Catherinehollier

This package includes class notes on the first half of semester 1 in nursing. This package includes critical thinking and clinical judgment in nursing, community based health care, nursing documentation, health care delivery systems, evidence based practice, legal implications in nursing, patient education and more.

Class notes on chronic illness including illness behaviors, impact of illness on patient and family, factors related to chronic disease, health promotion and disease prevention

Class notes on communication in nursing including SBAR handoff report, levels of communication, interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships, challenging communication situations, and developing adequate communication skills.

Class notes on community based health care, the impacts of global health on community health, the nurses role in a community, public health nursing, vulnerable populations, community assessments, and changing patients health

Class notes on critical thinking and clinical judgment, how to critically think about a patient, how to prioritize needs, the nursing process, competencies, critical thinking attitudes, and evaluation of clinical judgment

Class notes of proper patient documentation, types of EHR and EMR, information appropriate to include, standards and guidelines for quality documentation, and methods of documenting.

Class notes on immobility, postural abnormalities, effects of immobility, physiological changes, systematic effects, respiratory changes, cardiovascular changes, metabolic changes, musculoskeletal changes, developmental changes, nursing diagnosis, and the nursing process.

Class notes on patient hygeine, how to perform and teach hygiene practices such as perineal care, oral care, catheter care, foot and nail care, diabetic foot care, shaving, nasal care, hearing aid care, denture care, changing linens, etc. includes nursing diagnosis and the nursing process

Class notes on health care delivery including traditional levels of health care, integrated health care delivery, issues in health care delivery for nurses, and the future of nursing and healthcare

Class notes on evidence based practice surround nursing assessment and diagnosis, types of assessments, clinical data, secondary sources of information, and NANDA-I nursing classifications

Class notes on the legal implications of nursing including the scope of practice in nursing, types of laws surrounding healthcare, state and federal statutes affecting nursing care, legal limits of nursing, and reducing your legal risk

Class notes on nursing assessment, types of assessments, obtaining patient data, patient centered interviews, interview techniques, and cultural considerations

Class notes on nursing diagnosis including terminologies for diagnosis, care plans, critical thinking, interventions, and documentation and informatics

Class notes on Patient education, learning styles, how to teach patients about their conditions, how to perform interventions independently, how to inform caregivers and families, domains of learning, teaching methods, and the stages of grief.

Class notes on the benefits of physical activity for patients. Includes the benefits of physical activity on cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, pulmonary, and psychological health. Proper body mechanics for health care workers and patients, types of exercise, assistive devices, nursing diagnosis, and the nursing process.

Class notes on the benefits of physical activity for patients. Includes the benefits of physical activity on cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, pulmonary, and psychological health. Proper body mechanics for health care workers and patients, types of exercise, assistive devices, nursing diagnosis, and the nursing process.

Class notes on patient safety and quality of health care including environmental factors, scientific evidence based practice, nursing knowledge base, nursing diagnosis, and the nursing process.

Class notes on patient safety and factors influencing safety such as environmental hazards, healthcare risks, individual risks, factors affecting safety across the lifespan, workplace safety, nursing diagnosis, and the nursing process

A description of determinants of health (differences in the quality of care not related to clinical needs); stereotypes, predispositions, racial, sexual, cultural, political, or health disparities

Class notes on IV fluid therapy, types of IV catheters and their uses, contraindications and drug alerts.