Team of authors

Preface

Introduction

Nursing as an art and a science

Prestige, working conditions and health of nurses

Part I. ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS OF WORK OF A NURSE/MEDICAL SISTER

• Unit 1. Medical records. Types of documentation (150мин.)
• Unit 2. Extraction, accounting and storage of medicines (150мин.)
• • 2.1. Selecting prescriptions from a medical history (17мин.)
  • 2.2. Drawing up requests for medicines (33мин.)
  • 2.3. Getting medicines from a pharmacy (17мин.)
  • 2.4. Storage of medicines in the department (33мин.)
  • 2.5. Storage of poisonous, narcotic and potent medicines (83мин.)
• Тест:  ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS OF WORK OF A NURSE/MEDICAL SISTER (34мин.)

Part II. FUNDAMENTALS OF GENERAL CARE FOR PATIENTS

• Unit 3. Assessment of the general condition and observation of the patient (233мин.)
• • 3.1. Assessment of the general condition of the patient (17мин.)
  • 3.2. State of consciousness (17мин.)
  • 3.3. Anthropometry (17мин.)
  • 3.4. Skin condition (33мин.)
  • 3.5. Pulse measurement (33мин.)
  • 3.6. Blood pressure measurement (50мин.)
  • 3.7. Breathing test (17мин.)
  • 3.8. Body temperature measurement (17мин.)
  • 3.9. Body weight measurement (17мин.)
  • 3.10. Height measurement (17мин.)
  • 3.11. Treatment of a patient with pediculosis (33мин.)
• Unit 4. Care of bedridden patient (516мин.)
• • 4.1. Patient transportation (17мин.)
  • 4.2. Positioning a patient in a hospital (functional) bed (133мин.)
  • 4.3. Changing the bedding (17мин.)
  • 4.4. Changing the patient s hospital gown (17мин.)
  • 4.5. Morning care for a seriously ill patient (17мин.)
  • 4.6. Toileting in bed (50мин.)
  • 4.7. Skin care (133мин.)
  • 4.8. Oral care (83мин.)
  • 4.9. Eye care (17мин.)
  • 4.10. Ear care (17мин.)
  • 4.11. Nose care (17мин.)
  • 4.12. Nail cutting (17мин.)
  • 4.13. Shaving (17мин.)
  • 4.14. Hygienic bath and shower (33мин.)
• Unit 5. Nutrition and feeding of the patient (600мин.)
• • 5.1. Food, diet, nutrition (67мин.)
  • 5.2. Diet therapy (267мин.)
  • 5.3. Organization of clinical nutrition in a hospital (117мин.)
  • 5.4. Artificial nutrition (100мин.)
  • 5.5. Clinical nutrition order in medical institutions (50мин.)
• Unit 6. Nursing care of a feverish (febrile) patient (117мин.)
• • 6.1. Thermoregulation (67мин.)
  • 6.2. Definition of fever and its types (17мин.)
  • 6.3. Periods of fever & care of the febrile patient (33мин.)
• Unit 7. Nursing care of a patient with cough (67мин.)
• • 7.1. Cough reflex (17мин.)
  • 7.2. Causes and types of a cough (33мин.)
  • 7.3. Treatment (33мин.)
• Unit 8. Nursing care of a patient having shortness of breath (dyspnea) (133мин.)
• • 8.1. Respiratory rate (17мин.)
  • 8.2. Causes of shortness of breath (17мин.)
  • 8.3. Shortness of breath treatment (67мин.)
  • 8.4. Specific forms of shortness of breath (17мин.)
• Unit 9. Help with nausea and vomiting (67мин.)
• • 9.1. Causes of nausea and vomiting (17мин.)
  • 9.2. Nausea and vomiting treatment (33мин.)
  • 9.3. First aid with vomiting and vomiting disinfection (17мин.)
• Unit 10. Nursing care of a patient with urinary tract disorder (67мин.)
• • 10.1. Forms and causes of incontinence (17мин.)
  • 10.2. Patient care (17мин.)
  • 10.3. Urinary tract disorders treatment (50мин.)
• Unit 11. Nursing care of a patient having constipation (100мин.)
• • 11.1. Causes and prevention of constipation (17мин.)
  • 11.2. Constipation and fecaloma treatment (67мин.)
• Unit 12. Communication in the work of a nurse (167мин.)
• • 12.1. Therapeutic & psychological communication principles (50мин.)
  • 12.2. Factors affecting communication and its effectiveness (50мин.)
  • 12.3. Communicating with patients incapable of verbal communication (17мин.)
  • 12.4. Self-control and self-assessment (17мин.)
  • 12.5. Patient s personality (33мин.)
• Тест:  FUNDAMENTALS OF GENERAL CARE FOR PATIENTS (36мин.)

