Unit-I: History of Health Care and Nursing

Summary of ancient cultures  

Site of Health Care in Ancient Cultures 

Islam
and Nursing

The
founder of Nursing

Historical
Perspective

Nursing
in Mongol period + Nursing Defined by different scholar

Definition
of Nursing by WHO 17

Types
of Nursing Educational Programmes

History
of Nursing Education in Pakistan

Unit-II: Roles of the Nurse in Health Care

Professional+ Characteristics of a Profession

Role of the Professional nurse

Description of Career roles

Description of role as Communicator

Description
of role as a Teacher

Description
of role as Counselor

Unit-III: Goals of Nursing and related concepts

Define basic human needs

Discuss basis of nursing practice 

Define World Health Organization + Explain model of conceptual
framework for generic BS N program

Explore nursing and nursing practice

Define
goal of nursing process

Identify
historical perspective of the nursing process

Nursing
Assessment

Nursing
Diagnosis

Nursing
Planning

Nursing  Implementation

Nursing
Outcomes/Evaluation

Unit-IV: Communication

Define Communication, elements of the communication process, ways
of communication

Identify the characteristics of the effective verbal
communication 

Describe factors that’s facilitates and interfere with the
effective communication

Discuss techniques that facilitate and interfere with effective
communication Define ways to respond therapeutically

Identify non therapeutically respond

Discuss the legal aspects of documentations

Unit V: Nursing Skills (Vital Signs)

Define Vital Signs

Define terms related to Vital signs

Describe the physiological concept of temperature, respiration

Blood pressure

Describe the principles and mechanisms for normal
thermoregulation in the body.

Identify ways that affect heat production and heat loss in the
body

Define types of body temperature according to its characteristics

Identify the sign and symptoms of fever + Discuss the normal
ranges for temperature, pulse

Respiration and blood pressure + List the factors affecting
temperature, pulse, respiration

Describe
the characteristics of pulse and respiration + List factors responsible for
maintaining normal blood pressure

Describe
various methods and sites used to measure T.P & B.P

Recognize
the signs of alert while taking TPR and B.P.

UNIT VI: Skin Management

Define decubetic ulcer (bed sore)

List the causes of decubetic ulcer

Apply
nursing interventions to prevent decubetic ulcer

Identity
rise bactars of bedsores

UNIT VII: Concept of Safety: Risk Management

Define safety+Describe the characteristics of safety

Identify physical and microbial hazards in environment 

Discuss various ways to minimize hazards

Discuss the assessment for environmental safety

Identify
physical and microbial hazards in the hospital environment, which interfere
with patients’ safety

Explain
general preventive measures for safe environment for health team members and
patient

Using
assessment, identify people at risk for safety dysfunction

Unit-VIII: Concept of Teaching Learning

Identify the learning needs of the patient at the clinical site

Develop teaching learning plan

Perform
health teaching at the clinical site

Unit-IX: Oxygenation: Respiratory Function & Cardiovascular
System

Identify factors that can interfere with effective oxygenation of
body tissues

Describe common manifestations of altered respiratory and
cardiovascular function

Discuss lifespan-related changes and problems in respiratory
function and cardiovascular system

Describe nursing measures to ensure a patient airway

Apply Nursing Process and teaching plan for a client with altered
respiratory function and cardiovascular function

Recognize
the emergencies related to respiratory and cardiovascular system

Explain
ways that caregivers can decrease the exposure of clients to infection

Differentiate
between medical and surgical asepsis.

Unit X: Activity and Exercise Pattern

Define terms mobility, joint mobility, body alignments and body
mechanics

Discuss the benefits of activity and exercise

Identify the principles of gravity that affects balance

Discuss factors affecting mobility

Discuss the effects of immobility on human body.

Review A&P of muscular skeletal system and characteristics of
normal movement

Describe
the impact of immobility on Physiologic and Psychological functioning

Apply
nursing process while planning for the client with altered muscular skeletal
system

Unit XI: Process of Hospitalization :

Define the team admission, transfer and discharge

Discuss the procedure for admission, transfer and discharge 

Identify nursing responsibility during admission, transfer and
discharge

Discuss nurse role in preparing patients and family for discharge

Discuss
the normal reaction of patient being hospitalized

Topics

Unit I: Nursing Process 

Nursing Assessment:

Describe the assessment phase of the nursing process + Discuss
the purpose of assessment in nursing practice 

Identify the skills required for nursing assessment + Differentiate
the three major activities involved in nursing assessment + Describe the
process of data collection.

Perform a nursing assessment using a functional health approach.

