The Textbook of Nursing Arts was produced to assist in the initial training, and continuing education of those engaged in nursing. Over 5,000 pages, it contains 46 modules, each focused on a specific aspect of nursing education and practice. Each module represents an individual learning experience, complete with text, illustrations, and a written test to allow users to evaluate their mastery of the material. The modules are divided into 228 separate lessons. An individual who successfully completed all of the requirements for all of the this textbook would be eligible for 470 credit hours. The modules include: --ADMINISTER IM, SUBQ, AND INTRADERMAL INJECTIONS --BASIC HUMAN ANATOMY --BASIC HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY --BASIC HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY --BASIC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY --BASIC PATIENT CARE PROCEDURES --BLOOD, ELECTROLYTES, AND IV INFUSIONS --CARDIAC IMPAIRMENT --CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION --CHEST AND AIRWAY PROBLEMS --DRUG DOSAGE AND THERAPY --ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASES/INJURIES I and II --IMMUNIZATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL INJURIES --INTRAVENOUS INFUSIONS AND RELATED TASKS --INTRODUCTION TO PRACTICAL NURSING --INTRODUCTION TO THE OPERATING ROOM --MEDICAL RECORDS AND SICK CALL PROCEDURES --MENTAL HEALTH --NURSING CARE OF THE SURGICAL PATIENT --NURSING CARE RELATED TO THE CV AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS --NURSING CARE RELATED TO THE GI AND URINARY SYSTEMS --NURSING CARE RELATED TO THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM --NURSING CARE RELATED TO THE SENSORY AND NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEMS --NURSING FUNDAMENTALS I and II --OBSTETRIC AND NEWBORN CARE I and II --OBSTETRICS/PEDIATRICS --PHARMACOLOGY MATH FOR THE PRACTICAL NURSE --PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY --RESPIRATORY DISEASES AND DISORDERS --ROUTINE PROCEDURES FOR AN OPERATION --SCRUB, GOWN, AND GLOVE PROCEDURES --SPECIAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES I --SPECIAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES II --SURGICAL METHODS --TAKING VITAL SIGNS --THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM --THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM --THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM --THE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM I --THE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM II --THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM --THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM --THE SENSORY SYSTEM --WOUND CARE These modules were originally prepared by the U.S. Army as Distance Learning Courses, to help in the training of their nurses, medics, and other medical professionals. They have been assembled and indexed by the Brookside Associates to make these wonderfully illustrated texts widely available. Anyone may take any of these Distance Learning courses for their own educational benefit. However, students who desire credit hours for this effort must meet eligibility requirements and must enroll through the Nonresident Instruction Branch of the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School (AMEDDC&S). Restrictions may apply. The CD equires IBM compatible Pentium class computer, CD-ROM drive, Windows 95 or above, MS Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, and a PDF reader. A PDF reader is freely available from Adobe. |
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