Part III. CLINICAL MEDICAL TEST METHODS

• Unit 13. Laboratory analysis methods (433мин.)
• • 13.1. Precautionary measures (17мин.)
  • 13.2. Blood test (50мин.)
  • 13.3. Urinalysis (150мин.)
  • 13.4. Sputum analysis (117мин.)
  • 13.5. Feces analysis (100мин.)
• Unit 14. Instrumental methods of tests (167мин.)
• • 14.1. X-ray examination (50мин.)
  • 14.2. Endoscopic examination (33мин.)
  • 14.3. Radioisotope scan (radionuclide scan) (33мин.)
  • 14.4. Ultrasound scan (sonogram) (17мин.)
  • 14.5. Functional diagnostics (50мин.)
• Тест:  CLINICAL MEDICAL TEST METHODS (20мин.)

Part IV. INTRODUCTION TO ROUTES OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION

• Unit 15. Drug administration through the digestive tract, respiratory tract and other routes (200мин.)
• • 15.1. Drug administration routes (17мин.)
  • 15.2. Enteral route of administration (50мин.)
  • 15.3. Inhalation route of administration (33мин.)
  • 15.4. External route of administration (50мин.)
  • 15.5. The introduction of drugs into the eye (17мин.)
  • 15.6. Ear medication (17мин.)
• Unit 16. Parenteral administration of drugs (333мин.)
• • 16.1. Precautionary measures (17мин.)
  • 16.2. Syringes and needles: usage and selection (17мин.)
  • 16.3. Preparation for injection (67мин.)
  • 16.4. Intradermal injection (17мин.)
  • 16.5. Subcutaneous injection (33мин.)
  • 16.6. Intramuscular injection (50мин.)
  • 16.7. Intravenous injection (67мин.)
  • 16.8. Possible complications of injections (67мин.)
• Тест:  INTRODUCTION TO ROUTES OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION (32мин.)

Part V. SIMPLE PHYSIOTHERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES

• Unit 17. Precautionary measures (267мин.)
• • 17.1. Precautionary measures (17мин.)
  • 17.2. Hydrotherapy (balneotherapy) (17мин.)
  • 17.3. Mustard powder and mustard plasters (50мин.)
  • 17.4. Cupping therapy (33мин.)
  • 17.5. Heating pad application (17мин.)
  • 17.6. Warm compress (17мин.)
  • 17.7. Medical ice packs (17мин.)
  • 17.8. Cold compress (17мин.)
  • 17.9. Hirudotherapy (leech therapy) (83мин.)
• Тест:  SIMPLE PHYSIOTHERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES (26мин.)

Part VI. BASIC MANIPULATION

• Unit 18. Procedures carried out by a nurse (533мин.)
• • 18.1. Precautionary measures (17мин.)
  • 18.2. Bladder lavage (33мин.)
  • 18.3. Gastric lavage (100мин.)
  • 18.4. Gastric sounding (33мин.)
  • 18.5. Duodenal intubation (50мин.)
  • 18.6. Tubeless analysis (17мин.)
  • 18.7. Enema. Gas outlet pipe (167мин.)
  • 18.8. Fistula сare (67мин.)
  • 18.9. Drainage care (67мин.)
• Unit 19. Doctor procedures with the participation of the nurse (233мин.)
• • 19.1. Manipulation of the trachea and chest organs (83мин.)
  • 19.2. Urinary manipulation (100мин.)
  • 19.3. Catheter sterilization (17мин.)
  • 19.4. Lumbar puncture (33мин.)
• Тест:  BASIC MANIPULATION (32мин.)

Part VII. SURGICAL BRANCH

• Unit 20. Nursing care in the department of surgery (183мин.)
• • 20.1. Department of surgery structure and objectives (33мин.)
  • 20.2. Operating room cleaning (50мин.)
  • 20.3. Preoperative patient preparation (33мин.)
  • 20.4. Postoperative care (67мин.)
• Unit 21. Patient care in the event of surgical pathologies (233мин.)
• • 21.1. The circulatory system pathology (50мин.)
  • 21.2. Respiratory system pathology (50мин.)
  • 21.3. Abdominal cavity pathology (83мин.)
  • 21.4. Urological pathology (50мин.)
• Unit 22. First aid with injuries, wounds, bleeding. Terminal states of life & CPR (516мин.)
• • 22.1. Dressings (bandage) (83мин.)
  • 22.2. Immobilizing and transporting victims with injuries and bone fractures (50мин.)
  • 22.3. Prolonged compression syndrome (crush syndrome) (33мин.)
  • 22.4. Bleeding (hemorrhage) (67мин.)
  • 22.5. Terminal states of life and CPR (233мин.)
• Unit 23. Burns. Frozen. Sepsis (133мин.)
• • 23.1. Burns (67мин.)
  • 23.2. Frostbite and freezing (33мин.)
  • 23.3. Sepsis (33мин.)
• Тест:  SURGICAL BRANCH (38мин.)

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• Тест:  Итоговое тестирование (60мин.)