UNIT- I

Health Assessment

General Objectives

1. Develop understanding about fundamentals of health assessment and perform health assessment in supervised clinical
settings
2. Perform complete health assessment to establish a data base for providing quality patient care and integrate the
knowledge of anatomy, physiology and diagnostic tests in the process of data collection.
3. Demonstrate fundamental skills of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care using Nursing
process approach in supervised clinical settings
Time allotted: 20hours

Teaching method: lecture cum discussion, assigned reading from given bibliography

Evaluation: examination, individual and group discussion and assignment

Duration Specific objectives Course content Teaching-learning Teaching- Evaluation
activities learning aids

Describe the purpose and Health Assessment  Modular Learning  LCD  Essay
process of health assessment Health Assessment  BLACK BOARD
*Health Assessment  Short answer
2hr and perform assessment under 
Module
2hr supervised clinical practice  Interview techniques  Objective
1hr  Observation techniques  Lecture cum type
Discussion  OSCE
 Purposes of health assessment
 Demonstration
 Process of Health assessment
3hr
o Health history
2hr o Physical examination:
1hr  Methods: Inspection, Palpation,
4hr Percussion, Auscultation, Olfaction

5hr  Preparation for examination:

patient and unit
 General assessment
 Assessment of each body system
Documenting health assessment
findings
UNIT- II

NURSING PROCESS

General Objectives

1. Demonstrate fundamental skills of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care using Nursing
process approach in supervised clinical settings

Time allotted: 13hours

Teaching method: lecture cum discussion, assigned reading from given bibliography

Evaluation: examination, individual and group discussion and assignment.

Duration Specific objectives Course content Teaching-learning Teaching- Evaluation
activities learning Aids

Describe assessment, planning, The Nursing Process  Lecture  LCD  Essay

implementation and evaluation of  BLACK BOARD
1hr nursing care using Nursing  Critical Thinking Competencies, Attitudes for Critical  Discussion  Short answer
process approach Thinking, Levels of critical thinking in Nursing
 Demonstration  Objective type
2hr  Nursing Process Overview
o Assessment  Supervised Clinical  Evaluation of care
Practice plan
 Collection of Data: Types, Sources, Methods
 Organizing Data
 Validating Data
 Documenting Data
o Nursing Diagnosis
3hr
 Identification of client problems, risks and
strengths
 Nursing diagnosis statement – parts, Types,
Formulating, Guidelines for formulating Nursing
Diagnosis
 NANDA approved diagnoses
 Difference between medical and nursing diagnosis
o Planning
1hr
 Types of planning
1hr
1hr  Establishing Priorities
 Establishing Goals and Expected Outcomes –
Purposes, types, guidelines, Components of goals and
outcome statements
2hr
 Types of Nursing Interventions, Selecting
interventions: Protocols and Standing Orders
 Introduction to Nursing Intervention
Classification and Nursing Outcome Classification
 Guidelines for writing care plan
 o Implementation
 Process of Implementing the plan of care
1hr
 Types of care – Direct and Indirect
o Evaluation

1hr  Evaluation Process, Documentation and Reporting

UNIT- IX

Administration of medication

General Objectives
 1. Apply the knowledge of the principles, routes, effects of administration of medications in administering medication
2. Calculate conversions of drugs and dosages within and between systems of measurements

Time allotted: 20hours

Teaching method: lecture cum discussion, assigned reading from given bibliography

Evaluation: examination, individual and group discussion and assignment.

Duration Specific objectives Course content Teaching- Teaching-learning Evaluation

