00.01 Fundamentals Course Introduction

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The Fundamentals course is the course you’ll definitely want to have for your first semester of nursing school! We introduce the Nursing Process and how to start thinking like a nurse. We’ll talk you through legal and ethical issues and how to handle emergency situations. This course will be helpful when you’re in your Fundamentals class, all throughout nursing school, and even after you graduate as a reminder and a refresher of how to think like a nurse in every aspect of the job! Upon completion of this course, you will be able to…

  1. Discuss legal and ethical issues related to nursing, including documentation, privacy laws, and advanced directives.
  2. Describe and implement the Nursing Process and rules of delegation and prioritization in your practice as a nurse.
  3. Discuss priorities of nursing care for patients at any stage of life.
  4. Determine the best course of action in an emergency or life-threatening situation.
  5. List ways to help prevent injury or complications in clients who are hospitalized.
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Fundamentals of Nursing

Course Description

Sandi Haws, MS, RD, LD, CNSC

Jon Haws, BS, BSN, RN, CCRN Alumnus

Nichole Weaver, MSN/Ed, RN, CCRN

Chance Reaves, MSN-Ed, RN

Brad Bass, ASN, RN

Module 0 – Fundamentals Course Introduction

00.01 Fundamentals Course Introduction
Module 1 – Professional Nursing Concepts

01.01 What Guides Nurses Practice
  • Questions: 20

01.02 Advance Directives
  • Questions: 20

01.03 Nursing Care Delivery Models
  • Questions: 5

01.04 Health Promotion Model
  • Questions: 4

01.05 Health Promotion Assessments
  • Questions: 6

01.06 Levels of Prevention
  • Questions: 8

01.07 Legal Considerations
  • Questions: 20

01.08 HIPAA
  • Questions: 10

01.09 Admissions, Discharges, and Transfers
  • Questions: 8

01.10 Patient Education
  • Questions: 4
Module 2 – Safety & Infection

02.01 Brief CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) Overview
  • Questions: 20

02.02 Fire and Electrical Safety
  • Questions: 8

02.03 Radiation
  • Questions: 9

02.04 Disposal of Waste
  • Questions: 6

02.05 Fall and Injury Prevention
  • Questions: 8

02.06 High-Risk Behaviors
  • Questions: 20

02.07 Restraints 101
  • Questions: 20

02.08 Isolation Precaution Types (PPE)
  • Questions: 7

02.09 Immunizations (Vaccinations)
  • Questions: 7

02.10 Infection Stages
Module 3 – Documentation and Report

03.01 Legal Aspects of Documentation
  • Questions: 4

03.02 Documentation Basics
  • Questions: 1

03.03 Documentation Pro Tips

03.04 SBAR Communication
  • Questions: 5

03.05 Handoff Report
  • Questions: 5
Module 4 – Prioritization & Delegation

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in Nursing
  • Questions: 20

04.02 Delegation
  • Questions: 30

04.03 Prioritization
  • Questions: 30

04.04 Triage
  • Questions: 30
Module 5 – Nursing Process & Critical Thinking

05.01 Overview of the Nursing Process
  • Questions: 1

05.02 Nursing Process – Assess
  • Questions: 5

05.03 Nursing Process – Diagnose
  • Questions: 3

05.04 Nursing Process – Plan
  • Questions: 10

05.05 Nursing Process – Implement
  • Questions: 5

05.06 Nursing Process – Evaluate
  • Questions: 9

05.07 Critical Thinking
  • Questions: 20

05.08 Thinking Like a Nurse
  • Questions: 2

05.09 The Nurse Routine
Module 6 – Psychosocial – Communication

06.01 Nurse-Patient Relationship
  • Questions: 1

06.02 Therapeutic Communication
  • Questions: 9

06.03 Defense Mechanisms

06.04 Self Concept
  • Questions: 3

06.05 Patients with Communication Difficulties
  • Questions: 3

06.06 Grief and Loss
  • Questions: 7

06.07 Stress and Crisis
  • Questions: 9

06.08 Abuse
  • Questions: 8
Module 7 – Physiologic Integrity

07.01 Positioning
  • Questions: 8

07.02 Complications of Immobility
  • Questions: 20

07.03 Types of Exercise
  • Questions: 7

07.04 Mechanical Aids
  • Questions: 11

07.05 Urinary Elimination
  • Questions: 10

07.06 Bowel Elimination
  • Questions: 5

07.07 Pain and Nonpharmacological Comfort Measures
  • Questions: 21

07.08 Shock
  • Questions: 4

07.09 Hygiene
  • Questions: 8
Module 8 – Growth & Development

08.01 Overview of Developmental Theories
  • Questions: 5

08.02 Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development
  • Questions: 5

08.03 Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
  • Questions: 3

08.04 Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development
  • Questions: 10

08.05 Family Structure and Impact on Development
  • Questions: 10

08.06 Body Image Changes Throughout Development
  • Questions: 4

08.07 Cultural Awareness and Influences
  • Questions: 14

08.08 Developmental Considerations for the Hospitalized Individual
  • Questions: 7
Module 9 – Nutrition & Fluid Balance

09.01 Intake and Output (I&O)
  • Questions: 1

09.02 Glucose Monitoring
  • Questions: 9

09.03 Nutrition Assessments
  • Questions: 3

09.04 Nutrition (Diet) in Disease
  • Questions: 5

09.05 Specialty Diets (Nutrition)
  • Questions: 20

09.06 Enteral & Parenteral Nutrition (Diet, TPN)
  • Questions: 13
Module 10 – Oxygenation

10.01 Hierarchy of Oxygen Delivery

10.02 Artificial Airways

10.03 Airway Suctioning
  • Questions: 5
Module 11 – Health Assessment

11.01 Introduction to Health Assessment

11.02 Head to Toe Nursing Assessment (Physical Exam)
  • Questions: 10
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