Section: Unit 8 - SUPPORTING PHYSIOLOGIC FUNCTIONING | Fundamentals of Nursing | NextGenU.org

  • Unit Objectives:
    • Understand how the physiologic functions of the body contribute to health.
    • Explain the nurse's role in supporting the physiologic functions of the body.
    • Describe the care of clients with alterations in health-related to body functions.
    • Understand the relationship between fluid and electrolytes and physiologic integrity.
    • Understand the role of nutrition in healing and maintaining optimal health.

    • 8.1 - Oxygenation
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Describe the physiological processes regulating oxygenation, including cardiopulmonary and neurochemical processes of respiration.
      • Differentiate normal and abnormal pathophysiological changes in oxygenation across the lifespan.
      • Discuss nursing interventions that promote oxygenation in primary, secondary, and tertiary care settings.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 1 hour and 47 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • url icon
      Respiratory System URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the content under section “Introduction to Respiratory system, Mechanism of Ventilation.” (4 minutes)

       National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute

    • url icon
      Oxygenation. URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the content under sections "Oxygenation" 8.1, 8.2, 8.3. (36 minutes)

      Open RN Nursing Fundamentals by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

    • url icon
      Respiratory system. Anatomy and Physiology URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the content under "The process of breathing.” (27 minutes)

      OSC Rice University is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

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      Oxygen Therapy URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the content under "Oxygen Therapy " section 12.2  "Basic concepts of Oxygenation and Oxygenation Equipment." ( 40 minutes)

      Open RN Nursing Skills by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

    • forum icon
      Oxygenation Case Study Forum
      Students must
      View
      Start discussions: 1
    • Slide Deck Presentation
    • url icon
      Topic: Oxygenation URL
      Students must
      View
    • Clinical Skills
    • url icon
      Use of Pulse Oximeter Procedure Checlist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Use of Nasal Cannula Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Oxygen Therapy and Delivery (Video) URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Client Teaching Tool on ‘Deep Breathing and Coughing Exercises' URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Teaching Incentive Spirometry Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Postural Drainage Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Closed Chest Drainage System Management Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Chest Tube Care & Maintenance (Video) URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Chest Tube Insertion Site Dressing Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Chest Tube Dressing Change (Video) URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Oral Suctioning Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Cleaning an Inner Tracheal Cannula Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Tracheostomy Care: Cleaning Stoma and Changing the Sterile Dressing URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Tracheostomy Care: Changing Tracheostomy Ties Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Tracheostomy Care: Suctioning Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

    • Quiz Unit

    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Case Study: Oxygenation

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the "Preview quiz now" button to respond to the questions.

      Not available unless: The activity Oxygenation Case Study is marked complete
    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Unit 8.1

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.

      TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.

      Not available unless: The activity Unit 7 Exam is complete and passed
    • 8.2 - Circulation
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Describe the physiological processes regulating the circulation.
      • Differentiate normal and abnormal pathophysiological changes in circulation across the lifespan.
      • Discuss nursing interventions that promote circulation in primary, secondary, and tertiary care settings.
      • Identify cultural considerations related to diseases that affect circulation.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 49 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • url icon
      Symptoms of Heart Valve Disease URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (2 minutes)

      American Heart Association

    • url icon
      Human Anatomy: Heart URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the content under "Chamber and circulation through heart," "Disorders of heart: heart defects," "Heart valves," "Congenital heart diseases" and "Myocardial infraction." (22 minutes)

      OpenStax

    • url icon
      Mitral Stenosis (Nursing) URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (15 minutes)

      StatPearls [Internet].

    • url icon
      Patent foramen ovale and strokes URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (10 minutes)

      Nursing Critical Care

    • url icon
      Electrical System of the Heart URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (8 minutes)

      University of Michigan Health

    • Slide Deck Presentation
    • url icon
      Topic: Circulation URL
      Students must
      View
    • Clinical Skills
    • url icon
      Blood Transfusion- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

    • Quiz Unit

    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Unit 8.2

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.

      TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Unit 8.1 is complete and passed
    • 8.3 - Elimination I: Urinary
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Identify factors that put a client at risk for alterations in urinary and bowel elimination.
      • Identify factors related to alterations in elimination across the lifespan.
      • Outline the data that must be collected for identification of alterations in urine elimination.
      • Identify basic diagnostic tests of urinary elimination.
      • Detail the nonpharmacologic measures to promote urinary elimination.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 1 hour and 11 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • url icon
      Urinary system URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the content under the sections "Urinary system" ( pgs. 1030-1034), '‘Urinary Tract Infection" (pgs. 1040-1041), "Urinary Incontinence" (pgs.1042-47), "Urinary Retention" (pgs 1048-1051), "Urinary Elimination Assessment" (pgs 1061, 1075-1079), "Urinary Diagnostic Tests" (pgs 1063-1068). (35 minutes)
      OPEN RN Nursing Fundamentals Textbook by Chippewa Valley Technical College

    • url icon
      Urinalysis URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the content from "Specimen Requirements" and "Procedure" to "Clinical Significance."  (24 minutes)
      StatPearls [Internet]

    • url icon
      Obtaining midstream urine specimen URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (12 minutes)
      Nursing Times

    • Slide Deck Presentation
    • url icon
      Topic: Elimination I: Urinary URL
      Students must
      View
    • Clinical Skills
    • url icon
      Using Bedpan Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Helping Client With Urinal Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Straight Catheterization for Female/Male- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion in Female Client- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Urinary Catheterization Female by Thompson Rivers University (Video) URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion in Male Client- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Urinary Catheterization Male by Thompson Rivers University (Video) URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Two-way Foley Catheter Irrigation- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Bladder Irrigation Procedure by Craig Hospital (Video) URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Continuous Bladder Irrigation- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Continuous Bladder Irrigation by Connecticut Community College (Video) URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Indwelling Urinary Catheter Care- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Indwelling Catheter Care by Whatcom Community College (Video) URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Indwelling Catheter Removal- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Removal of Indwelling Urinary Catheter by Northwest State Community College (Video) URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Emptying Urine Collection Bag- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Emptying Urinary Drainage Bag by Tennessee The Healthcare Institute (Video) URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

    • Quiz Unit

    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Unit 8.3

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.

      TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Unit 8.2 is complete and passed
    • 8.4 - Elimination II: Bowel
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Identify different alterations in bowel elimination across the lifespan.
      • Outline the data that must be collected for the identification of alterations in bowel elimination.
      • Identify basic diagnostic tests for bowel elimination.
      • Detail the nonpharmacologic measures to promote bowel elimination.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 1 hour and 12 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • url icon
      Gastrointestinal System URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the content under sections "Gastrointestinal System" (pgs 1035-1039), "Constipation" ( pgs 1051-1060), "Bowel Diagnostic Tests" (pgs 1069 -1075), "Bowel Elimination Assessment" (pgs 1061-1063, 1075-1081). (35 minutes)
      OPEN RN Nursing Fundamentals Textbook by Chippewa Valley Technical College

    • url icon
      What is diarrhea? URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. ( 2 minutes)
      National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

    • url icon
      Dehydration URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (3 minutes). 
      National Health Service, UK

    • url icon
      Intraosseous Access URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the content under the sections "Background" and "Historical background and recommendations for IO access use." (5 minutes)
      Critical Care Journal

    • url icon
      How can diarrhea be prevented URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the content under the sections "How can diarrhea be prevented?" and "Interventions." (2 minutes)
      Rehydrate Project, The Mother and Child Health and Education Trust

    • url icon
      Oral Rehydration URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the content under the sections "Oral rehydration solution" and "Effective homemade remedy for watery diarrhea." (2 minutes)
      Rehydrate Project, The Mother and Child Health and Education Trust

    • url icon
      Stool Test URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (4 minutes)
      Canadian Cancer Society

    • url icon
      Fecal Occult Blood Test URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (7 minutes)
      MedlinePlus, US National Library of Medicine

    • url icon
      Ova and Parasite Exam URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (1 minute)
      MSD Manual Consumer Version

    • url icon
      Obtaining fecal specimen URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (11 minutes)
      Nursing Times

    • Slide Deck Presentation
    • url icon
      Topic: Elimination II: Bowel URL
      Students must
      View
    • Clinical Skills
    • url icon
      Enema- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Ostomy Appliance Change- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Urostomy Care- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Emptying Ostomy Pouch- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      How to empty and change ostomy bag by Care Channel URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Removal of Fecal Impactions- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

    • Quiz Unit

    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Unit 8.4

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.

      TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Unit 8.3 is complete and passed
    • 8.5 - Endocrine System
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Identify the organs that comprise the endocrine system..
      • Describe the functions of the endocrine system related to the support of physiological functioning (Basic Human Needs).
      • Describe normal endocrine changes across the lifespan.
      • Interpret laboratory values used to assess endocrine function.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 1 hour and 29 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • url icon
      Anatomy and Physiology URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the content under section “The Endocrine System.” ( 1 hr and 15 minutes)

      OSCRiceUniversity is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.

