learning Objectives - Describe nursing care of the patient/client in hospital using nursing process. Demonstrate skill in the admission and discharge process, maintenance of safe environment and records and reports
Hours - 6
Teaching and Learning Activities - Lecture cum discussions. Demonstration of maintaining the records and reports Role Play
Assessment Methods - Short answer Objective type Essay type Return demonstration
Content of the chapter
a) Patient Environment in the hospital:
Patients unit
b) Therapeutic environment
- Physical factors – lighting temperature,
ventilation, humidity, noise, pestilence. - Safety needs, prevention of
environmental hazard - Psychosocial and aesthetic factors.
c) Patient’s Adjustment to the Hospital. - Understanding the patient as a
person, socio-economic, and cultural
background, health status etc. - Effect of hospitalization on patient and
family. - Admission, transfer, discharge
procedures
d) Basic Nursing Skills- - Communication
- Nursing interview
- Recording and reporting
e) Nursing Process - Meaning and importance
- Assessment, Nursing diagnosis
Planning, Implementation and
Evaluation - Nursing care plan.