During this course of applied anatomy and physiology, you will learn how the knowledge of human anatomy and physiology is put into use in clinical practice.
To complete this course and achieve the intended learning outcomes, you will need to do different activities under the guidance of your tutor/facilitator. Those activities includes attending real time presentation, attending or watching asynchronous presentation or online video, real time Q&A discussions with tutor, independent research and reading of course resources, responding to discussions posts moderated by the tutor, complete individual reflective journal, MQCs type quiz and the end of topic and/module survey.
These activities, however, may vary depending on the topics and the intended learning outcomes.
The tutor/facilitator will be moderating discussions and providing feedback and advices. Feel free to contact him and ask questions anytime, whether he is online at that time or not.
This module prepares the student to professionally provide care that meets basic health needs of the individual, family and community.This module also introduces the student to the profession of nursing and how to deal with different nursing situations in an ethical manner and within limits of the law. It also provide the future professional of theoretical and skills to deal with emergencies using first aid principles and guidelines The concepts of wellness and caring are presented as they relate to the individual client needs as well as specific roles of the nurse/midwife.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the module, student will be able to:
- Define concept and terminologies related to nursing and emergency care
- Describe the origin & History of nursing profession
- Explain the principles of professionalism and ethical standards in nursing
- Explain fundamental principles of nursing care
- Demonstrate empathy and respect during the nursing care
- Demonstrate different techniques that are critical to meeting comprehensive needs of the patient.
- Demonstrate an understanding of use and care of various hospital equipments and materials.
- Demonstrate the process of patient admission, discharge and accurate reporting.
- Demonstrate an understanding of principles of infection prevention and their application during infection control.
- Demonstrate different ways of drug administration
- Demonstrate ability to position and lift patients correctly and safely.
- Demonstrate ability to apply the nursing process during patient care.
- Demonstrate a positive image of the nursing profession
- Describe the basic principles and scope of first aid
- Describe situations requiring first aid
- Discuss interventions to administer first aid
- Evaluate situations requiring emergence care
- Demonstrate techniques of administering first aid appropriately
- Provide safety precautions to prevent injuries
- Appreciate the need to transport a casualty safely
- Demonstrate willingness and motivation to provide first aid
A good knowledge of anatomy and physiology is very important for clinicians and as clinical officers it will be the foundation of your practice. In this course we will learning the importance and the use of anatomy and physiology in everyday clinical practice.
You are advised to revise your general anatomy and physiology course as a prerequisite for AAP.