    • url icon
      Endocrine system diagnostic tests URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the entire page. (5 minutes)

      University of Iowa Health Care

    • url icon
      Thyroid Function Tests URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the entire page. (9 minutes)

      American Thyroid Association

    • Slide Deck Presentation
    • url icon
      Topic: Endocrine System URL
      Students must
      View

    • Quiz Unit

    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Unit 8.5

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.

      TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Unit 8.4 is complete and passed
    • 8.6 - Sleep and Rest
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Describe the physiological processes regulating sleep.
      • Differentiate between normal sleeping patterns across the lifespan.
      • Discuss common sleep disorders.
      • Discuss nursing interventions that promote sleep and rest in the primary, secondary, and tertiary care settings.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 1 hour and 2 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • url icon
      "Sleep and Rest" URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the content under the section “Sleep and Rest’’ 12.1-12.4. (37 minutes)

      Open RN Nursing Fundamentals by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0

    • url icon
      Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the entire page. (15 minutes)

      National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

    • url icon
      Stages of Sleep: The Sleep Cycle URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the content under the section “The Stages of Sleep" to the 5th Stage of Sleep. ( 4 minutes)

      American Sleep Association

    • url icon
      National Sleep Foundation’s sleep time duration recommendations: methodology and results summary. Sleep Health URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the content under the section “Participants and method.” (6 minutes)

      Journal of the National Sleep Foundation

    • Slide Deck Presentation
    • url icon
      Topic: Sleep and Rest URL
      Students must
      View

    • Quiz Unit

    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Unit 8.6

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.

      TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Unit 8.5 is complete and passed
    • 8.7 - Sensation, Perception, and Cognition
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Define common alterations in sensation perception, including deficits, deprivation, and overload.
      • Explain the importance of assessing cognition when evaluating sensory function.
      • Identify changes in sensory perception and cognition across the lifespan.
      • Describe ways to maintain a safe environment for clients with altered sensory perception and/or cognition.
      • Apply the nursing process to the care for a client with altered sensory perception and/or cognition.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 1 hour and 34 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • url icon
      Cognitive Impairments URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the content under sections 6.1, 6.2. 6.3, 6.4. ( 57 minutes)

      Open RN Nursing Fundamentals by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0

    • url icon
      Sensory Impairments URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the content under sections 7.2 and 7.3. ( 25 minutes)

      Open RN Nursing Fundamentals by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0

    • url icon
      Aging Changes in the Senses URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the entire page. (12 minutes)

      Medline Plus

    • forum icon
      Pressure Injury of an Older Adult Case Study Forum
      Students must
      View
      Start discussions: 1
    • Slide Deck Presentation
    • url icon
      Topic: Sensation, Perception and Cognition URL
      Students must
      View

    • Quiz Unit

    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Pressure Injury of an Older Adult Case Study

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the "Preview quiz now" button to respond to the questions.

      Not available unless: The activity Pressure Injury of an Older Adult Case Study is marked complete
    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Unit 8.7

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.

      TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Unit 8.6 is complete and passed
    • 8.8 - Sexual Health
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Discuss changes in sexual development across the lifespan.
      • Discuss alterations of sexual health, including infertility, STIs, abuse, and dysfunction.
      • Discuss cultural considerations related to assessment of sexual health.
      • Identify the nurse’s role in the maintenance of sexual health..

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 2 hours and 14 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • url icon
      "Sexual Health" URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the contents under the sections "Sex," "Sexual health," "Sexuality," and "Sexual rights." (5 minutes)
      World Health Organization

    • url icon
      An Overview of Healthy Childhood Sexual Development URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (13 minutes)
      National Sexual Violence Resource Center

    • url icon
      Understanding Your Child’s Development URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the contents on physical and sexual development under the sections "13, 14 and 15 Year Olds" and "16, 17 and 18 Year Olds." (5 minutes)
      Alberta Health Services

    • url icon
      Sexuality Through the Lifespan URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (4 minutes)
      Island Sexual Health, Community Health Center

    • url icon
      Understanding and Coping with Sexual Behavioural Problems in Children URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (18 minutes)
      The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

    • url icon
      What Causes a Sexual Behavior Problem? URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (16 minutes)
      National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth

