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Diploma in Nursing and Patient Care
Learn more about the practices, procedures and techniques in nursing.
Course Description
The daily responsibility for the care of patients in a health care setting rests primarily with the nursing team. The modern nurse is a highly trained professional and can work in a wide variety of areas from community nursing to surgery.
ALISON's free online nursing diploma course provides an overview of the skills and techniques required in areas such as advanced patient hygiene procedures, environmental health and safety awareness, the role of the nurse in diet therapy and how to ensure patient safety and comfort in the adult care setting. Advanced principles of hygiene provides the learner with an overview of the functions, methods and techniques applied in providing adult patient care with particular emphasis on the daily bath, oral hygiene and the benefits of a back massage in patient comfort.
ALISON's certificate in nursing online course provides you with an overview of the vital role of the nursing professional in supporting both the patient and physician along with the procedures and techniques applied when performing the physical examination, the physical assessment, specimen collection and measurement of patient vital signs.
This free online nursing ALISON course will be of great interest to all health care professionals who would like to learn more about good nursing practices and techniques that help protect and maintain the health and safety of both nursing professional and patient in any health care setting. The course will also be of great interest to any learner who is planning a career in the area of nursing or other areas of the health care sector.
CERTIFICATION
To qualify for your official ALISON Diploma, Certificate or PDF you must study and complete all modules and score 80% or more in each of the course assessments. A link to purchase your Diploma certificate will then appear under the My Certificates heading of your My Account page.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After completing this course the learner will be able to:
- Describe the role of the nurse in patient care and patient hygiene;
- List health and safety measures for nurses;
- Describe movement and exercise routines that nurses can utilize for improved patient care;
- Summarize the role of the nurse in diet therapy;
- Describe the role of the nurse in the physical examination of the patient.
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| Course Rating (By Learners): | 4 stars based on 1520 votes |
| Course Title: | Diploma in Nursing and Patient Care |
| Course #: | 541 |
| Course Publisher: | AMEDD Center and School |
| Course Category: | 25 |
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| Course Description: | The daily responsibility for the care of patients in a health care setting rests primarily with the nursing team. The modern nurse is a highly trained professional and can work in a wide variety of areas from community nursing to surgery. ALISON's free online nursing diploma course provides an overview of the skills and techniques required in areas such as advanced patient hygiene procedures, environmental health and safety awareness, the role of the nurse in diet therapy and how to ensure patient safety and comfort in the adult care setting. Advanced principles of hygiene provides the learner with an overview of the functions, methods and techniques applied in providing adult patient care with particular emphasis on the daily bath, oral hygiene and the benefits of a back massage in patient comfort. ALISON's certificate in nursing online course provides you with an overview of the vital role of the nursing professional in supporting both the patient and physician along with the procedures and techniques applied when performing the physical examination, the physical assessment, specimen collection and measurement of patient vital signs. This free online nursing ALISON course will be of great interest to all health care professionals who would like to learn more about good nursing practices and techniques that help protect and maintain the health and safety of both nursing professional and patient in any health care setting. The course will also be of great interest to any learner who is planning a career in the area of nursing or other areas of the health care sector. |
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| Release Date: | 10 June 2013 |
| Content | |
| Course Duration (Avg Learner): | 10-15 Hours |
| Video/Audio: | None |
| Audio Only: | None |
| Animation: | None |
| Assessments: | Yes |
| Education Level | |
| Age appropriateness: | 18+ Years |
| Minimum Grade/Class Level: | |
| Validation: | Level 5 |
| ALISON Testing: | Yes |
| Certification Availability | |
| PDF Download: | No |
| Parchment: | Yes |
| Framed Certification: | Yes |
Study for Free at Your Own Pace! Start This Course
Study for Free at Your Own Pace! Start This Course
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Fosu David
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I think is a good idea to introduce patients care 2016-08-28 23:08:06
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Fosu David
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After this course a student must be able to care for patients 2016-08-28 23:08:50
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Nicola Smith
United States of America
The daily responsibility for the care of patients in a health care setting rests primarily with the nursing team. The modern nurse is a highly trained professional and can work in a wide variety of areas from community nursing to surgery.
ALISON's free online nursing diploma course provides an overview of the skills and techniques required in areas such as advanced patient hygiene procedures, environmental health and safety awareness, the role of the nurse in diet therapy and how to ensure patient safety and comfort in the adult care setting. Advanced principles of hygiene provides the learner with an overview of the functions, methods and techniques applied in providing adult patient care with particular emphasis on the daily bath, oral hygiene and the benefits of a back massage in patient comfort. 2016-08-11 03:08:01
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Armie B.
Philippines
In these course, we will learn some steps about how to taking care our patients, and more subjects to study about like health and safety, diet and therapy, physical examinations,that includes the daily exercise and more . 2016-07-27 13:07:22
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Armie B.
Philippines
In the field of Nursing it is a great responsibility and task that every nurses do towards their patients to give them care unconditionally not only by work but because of their love that bonds towards every patients they have.it will always involve the caring,love,respect and to support every person who have medical and health problems. to secure every individuals for their needs,attentions special care, to give them a good treatment,a friendly environment and each patients must feel the warm acceptance.and in these course it will help an individual to study more about the proper care to the patient. 2016-07-27 13:07:51
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Sharon Karwitha Maingi
United States of America
It is very informative 2016-07-24 03:07:35
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Dawn Mcdonald
South Africa
It waa amazing and insightfull. Will recommend it def to all. Very good theory and it is all practical 2016-07-22 20:07:15
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Victoria Hohnen
Australia
Very good and informative as a review of Physical Assessment in Nursing. 2016-07-21 12:07:55
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wendy Mawdsley
United Kingdom
Thank you for all your help in me passing my diploma in nursing and patient care courses 2016-07-17 18:07:16
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YULANDA SMITH
United States of America
Tough course but very interesting, loved it 2016-07-16 16:07:16
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