Nursing Diagnosis:

Define diagnosis in relation to the nursing process + State the
meaning of nursing diagnosis

Describe the components of a nursing diagnosis + Differentiate
between a nursing diagnosis and medical diagnosis.

Identify the clinical skills needed to make nursing diagnoses + Formulate
nursing diagnoses according to NANDA list.

Outcome Identification and Planning:

Define outcome identification and planning + Explain the purposes
of outcome identification and planning.

Describe the components of the nursing plan of care + Use a
functional health approach to plan client care.

Implementation and evaluation:

Define implementation and evaluation +Discuss the purposes of
implementation and evaluation

Describe clinical skills needed to implement the nursing plan of
care + Describe activities the nurse carries out during the evaluation phase
of the nursing process + Use a functional approach to implement and evaluate
client care.

Communication of the Nursing Process: Documenting and Reporting:

Describe the purposes of the client record + List the principles
of charting

Discuss the guidelines of documentation + Discuss the importance
of confidentiality in the documenting and reporting.

Critical Thinking:

Explain the importance of critical thinking in nursing + Discuss
definitions of, characteristics of, and skills used in critical thinking

Identify the three major factors that affect thinking

Explore
ways to enhance and develop critical thinking skills especially as applied to
nursing + Set personal goals for developing critical thinking skills.

UNIT II: Concept of Value Belief

Define value/belief pattern + Explain how behaviors related to
values 

Identify sources of professional nursing values + Apply cultural
and developmental perspective when identifying values

Examine
values conflict and resolution in nursing care situations

UNIT III: Self Concept and Self Perception

Define self perception/ self concept pattern + Describe the
functions of self and self concept 

Discuss how self concept develops through out the life span + Discuss
factors that can effect self concept

Identify
possible manifestation of altered self concept + Apply nursing process for a
person with an altered self concept

UNIT IV: Concept of Pain (Different Therapies)

Define the process of pain (physiological changes) + Describe the
different theories of pain theory. 

Differentiate between acute and chronic pain + Discuss the non
pharmacologic interventions pain management.

Identify
pharmacologic interventions for pain management

UNIT V: Concept of Nutrition and Dietary

Define nutrition/metabolic pattern + Review essential nutrients
and examples of good dietary sources for each 

Review normal digestion, absorption, and metabolism of
carbohydrates, fats, and proteins + Discuss nutritional considerations across
the life span

list factors that can effect dietary pattern + Describe
manifestations of altered nutrition

Explain nursing interventions to promote optimal nutrition and
health + Apply nursing process for client with altered nutritional status

UNIT VI: Concept of Elimination

Define elimination pattern + Discuss common problems of
elimination

Identify nursing interventions for common problems of fecal
elimination + Discuss common problem of Urinary Elimination

Identify nursing intervention for common urinary problems + Describe
factors that can alter urinary function

Discuss nursing process for a patient with altered elimination
pattern

UNIT VII: Concept of Sleep

Define rest and sleep pattern+Define terms related to rest and
sleep.

Compare the characteristics of sleep and rest+Discuss the
characteristics of two kinds of sleep

Enumerate the functions of sleep+Discuss factors affecting sleep

Identify common sleep disorders+Identify conditions necessary to
promote sleep.

Discuss nursing process for a patient to promote sleep

UNIT VIII: Human Reponses to Illness

Define coping stress tolerance pattern+Differentiate the concepts
of stress as a stimulus, response, and transaction

Identify physiological and psychological manifestations of
stress+Discuss Factors affecting coping pattern during hospitalization

Describe various types of coping pattern+Discuss the nursing
process related to coping stress pattern

UNIT IX: Concept of Sexuality

Review the Anatomy and physiology of the male and female
reproductive system+Describe normal sexual pattern 

Relate sexuality to all stages of life cycle+Identify factors
that effects sexual functioning

Describe common risks and alteration in sexuality+Understand the
nursing process as it relate to sexual functioning

UNIT X: Concept of Loss & Grieving and Death and Dying

Assess the physiologic signs of death+Identify beliefs and
attitude about death in relation to age. 

Discuss the various ways of helping the dying patient meet
his/her physiological, spiritual and emotional needs+Discuss care of the body
after death+Discuss the legal implications of death.

Describe how a nurse meets a dying patient’s needs of
comfort+Discuss important factors in caring for the body after death.

List changes that occur in the body after death+Define terms
related to loss and grieving.

Discuss Kubler-Ross’ theory to assess grieving behaviors+Identify
common manifestations of grief

Discuss the effects of multiple losses on the grief process+Apply
the nursing process to grieving clients

UNIT XI: Concept of Stress & Coping

The objective has to be developed

UNIT XII: Oral Medication

The objective has to be developed

UNIT XII: Parental Medication

The objective has to be developed