    • url icon
      Sexuality (and Lack Thereof) in Adolescence and Early Adulthood: A Review of the Literature URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the contents under the section "Timing of Sexual Onset." (11 minutes)
      Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) Journal

    • url icon
      Female Genital Mutilation URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (13 minutes)
      World Health Organizations

    • url icon
      Sexual Health Issues in Adolescents and Young Adults URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (21 minutes)
      Clinical Medicine Journal

    • url icon
      Signs of Sexual Abuse in Children and Teenagers URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire page. (5 minutes)
      Raising Children Network (Australia) Limited

    • url icon
      Nurses on the Front Lines: Improving Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Across Health Care Settings URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the contents of the article under the section "CALLS FOR IMPROVEMENT." ( 25 minutes)
      American Journal of Nursing

    • Slide Deck Presentation
    • url icon
      Topic: Sexual Health URL
      Students must
      View

    • Quiz Unit

    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Unit 8.8

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.

      TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Unit 8.7 is complete and passed
    • 8.9 - Physical Activity and Mobility
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Describe the processes involved in the regulation of movement.
      • Discuss normal changes in the regulation of movement across the lifespan.
      • Identify risk factors for impaired mobility and activity intolerance.
      • Discuss nursing care of clients with impaired mobility and activity intolerance in the primary, secondary, and tertiary care settings, including health promotion and safety.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 1 hour and 4 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • url icon
      Mobility URL
      Students must
      View

      Read units "13.1," "13.2" and "13.3." (50 minutes)

      Open RN Nursing Fundamentals by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0

    • url icon
      Reducing Functional Decline in Older Adults During Hospitalization. URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the entire page. (4 minutes)

      The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing

    • url icon
      Anatomy and Physiology: Control of Body Movement URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the section “voluntary control." ( 9 minutes)

      Brigham Young University

    • Slide Deck Presentation
    • url icon
      Topic: Physical Activity and Mobility URL
      Students must
      View
    • Clinical Skills
    • url icon
      Position Client in Bed Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Positioning Client in Bed by Align Home Health (Video) URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Helping Client to Sitting Position at Bedside Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Ambulation of Client Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Ambulating Client to Wheelchair Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Transferring Client in Stretcher Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Stand, Walk, and Sitting with Crutches Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Ambulation on Stairs with Crutches Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Assisting Client to Walk with Cane- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Ascend/Descend Stairs Using Cane- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Stand/walk/sit using walker- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Lowering Client on the Floor- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Logrolling the Client- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Passive Range of Motion Exercises Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Range of Motion Exercises by Wings Health Care Training (Video) URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Lower Extremity Range of Motion Exercises by Joe Martin ALS Foundation (Video) URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

    • Quiz Unit

    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Unit 8.9

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.

      TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Unit 8.8 is complete and passed
    • 8.10 - Skin Integrity and Wound Healing 
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Identify risk factors leading to impaired skin integrity.
      • Explain the pathogenesis of pressure injury.
      • Discuss the different stages of pressure injury.
      • Describe the process of wound healing, including primary and secondary intention and complications.
      • Apply the nursing process to the care of a client with impaired skin integrity.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 1 hour and 2 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • url icon
      Integumentary Introduction URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read "10.2 Integumentary Basic Concepts," "10.3. Wounds," "10.4. Pressure Injuries," "10.5. Braden Scale" and "10.6. Applying the Nursing Process."  (1 hour and 2 minutes)

      Open Resources for Nursing (Open RN)

    • forum icon
      Pressure Injury of an Older Adult Case Study Forum
      Students must
      View
      Start discussions: 1
    • Slide Deck Presentation
    • url icon
      Topic: Skin Integrity and Would Healing URL
      Students must
      View
    • Clinical Skills
    • url icon
      Making Occupied Bed- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Making Occupied Bed by Mosby (Video) URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Making Unoccupied Bed- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Back Care Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Wound Assessment- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Simple Wound Dressing Change- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

    • Quiz Unit

    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Case Study: Pressure Injury of an Older Adult

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the "Preview quiz now" button to respond to the questions.

      Not available unless: The activity Pressure Injury of an Older Adult Case Study is marked complete
    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Unit 8.10

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.

      TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Unit 8.9 is complete and passed
    • 8.11 - Nutrition
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Describe the digestion and metabolism of nutrients.
      • Identify nutrition requirements across the lifespan.
      • Discuss patterns of altered nutrition and eating disorders.
      • Interpret laboratory studies used to assess nutrition.
      • Discuss nursing interventions to maintain nutritional status of clients in the primary, secondary, and tertiary care settings.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 1 hour and 29 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • url icon
      "Nutrition" URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read: Nutrition Basic Concepts to Applying the Nursing Process. (1 hour 7 minutes)

      Open Resources for Nursing (Open RN)

    • url icon
      "Eating Disorders" URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the entire article. (17 minutes)

      Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

    • url icon
      Six Steps to Optimal Nutrition Care URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the entire article. (5 minutes)

       American Nurse Association

    • forum icon
      Nutrition in the Cognitively Impaired Case Study Forum
      Students must
      View
      Start discussions: 1
    • Slide Deck Presentation
    • url icon
      Topic: Nutrition URL
      Students must
      View

    • Clinical Skills

    • url icon
      Insertion of Nasogastric Tube- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Nasogastric/Enteral Tube Intermittent Feeding- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Nasogastric Tube Feeding by Singapore General Hospital (Video) URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Gravity Bag Feeding - Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Removing Nasogastric Tube- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

    • Quiz Unit

    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Case Study: Nutrition in the Cognitively Impaired

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the "Preview quiz now" button to respond to the questions.

    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Unit 8.11

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.

      TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Unit 8.10 is complete and passed
    • 8.12 - Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Describe the pathophysiological processes involved in fluid regulation and electrolyte balance.
      • Identify risk factors for fluid and electrolyte imbalance.
      • Interpret laboratory studies used to assess fluid and electrolyte balance.
      • Apply the nursing process to care of clients with fluid and electrolyte imbalance..

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 38 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • url icon
      Fluid and Electrolytes Introduction URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read "15.1 Fluid and Electrolytes Introduction," "15.2. Basic Fluid and Electrolyte Concepts," "15.3. Intravenous Solution," and "15.4 Electrolytes" (38 minutes)

      Open RN Nursing Fundamentals. By Chippewa Valley Technical College

    • forum icon
      Fluid and Electrolytes Case Study Forum
      Students must
      View
      Start discussions: 1
    • Slide Deck Presentation
    • url icon
      Topic: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance URL
      Students must
      View

    • Clinical Skills

    • url icon
      Net Fluid Balance- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

    • Quiz Unit

    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Case Study Fluid and Electrolytes

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the "Preview quiz now" button to respond to the questions.

      Not available unless: The activity Fluid and Electrolytes Case Study is marked complete
    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Unit 8.12

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.

      TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Case Study Fluid and Electrolytes is complete and passed
    • 8.13 - Acid Base Balance
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Identify key components of acid-base balance.
      • Recognize normal acid-base values.
      • Interpret arterial blood gas draw results.
      • Apply acid-base knowledge to nursing practices.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 54 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • url icon
      "Acid-Base Balance" URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read: Chapter 15.5 Acid-Base Balance and 15.6 Applying Nursing Process. (54  minutes)

      Open Resources for Nursing (Open RN)

    • Slide Deck Presentation
    • url icon
      Topic: Acid Base Imbalance URL
      Students must
      View

    • Quiz Unit

    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Unit 8.13

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.

      TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Unit 8.12 is complete and passed
    • 8.14 - Facilitating Hygiene
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Identify the health benefits and significance of hygiene related to disease prevention.
      • Describe the essential elements of personal hygiene optional health (skin, oral, nail and hair care, toileting, etc.).
      • Address hygiene as it relates to skin breakdown in at-risk clients: (impaired mobility, immunocompromised, incontinent, cognitive impairment).
      • Describe the general best process/routine in providing daily hygiene to a hospitalized client.
      • Discuss the nurse’s role in hygiene education.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 41 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • url icon
      Assisting Patients With Personal Hygiene URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read: The entire article. (21 minutes)
      StatPearls [Internet]

    • url icon
      What is Dignity in Care: Everything You Need to Know URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read: How to maintain privacy and dignity when providing personal care. (4 minutes)

    • url icon
      Perineal Care URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      The entire article. (3 minutes)

      Health Online Unit, Ministry of Health Malaysia

    • url icon
      Personal Hygiene: NCLEX-RN URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (13 minutes)

      Registered Nursing.org

    • Supplementary Resource
    • url icon
      The Essentials Clinical Skills for Nurses: Personal Hygiene Care URL