learning aids
activities
2hr  Explain the principles,
 Introduction – Definition of Medication, Administration  Lecture  LCD  Essay
routes, effects of  BLACK BOARD
of Medication, Drug Nomenclature, Effects of Drugs,  Discussion  Short answer
administration of
Forms of Medications, Purposes, Pharmacodynamics and  LIVE ARTICLES
medications  Demonstration &  Objective type
Pharmacokinetics
Re-demonstration
 Factors influencing Medication Action  OSCE
2hr
 Calculate conversions of
drugs and dosages within  Medication orders and Prescriptions
and between systems of  Systems of measurement
measurements
 Medication dose calculation
 Principles, 10 rights of Medication Administration
2hr  Administer oral and topical
medication and document  Errors in Medication administration
accurately under supervision  Routes of administration
 LCD
 Storage and maintenance of drugs and Nurses
 BLACK BOARD
2hr responsibility
LIVE ARTICLES
 Terminologies and abbreviations used in prescriptions
and medications orders
 Developmental considerations
  Oral, Sublingual and Buccal routes: Equipment,
procedure
 LCD
2hr  Introduction to Parenteral Administration of Drugs –  BLACK BOARD
Intramuscular, Intravenous, Subcutaneous, Intradermal:
Location of site, Advantages and disadvantages of the  LIVE ARTICLES
specific sites, Indication and contraindications for the
different routes and sites.
1hr  Equipment – Syringes & needles, cannulas,
Infusion sets – parts, types, sizes
1hr  Types of vials and ampoules, Preparing Injectable
medicines from vials and ampoules
1hr Care of equipment: decontamination and disposal of
syringes,  LCD
needles,
3hr  BLACK BOARD
Prevention of Needle-Stick Injuries LIVE ARTICLES
 Topical Administration: Types, purposes, site,
equipment, procedure
o Application to skin & mucous membrane
o Direct application of liquids, Gargle and swabbing  LCD
the throat
 BLACK BOARD
o Insertion of Drug into body cavity: Suppository/ LIVE ARTICLES
medicated packing in rectum/vagina
o Instillations: Ear, Eye, Nasal, Bladder, and Rectal
o Irrigations: Eye, Ear, Bladder, Vaginal and Rectal

2hr o Spraying: Nose and throat

 Inhalation: Nasal, oral, endotracheal/tracheal
2hr (steam, oxygen and medications) – purposes, types,
equipment, procedure, recording and reporting of
medications administered
Other Parenteral Routes: Meaning of epidural, intrathecal,
intraosseous, intraperitoneal, intra-pleural, intra- arterial
UNIT- IX

CARDIOVASCULAR EMERGENCY

General Objectives
 1. Appreciate trends and issues related to cardiac emergency.

2. Incorporate evidence based nursing practice and identify the areas of research in the field of cardiac emergency.

Time allotted: 20hours

Teaching method: lecture cum discussion, assigned reading from given bibliography

Evaluation: examination, individual and group discussion and assignment.

Duration Specific objectives Course content Teaching- Teaching-learning Evaluation

learning aids
activities
2hr Explain the etiology, Cardiovascular emergencies  Lecture  LCD  Essay
pathophysiology, clinical  Principles of Nursing in caring for  BLACK BOARD
manifestations, diagnostic  Discussion  Short answer
patient’s with Cardiovascular disorders  LIVE ARTICLES
measures and medical, surgical,  Objective type
nutritional and nursing  Assessment: Cardiovascular system:
Heart sounds,  OSCE
management of patients with
2hr cardiovascular emergencies Diagnostic studies:- Cardiac enzymes studies,
Electrocardiographic
monitoring, Holter monitoring, Stress test.
Echo cardiography, Coronary angiography,
2hr
Nuclear medicine studies
 Causes, Pathophysiology, Clinical
types, Clinical features, Diagnostic
Prognosis, Management : Medical,
 LCD
Surgical & Nurisng  BLACK BOARD
management of:- LIVE ARTICLES
5hr  Hypertensive crisis, Coronary artery
disease, Acute Myocardial infarction,
Cardiomyopathy, Deep vein thrombosis,
Explain the etiology,
Valvular diseases, Heart block, Cardiac
 pathophysiology, clinical arrhythmias & conduction disturbances,
manifestations, diagnostic  LCD
measures and medical, surgical,  BLACK BOARD
 Aneurysms, Endocarditis, Heart failure
nutritional and nursing  LIVE ARTICLES
3hr management of patients.  Cardio pulmonary resuscitation BCLS/
ACLS
1hr Management Modalities: Thrombolytic
therapy,
 Pacemaker – temporary & permanent,
1hr  Percutaneous transluminal coronary
Explain the etiology, angioplasty
pathophysiology, clinical
Cardioversion, Intra Aortic Balloon pump
manifestations, diagnostic  LCD
1hr measures and medical, surgical, monitoring,  BLACK BOARD
nutritional and nursing  Defibrillations
1hr LIVE ARTICLES
management of patients Cardiac surgeries, Coronary Artery Bypass
With pacemaker Grafts
 (CABG/MICAS), Valvular surgeries,
2hr  HeartTransplantation, Autologous blood
transfusion, Radiofrequency Catheter  LCD
Ablation  BLACK BOARD
LIVE ARTICLES
Explain the, clinical
manifestations, diagnostic
measures and medical, surgical,
nutritional and nursing
management of patients
WIth CABG