Nursing Fundamentals Volume 1 of 2Never before has there been a greater need for nurses. Never before has health care delivery challenged the nurse's commitment, knowledge, or technical competence more. Issues influencing current health-care delivery focus on promoting wellness, preventing illness, and rehabilitation to increase the patient's independence. This course will present theory and concepts the person beginning the study of nursing will need to know in order to develop th...

Gastrointestinal SystemThe Gastrointestinal System processes food so that it can be used by the body. Chemical reactions occur in each body cell. Some chemical reactions synthesize new enzymes, cell structures, bone, and other components of the body. Other chemical reactions release energy needed for the building processes. The foods we eat are usually too large to pass through the membranes of the body's cells. The organs of the gastrointestinal system break down food molecules fo...

Obstetric and Newborn Care Volume 1 of 2Obstetrics is the branch of medicine concerned with the management of childbirth. The ultimate goal of all workers in the field of obstetrics is to assist a mother to produce a healthy baby, with a minimum of danger and discomfort to both. Pregnancy is defined as the condition of being "with child." To understand pregnancy, we must know how it begins, how the fetus grows in the uterus, and how it affects the mother.Today, more than ev...

Intravenous InfusionsThe purpose of this course is to provide you with a working knowledge of the procedures involved with intravenous infusions and related tasks.This course is part of our Nursing series.Includes a questions and answers section at the end of each lesson.Full illustrations and diagrams included.Lessons:- Initiate an Intravenous Infusion and Manage a Patient with an Intravenous Infusion- Obtain a Blood Specimen- ...

Central Nervous SystemThe central nervous system is the part of the nervous system that integrates the information that it receives from, and coordinates the activity of, all parts of the body. The central nervous system consisting of the brain and the spinal cord, is the control center for the entire nervous system.All the sensations of the body are relayed to the central nervous system. All nerve impulses that cause muscles to contract and glands to secrete come from the ...

Human Body CollectionThis collection includes 11 of our training courses all within one book. You can easily use the bookmarks to navigate between each training course. This collection includes:- Human Anatomy- Human Physiology- Anatomy and Physiology Related to Clinical Pathology- Central Nervous System- Endocrine System- Gastrointestinal System- Genitourinary System- Integumentary System- Musculoskeletal System...

BacteriologyBacteriology is the study of bacteria and involves the identification, classification, and characterization of bacterial species.The purpose of clinical laboratory procedures is to provide diagnostic work with specific information needed about the disorders observed in the patient. Clinical bacteriology can contribute by supplying data about the microscopic life involved and the susceptibility of such life to particular drugs. To identify bacterial growth, you m...

Management of Patients With Respiratory DysfunctionsThis course presents a review of the respiratory system, devices such as the oralpharyngeal airway and bag-valve-mask (BVM) systems which are used to assist a patient's breathing efforts, procedures for supplying the patient with additional oxygen through the use of the face mask and nasal prongs, and procedures for removing secretions interfering with breathing through the use of suction.This course is part of our Nursing...

Obstetrics and PediatricsThe birth of a child is usually a wonderful and exciting event. Despite the occasional magazine or newspaper article extolling the virtues of having a child at home with an experienced midwife in attendance, we are still generally conditioned to having the baby in a hospital complete with attending physician. Sometimes, however, the baby decides to be born before the mother can get to the hospital. In such a case, you may be called upon to assist in the bir...

Dental RadiographyThis course is designed to acquaint you with fundamental concepts of dental radiography. It seeks to familiarize you with the techniques of positioning the patient, the tube head, and film as well as exposing and processing dental radiographs. A knowledge of radiography is essential to understanding the dangers inherent in the use of X-rays.Radiographs are used to help make diagnoses. There are examples in this course of commonly produced radiographs....

Nursing Care for the Surgical PatientSurgery encompasses all elements in the scientific care of surgical patients. The operation is the focal point for these patients. It is imperative that the patient comes to the operating room optimally prepared physically and emotionally before performance of an operative procedure. The persons concerned with and/or contributing to surgical patient care are many. The practical nurse shares a special experience with the patient at this time of g...

Chest and Airway ProblemsIn this course Chest and Airway Problems, you will study chest and airway problems. Chest trauma refers to general information about chest injuries as well as information about specific chest injuries. Airway problems includes information on devices such as the esophageal obturator airway, the esophageal gastric tube airway and the endotracheal tube. All of these devices can be used to open and maintain an airway. If other life-saving methods are not succes...