Generic BScN (Pakistan Nursing & Midwifery Council)
YEAR-1
SEMESTER-1
Fundamental of Nursing-I
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UNIT-1-History of Healthcare and Nursing
1. Summary of Ancient Cultures
2. Site of Healthcare in Ancient Cultures
3. Islam and Nursing
4. The Founders of Nursing
5. Historical Perspective of Nursing
6. Nursing in Mughal Period
7. Nursing Defined by Different Scholars
8. Definition of Nursing by WHO
9. Types Of Nursing Educational Programs
10. History of Nursing Education in Pakistan
UNIT-2-Roles of the Nurse in Healthcare
UNIT-3-Goals of Nursing and Related Concepts
UNIT-4-Communication
1. The Communication, Elements and Ways
2. Characteristics of Verbal Communication
3. Factors that Interfere and Facilitate Communication
4. Techniques That Facilitate and interfere Effective Communication
5. Ways to Therapeutic Response in Communication
6. Non-therapeutic Responses in Communication
7. Legal Aspects of Documentation
UNIT-5-Nursing Skills (Vital Signs)
1. Define Vital Signs
2. Terms Related to Vital Signs
3. Physiological Concepts of Temperature, Respiration and Blood Pressure
4. Principles and Mechanisms of Normal Human Thermoregulation
5. Ways that Affect Heat Production and Heat Loss
6. Types of Body Temperature According to Its Characteristics
7. Signs and Symptoms of Fever
8. Normal Ranges for Temperature, Pulse, Respiration and Blood Pressure
9. Factors Affecting Temperature, Pulse, and Respiration
10. Characteristics of Pulse and Respiration
11. Factors Responsible for Maintaining Normal Blood Pressure
12. Various Methods and Sites Used to Measure Temperature, Pulse and Blood Pressure
13. Recognizing the Signs of Alert While Taking Temperature, Pulse, Respiration and Blood Pressure
UNIT-6-Skin Management
UNIT-7-Concept of Safety: Risk Management
1. What is Safety
2. Characteristics of Safety
3. Physical and Microbial Hazards in Environment
4. Various Ways to Minimize Hazards
5. Assessment for Environmental Safety
6. Physical & Microbial Hazards in Hospital Environment, Which Interfere Patients Safety
7. General Preventive Measures for Safe Environment for health team & Patients
8. People at Risk for Safety Dysfunction