      Read the entire PDF

      Wiley Blackwell

    • Slide Deck Presentation
    • url icon
      Topic: Facilitating Hygiene URL
    • Clinical Skills
    • url icon
      Bed Bath Procedure Checklist URL
    • url icon
      Arizona Medical Training Institution: Bed Bath (Video) URL
    • url icon
      Self Bath in Bed Procedure Checklist URL
    • url icon
      Partial Bed Bath Procedure Checklist URL
    • url icon
      Helping Client in Shower Procedure Checklist URL
    • url icon
      Mouth Care of Dependent Conscious Client Procedure Checklist URL
    • url icon
      Mouth Care of Unconscious Client Procedure Checklist URL
    • url icon
      Oral care unconscious patient- Mosby's Nursing Video Skills, Elsevier URL
    • url icon
      Dentures Care Procedure Checklist URL
    • url icon
      Cleaning Denture- Health Education England (Video) URL
    • url icon
      Shaving Procedure Checklist URL
    • url icon
      Shaving patient- SacMed Training Video Tutorials URL
    • url icon
      Hair Care (Hair Wash) Clinical Procedure URL
    • url icon
      Nail Care Procedure Checklist URL
    • url icon
      Perineal Care Female- Procedure Checklist URL
    • url icon
      Perineal Care Female by Arizona Medical Training Institute (Video) URL
    • url icon
      Perineal Care Male- Procedure Checklist URL

    • Quiz Unit

    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Unit 8.14

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.

      TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Unit 8.13 is complete and passed
    • 8.15a - Nurse’s Role in Pain Management Part 1
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Define the concept and characteristics of pain.
      • Describe the classifications and mechanisms of pain.
      • Describe pain assessment techniques and tools for pain.
      • Describe pharmacological pain management in a client suffering from pain.
      • Identify interventions for the management of side effects from pain medication.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 1 hour and 29 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • url icon
      Everything You Need to Know About Pain URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the entire page. (12 minutes)

      Healthline

    • url icon
      Cancer Pain (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the sections "background and definition of pain," "prevalence," "causes of cancer pain" and "pain classification." (17 minutes)

      National Cancer Institute, 2020

    • url icon
      Cancer Pain Assessment and Classification URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the sections "clinical presentation and assessment of pain" and "timing and temporal variation." (8 minutes)

    • url icon
      The Challenge of Cancer Pain Assessment URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the section "HOW DO WE CURRENTLY ASSESS PAIN IN CANCER PATIENTS?" (3 minutes)

      The Ulster Medical Journal

    • url icon
      "Pain Assessment" URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the sections "Instruments for pain-intensity assessment" and "Instruments to measure pain affect." (12 minutes)

      European spine journal

    • url icon
      The McGill Pain Questionnaire as a Multidimensional Measure in People with Cancer: An Integrative Review URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the section "McGill Pain Questionnaire" on the first page. (3 minutes)

       Official Journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses

    • url icon
      Optimal Pain Management for Patients with Cancer in the Modern Era URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the sections "Pain management with non-opioid" and "Pain management with opioids-related side effects." (30 minutes)

      A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

    • url icon
      Support for People with Cancer. Cancer Pain Control URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the section "Managing and preventing side effects." (4 minutes)

      National Cancer Institute, 2019

    • Slide Deck Presentation
    • url icon
      Topic: Nurse's Role in Pain Management Part 1 URL
      Students must
      View
    • Clinical Skills
    • url icon
      Pain Assessment Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Paint Assessment by University of Technology Sydney (Video) URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

    • Quiz Unit

    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Unit 8.15a

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.

      TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Unit 8.14 is complete and passed
    • 8.15b - Nurse’s Role in Pain Management Part 2
       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Identify non-pharmacological pain management.
      • Identify information for client education/counseling on pain management at home.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 38 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • url icon
      Adult Cancer Pain URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the section "Non-pharmacological Interventions" on pages 1073 and 1075, and "Patients and family education." (6 minutes)

      Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

    • url icon
      Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Pain Management: A Systematic Review URL
      Students must
      View

      Read the entire section "Non-pharmacological therapies in cancer pain management." (32 minutes)

      Indian Journal of Palliative Care

    • Slide Deck Presentation
    • url icon
      Topic: Nurse's Role in Pain Management Part 2 URL
      Students must
      View
    • Clinical Skills
    • url icon
      Sitz Bath Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

    • Quiz Unit

    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Unit 8.15b

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.

      TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Unit 8.15a is complete and passed
    • quiz icon
      Unit 8 Exam Quiz

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the "Preview quiz now" button to respond to the questions.

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Unit 8.15b is complete and passed