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Nursing Studies - The Physical Examination

Online
1.5-3 hours
Free

Course Content

Learn about patient care and the procedures and techniques used in modern nursing with this free nursing course. This free online Nursing Studies course will teach you how to carry out the most important functions and roles of a modern nurse. You will be shown how the nursing professional can best support both the patient and the physician during physical examinations and measurements of patient vital signs, and you will also gain an overview of the main duties of modern nurses. This will help you to boost your existing nursing skills in no time at all.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID188094
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 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
• Discuss the purpose of performing a physical examination
• Discuss the factors to consider when working with diverse patient groups i.e. older patients and Infants
• Discuss the principles, procedures, supplies, and equipment used to obtain different sample types
• Discuss the reasons for obtaining a blood culture and the supplies equipment required
• Identify the basic techniques used in performing a physical assessment
• Discuss how to effectively interview your patient to gather subjective and objective medical data
• Discuss types of Blood Pressure and their Physiologically impact
• Identify anatomical sites where the blood pressure may be taken
Course Code1367

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