Dr. D. Y.

Patil Vidya Pratishthan Society's

Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Nursing Education

Pimpri, Pune-411 018 (Maharashtra) India
Mail : info. nursing@dypvp.edu.in, Website: nursing.dypvp.edu.in

First Year RGNM Nursing

Subject : Fundamental of Nursing
Faculty : Mrs.Shikalgar Shahin HRS. 175

Number of Lecture
UNIT TOPIC
lecture Serial No
Introduction to nursing 1 1
Nursing: Definition, meaning, nature, scope, principle
2 2-3
sand history of nursing.
Nurse: Definition and meaning 2 4-5
Preparation of a nurse qualities personal, professional. 2 6-7
UNIT I
Ethics in nursing, 2 8-9
Introduction to
Role and responsibilities of a nurse. 2 10-11
nursing
Health care agencies: Hospital and community, 2 12-13
Types of hospital and community, types of hospital and
3 14,15,16
their functions.
Holistic approach to nursing. 2 17-18
Comprehensive nursing care. 1 19
Nursing care of the patient \ client 1 20
Introduction to the sick and well 1 21
Determinants of health status 1 22
Patient \ client: as an individual, member of the family, 2 23-24
Society, effects of illness and hospitalization on patient
1 25
and his family
Admission of a patient: patients unit, set up and care
1 26
admission procedure, reception of patient
1 care of patients belongings 1 27
Unit II Bed and bed making 1 28
Nursing care of the Principle of bed making, factor to be considered in
2 29-30
patient \ client selecting and making bed,
Different types of beds and their uses. 2 31-32
Maintenance of therapeutic environment 2 33-34
Temperature, light, noise and humidity. 1 35
Psycho social environment 1 36
Meaning and its importance, aesthetic consideration in
the environment, color scheme, beauty and flower 1 37
arrangements
Nursing process and nursing care plan 2 38-39
Meaning, importance and steps in development. 4 40,41,42,43,
 Recording and reporting 1 44
Importance, types and nurses responsibilities. 1 45
Discharging a patient 1 46
Preparation of the patient physically and mentally,
discharges procedure, hospital policies, preparation of 1 47
the patient’s relatives for discharge
Follow up & rehabilitation ,revisit, treatment, compliance
1 48
& referral
Dying patient, Sings & symptoms of approaching death
1 49
,need of the dying patient & his relatives
Care of the dying Last offices Packing of the bodies with
1 50
communicable & non communicable disease
Basic nursing care and needs of the patient 1 51
Hygienic needs and physical needs 1 52
Important of maintaining good personal and
2 53-54
environmental hygiene in health and disease
Nurses role in maintaining good personal and
1 55
environmental hygiene
Care of skin and mucous membrane 2 56-57
Bed bath, 2 58-59
III UNIT care of hair, 2 60-61
Basic nursing care and care eyes, care nose, 2 62-63
needs of the patient care ears, 2 66-65
care teeth, 2 66-67
care genitalia, 2 68-69
care hands and care feet, 2 70-71
Nutritional needs. 1 72
Importance of diet in health and disease, factors
affecting the normal nutrition in sickness, nurses role in
3 73,74,75
maintaining good nutrition, feeding helpless patients,
maintenance of intake and output record.
Problem in sickness: constipation and diarrhea, retention
and incontinence of urine. Nurses role in meeting 2 76-77
elimination needs.
Safety needs 1 78
Environmental hazards, role of nurses in prevention of
health hazards.
4 79,80,81,82
Interpersonal relationship, cultural, spiritual, religious
needs
Activity and exercises 1 83
Importance of activity and exercise in health and
2 84-85
sickness, active and passive exercise
Physical comforts 1 86
Comfort: meaning and its importance in health and
disease, factors promoting and inhibiting physical
2 87-88
comfort, comfort devices and their uses, body
mechanics, positions.
 Moving, shifting and lifting of patient 1 89
Care of pressure points, bed sores: causes signs,
symptoms, prevention and nursing care.
4 90,91,92,93
Shifting of patient from one side to another, from bed to
wheel chair and bed to stretcher.
Assessment of patient \ client 1 94
Principles and importance of assessment, 3 95,96,97
Methods of assessment 3 98,99,100
Observation, 3 101,102,103,
Palpation, auscultation, percussion, developing skill in 104,105,106,
5
observation 107,108
Physical Assessment
IV UNIT Assessment of 3 109,110,111
Height, weight, posture, speech
patient \ client
Physiological Assessment 3 112,113,114
Temperature, 3 115,116,117
Pulse, 3 118,119,120
Respiration and blood pressure 3 121,122,123,
Characteristics of normal and abnormal (T.P.R. and B.P.) 3 124,125,126
Urine stool, vomit, sputum, 2 129,130
Normal and abnormal behaviour and its deviation 2 131-132
Therapeutic Nursing Care and Procedures Asepsis 2 133-134
Hand washing, hand scrubbing, use of mask, gown,
2 135-136
gloves
Disinfection techniques, sterilization techniques
3 137,138,139
Autoclaving, boiling, flaming, ultra violet rays,
Care and Sterilization of;
Linen, bed, mattress, floor, walls, cupboard and other
articles. 140,141,142,
5
Rubber goods, dressings, instruments, needles, syringes 143,144,
enamel articles.
UNIT V Therapeutic Barrier Nursing and Isolation
Nursing Care and Care of Respiratory System
145,146,147,
Procedures Asepsis Inhalation: dry inhalation, moist inhalation, jug, Nelsons 4
148
inhaler, steam tent, electric inhalers,
Suction oro-nasal.
2 149-150
Collection of specimen of sputum for examination.
Care of Gastro Intestinal Tract
Preparation and giving of enema: Retention enema, 2 151-152
evacuation enema, suppository, passing of flatus tube.
Care of Genito Urinary System
Perineal care of terminally ill patient and patient with
2 153-154,
urinary Collection of specimens of urine and stool for
routine and culture examination.
Care of skin and mucous membranes.
Cold application: ice cap, cold packs catheter Collection 1 156
of
Catheter collection of specimens of urine and stool for 1 157
 routine and culture examination.
Care of skin and mucous membranes
Cold application: ice cap, cold packs, use of evaporating 1 158
lotion.
Hot application: use of hot water bottle, dry fomentation,
1 159
moist fomentation, medicated fomentation.
Basic needs and care in special conditions 1 160
Care of patient with fever, unconscious patient, 1 161
patient with fluid imbalance patient with dyspnoea 1 162
UNIT VI Care of terminally ill patient.
Basic needs and care in Care of physically handicapped 1 164
special conditions Dying patient
1 165
Signs and symptoms of approaching death,
Needs of the dying patient and his relatives, care of the
dying, Last offices, and packing of dead bodies in 2 166
communicable and communicable diseases.
Introduction to pharmacology- Concept of
2 167-168
Unit VII pharmacology
Introduction to Classification of drugs. 2 169 -170
pharmacology Administration of drugs. 1 171
General action of drugs 2 172-173
Nursing implications in administration of drugs. 2 174-175