Learn how to properly care for patients with gastrointestinal illnesses, with this free online nursing course. This free online Nursing Studies course teaches you about the digestive system. You will learn the skills needed to provide effective care to patients who are experiencing gastrointestinal difficulties, as well as about how the digestive system ingests, breaks up and carries food. The material covers the insertion of feeding tubes, physical examinations and common diseases such as diabetes, cirrhosis, gastroenteritis and peritonitis.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 195834 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like 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 Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • List the six essential nutrients required to maintain life and health • Explain the mechanics involved in digestion • Describe the divisions of the stomach • Explain the functions of the stomach • List and explain the function of the different body parts of the digestive system • Examine the time frame involved in the digestive process • Explain a physical examination of the abdomen involving visual inspection, auscultation and palpation • Explain what is meant by a contrast medium • Discuss the considerations involved in intestinal decompression • Identify the signs and symptoms of diabetes • Identify the symptoms and treatment of the main gastrointestinal disorders |
| Course Code | 1569 |
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