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Foundations of Nursing

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4-5 hours
Free

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This free online course teaches you the values, roles, functions and processes used by nurses to perform their duties. Do you want to help sick and injured people? If so, then a career in nursing may suit you. From assessment to diagnosis, a nurse's critical labour can mean the difference between life and death. This nursing course helps you develop the necessary skills and abilities required to excel in nursing, feel fulfilled in your personal and professional life and constantly have the chance to advance both. Sign up to learn the fundamentals of nursing.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID191981
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration4-5 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• Identify the different body systems and their functions
• Outline the concept of nursing care planning and procedures
• Recall the steps involved in crisis intervention and management
• Explain evidence-based practice and research in nursing
• Outline the various roles and responsibilities of a nurse
• List the common medical conditions and their management
• Indicate the influence of disease processes and their effects on the body
• Discuss medication administration, adverse drug reactions and medication safety
• Describe common psychiatric disorders and their treatment
• Discuss the different types of infections and the infection control measures used to prevent them
• Summarise the principles of emergency and critical care nursing
Course Code472

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