Development Programme for English

Nursing Clinical Attachment I

Introduction to the ward environment (medical and surgical wards) and equipment used in the ward, identify the roles and responsibilities of the healthcare staff, identification of documents maintaining in the ward, common terms use in ward, common illnesses and common surgeries, common medications, common investigations, basic needs of the patient, approach to the patient and rapport with the patient (communication), documentation in the ward and ward routines, admission of a patient to the ward, preparation of patient’s environment and unit, Maintaining safety, Vital signs assessment, Hygienic needs, Eliminatory needs, Nutritional needs and Respiratory needs of a patient.

Health Promotion and Social Aspect in Nursing

Health promotion: health, health promotion, determinants of health, health promotion principles & strategies of health promotion, action areas of health promotion, health promotion models, health promotion in Sri Lanka, health communication and health education, principals and ethics of health education, goals of health education, approaches of health education, responsibility of health educator, levels of health education, domains of learning, learning objectives

Social aspects: basic concepts of sociology, individual and the society, social processes, social groups, family and marriage, rural and urban community, major social problems, (population issues, urbanization), social stratification, class and caste system, social systems and race, culture and civilization, social change, social organization and disorganization, health sociology

Fundamentals of Nursing I

Introduction to nursing, history of Nursing, health and illness, communication skills in nursing, maintaining a safe environment, maintaining personal hygiene, promoting comfort, monitoring vital signs, heat and cold application, admission, discharge and transfer, eliminatory needs of the patient, food and fluid consumption, assisting in breathing, activities and exercises

Biochemistry I

Bimolecular structure and function of cell, introduction to biomolecules; carbohydrates, proteins, fat and nucleic acids, metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acid, enzyme

Physiology I

Introduction to physiology, homeostasis, tissue fluid formation (starling forces), oedema, blood and immunology, physiology of cardiovascular system, respiratory system and gastrointestinal system.

Anatomy I

The organization of the human body, structure of the cell and introduction to genetics, introduction to embryology, structure of the skin and connective tissues/supportive tissues, anatomy of the cardiovascular system, lymphatic system, respiratory system and gastrointestinal system.