Course description
This free online nursing course will first discuss the categories of basic human needs including physiological needs, safety, love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization. This knowledge will help you understand your patients better. You will then study the equipment used for patient care as well as learn the guidelines for bed-making. You will be taught how to perform terminal cleaning of the patient care unit as well as learn the rules for the use of disposable and non-disposable items.
Next, you will learn the advanced principles of patient personal hygiene, including mouth and skin care. You will study the purpose of giving the patient a bath, how to avoid the breakdown of skin and the observations which should be made during bathing procedures. You will also study the guidelines for shaving a male patient and performing perineal care, as well as learn the importance of a back massage. Finally, you will take a look at hospital fire and electrical safety measures.
Caring for the general well-being of patients is a delicate but rewarding job. If you are interested in a career in nursing, this patient hygiene and care studies will be very valuable. It will also be of great interest to all healthcare professionals who would like to learn more about advanced nursing practices and procedures in adult patient care. So, take the course today and learn how you can give adult patients the extra care that they need.
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Training content
Module 1: Adult Patient Care
Description: This module will guide you through the care of adult patients, covering key topics such as the categories of basic human needs, essential equipment for patient care, and guidelines for bed-making, along with the procedures for terminal cleaning of the patient care unit.
- Learning Outcomes
- Categories of Basic Human Needs
- Equipment for Patient Care and Guidelines for Bed-Making
- Terminal Cleaning of the Patient Care Unit
- Lesson Summary
Module 2: Advanced Principles of Patient Hygiene
Description: This module will discuss the advanced principles of patient care, including the purposes of giving the patient a bath, mouth care and dentures, the benefits of a back massage, and personal care for the adult patient.
- Learning Outcomes
- The Purposes of Giving the Patient a Bath
- Mouth Care and Dentures
- The Benefits of a Back Massage
- Personal Care for the Adult Patient
- Lesson Summary
Module 3: Environmental Health and Practical Nursing
Description: This module examines the relationship between nursing practices and environmental health, including the impact of environmental health on the practice nurse and safety measures in the patient care environment.
- Learning Outcomes
- Environmental Health and Its Impact on the Practice Nurse
- Safety Measures in the Patient Care Environment
- Lesson Summary
Course assessment
- Assessment: Nursing Studies - Patient Care and Hygiene - Course Assessment
Certification / Credits
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Discuss guidelines/methods of bed-making
- Identify guidelines for terminally cleaning the patient care unit
- Discuss the rules for the use of disposable and non-disposable items
- Explain the purposes for giving a patient a bath
- Identify conditions which encourage the breakdown of skin
- Identify interventions which can prevent skin breakdown
- Identify patient needs and observations which should be made during bathing procedures
- Describe the guidelines for shaving a male patient, and performing perineal care
- Outline the hospital fire and electrical safety measures
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