physical Assessment

• Physical Examination - Function and Facts
• Appearance and Behavior Examination
• Components of the Physical Examination
• Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Systems
• Musculoskeletal System and the Integumentary Systems

Module 11 - Measuring Vital Signs

• Vital Signs measurement of a Patient
• Method for taking temperature, pulse and Respiration rate
• Vital Signs Blood Pressure Readings