Foundations of Nursing

This healthcare course describes the different roles that nurses play. It starts by describing the history and evolution of nursing and outlining the duties and responsibilities of nurses. We explain how to care for people, recognise improving health conditions and symptoms of sickness deterioration and ease pain through counselling. We then lay out the ethical and legal aspects of nursing. We go over human anatomy and physiology and explore nursing processes like care planning.

The following section is related to basic nursing skills. We explain how to maintain proper hygiene, measure and monitor vital signs and provide wound care. We establish the importance of documentation and reporting, which guarantees an accurate and efficient exchange of information between healthcare professionals. This healthcare course discusses various approaches to health assessment and physical examination. We describe common medical conditions and their management and outline surgical nursing care and perioperative care.

The course then describes the elements of pharmacology and pathophysiology. We also study different aspects of geriatric, maternal and child health nursing before moving on to mental health, infection control and prevention and community, emergency and critical care nursing. Our final section covers professional development and career planning for nurses. Sign up for this healthcare course to learn how to become a nurse and enhance your capacity to provide patients with the best healthcare possible.