Assistant Nurse Course

Lesson 1 • The Nursing Profession and Its Scope

Defines nursing roles, responsibilities, and boundaries within healthcare teams. Grounds students in professional identity before clinical exposure.

Lesson 2 • Documentation and Reporting Basics

Covers accurate charting, incident reporting, and handoff communication. Accurate records underpin safe care delivery in every clinical context.

Lesson 3 • Healthcare Settings and Patient Populations

Surveys acute, long-term, and community care environments. Prepares students to adapt communication and care approaches by setting.

Lesson 1 • Neurological and Musculoskeletal Systems

Covers brain regions, nerve pathways, and skeletal-muscle interaction. Enables nurses to assess mobility, sensation, and neurological status.

Lesson 2 • Body Organisation and Homeostasis

Explains cellular structure, tissue types, and homeostatic mechanisms. Provides the conceptual base for understanding organ system function.

Lesson 3 • Integumentary and Immune Systems

Reviews skin layers, wound healing, and immune defence mechanisms. Prepares students for infection control and wound care chapters.

Lesson 4 • Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems

Details heart anatomy, circulation, and pulmonary gas exchange. Directly supports vital-sign assessment and oxygenation monitoring skills.

Lesson 1 • Sterile Technique and Asepsis

Distinguishes surgical asepsis from medical asepsis and applies sterile field principles. Foundational for wound care and invasive procedure assistance.

Lesson 2 • Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions

Teaches hand hygiene, PPE selection, and isolation categories. Correct precaution use is the primary defence against cross-contamination.

Lesson 3 • Patient Safety Culture and Error Prevention

Examines root-cause thinking, safety checklists, and near-miss reporting. Builds a proactive mindset that reduces preventable adverse events.

Lesson 1 • Recognising and Escalating Deterioration

Introduces early warning scoring systems and escalation pathways. Timely escalation prevents progression to life-threatening emergencies.

Lesson 2 • Measuring Temperature, Pulse, and Respiration

Covers device selection, correct technique, and normal ranges for TPR. Accurate baseline measurement enables meaningful trend monitoring.

Lesson 3 • Head-to-Toe Physical Assessment

Guides a structured body-system inspection, auscultation, and palpation sequence. Integrates anatomy knowledge to interpret findings clinically.

Lesson 4 • Blood Pressure and Oxygen Saturation

Teaches manual and automated BP measurement and pulse oximetry use. Identifies common errors that produce inaccurate readings.

Lesson 1 • Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Support

Covers urine, stool, and wound specimen collection and labelling protocols. Correct technique ensures reliable laboratory results for clinical decisions.

Lesson 2 • Personal Hygiene and Comfort Care

Covers bathing, oral care, hair care, and positioning for comfort. Hygiene routines also provide opportunity for skin and condition assessment.

Lesson 3 • Urinary Catheter Care and Elimination Support

Addresses catheter maintenance, perineal care, and bowel elimination assistance. Reduces catheter-associated infections and maintains patient dignity.

Lesson 4 • Mobility, Transfers, and Repositioning

Teaches safe patient handling, transfer techniques, and repositioning schedules. Prevents musculoskeletal injury in both patients and caregivers.

Lesson 1 • Monitoring Medication Effects and Adverse Reactions

Identifies expected therapeutic responses and signs of adverse or allergic reactions. Prompt recognition and reporting protect patients from medication harm.

Lesson 2 • The Rights of Medication Administration

Applies the ten rights framework to prevent medication errors at every step. Systematic verification is the primary safeguard in drug administration.

Lesson 3 • Pharmacology Basics for Nursing Practice

Introduces drug classes, mechanisms of action, and pharmacokinetics. Provides the knowledge base for understanding therapeutic effects and side effects.

Lesson 4 • Subcutaneous and Intramuscular Injections

Teaches injection site selection, angle, and technique for SC and IM routes. Emphasises safety devices and sharps disposal to prevent needlestick injury.

Lesson 1 • Fluid Balance Monitoring and IV Support

Teaches fluid intake and output recording, dehydration signs, and IV site care. Accurate fluid balance data guides medical treatment decisions.

Lesson 2 • Nutritional Screening and Assessment

Applies validated screening tools to identify malnutrition risk and triggers referral. Early identification prevents nutrition-related complications.

Lesson 3 • Nutritional Needs Across the Lifespan

Reviews macronutrients, micronutrients, and age-specific dietary requirements. Contextualises why nutritional needs vary by patient condition and age.

Lesson 4 • Oral Feeding Assistance and Dysphagia Care

Covers mealtime positioning, feeding techniques, and texture-modified diet support. Reduces aspiration risk while preserving patient dignity and autonomy.

Lesson 1 • Caring for Patients with Cardiovascular Conditions

Addresses nursing care priorities for heart failure, hypertension, and post-MI patients. Integrates vital-sign monitoring and medication administration skills.

Lesson 2 • Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Applies comfort-focused care principles, symptom management, and family support. Prepares students to provide dignified care in the final stage of life.

Lesson 3 • Neurological and Cognitive Condition Care

Addresses stroke care, seizure precautions, and dementia-specific communication. Adapts fundamental nursing skills to patients with altered cognition.

Lesson 4 • Diabetes and Endocrine Condition Care

Teaches blood glucose monitoring, insulin administration assistance, and hypoglycaemia response. Consistent monitoring prevents acute metabolic emergencies.

Lesson 5 • Respiratory Condition Management

Covers oxygen therapy, nebuliser use, and positioning for COPD and asthma patients. Builds on respiratory anatomy and oxygenation assessment skills.