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1. INTRODUCTION TO PRACTICAL NURSING


INTRODUCTION
1 THE PRACTICAL NURSE IN THE AMEDD
Section I. Review of the AMEDD 1-1---1-11
Section II. The Role of the M6 1-12--1-18
Exercises
2 THE M6 PRACTICAL NURSE COURSE 2-1--2-7
Exercises
3 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE M6 PRACTICAL NURSE
Section I. Clinical Duties and Responsibilities of the
M6 Practical Nurse 3-1--3-7
Section II. Managerial Duties and Responsibilities of the
M6 Practical Nurse 3-8--3-13
Exercises


2. FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING

1 Disinfection procedures for equipment 1 - 4 2 Orthostatic vital signs 2a Manual method 5 – 7 2b Electronic method 8 - 10 3 Set-up cardiac monitor/defibrillator 11 -13 4 Perform 12-lead EKG 14 - 15 5 Identify life-threatening arrhythmias 16 - 20 6 Perform/monitor pulse oximetry oxygen saturation 21 - 22 7 Collect and label blood from venipuncture 23 - 24 8 Test urine for sugar, acetone, specific gravity, and 25 - 26 perform hematest 9 Perform finger/heel sticks for blood sampling 27 - 28 10 Use blood glucose meter 29 - 30 11 Medication administration 31 - 38 12 Intravenous infusion 39 - 41 13 Blood administration 42 - 44 14 Tympanometry 45 - 46 15 Measure and record intake and output 47 - 48


3. NURSING FUNDAMENTALS I

INTRODUCTION
UNIVERSAL BODY SUBSTANCE PRECAUTIONS
1 PATIENT RELATIONS
Section I. Basic Human Needs and Principles of Health 1-1--1-9
Section II. Communication Skills 1-10--1-20
Section III. Reaction to Stress and Hospitalization 1-21--1-26
Section IV. Transcultural Factors Influencing Nursing Care 1-27--1-31
Exercises
2 THE ADULT PATIENT CARE UNIT 2-1--2-7
Exercises
3 ADVANCED PRINCIPLES OF PATIENT HYGIENE 3-1--3-15
Exercises
4 BODY MECHANICS
Section I. Techniques of Body Mechanics . 4-1--4-7
Section II. Positioning and Ambulating the Adult Patient . 4-8--4-21
Exercises
5 ACTIVE AND PASSIVE RANGE OF MOTION EXERCISES 5-1--5-9
Exercises
6 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND THE PRACTICAL NURSE 6-1--6-5
Exercises


4. NURSING FUNDAMENTALS II

INTRODUCTION UNIVERSAL BODY SUBSTANCE PRECAUTIONS 1 ASSISTING WITH THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION 1-1--1-10 Exercises 2 SPECIMEN COLLECTION 2-1--2-19 Exercises 3 CATHETERIZATION OF THE MALE AND FEMALE PATIENT 3-1--3-11 Exercises 4 VITAL SIGNS 4-1--4-23 Exercises 5 DIET THERAPY 5-1--5-13 Exercises 6 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT 6-1--6-9 Exercises 7 THE ROLE OF THE PRACTICAL NURSE Section I. Team Leadership 7-2--7-5 Section II. Patient Teaching 7-6--7-13 Exercises 8 PERIOPERATIVE PATIENT CARE Section I. Preoperative Patient Care 8-3--8-5 Section II. The Intraoperative Phase 8-6--8-9 Section III. Recovery Room Care 8-10--8-15 Section IV. Postoperative Patient Care 8-16--8-25 Exercises


5. BASIC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

INTRODUCTION .iii
1 INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMED LEARNING
Section I. How to Use Programmed Instruction.1-5 1-2
Section II. Introduction to Stems, Prefixes,
and Suffixes.6-14 1-4
Section III. How to Complete Each Pretest. 1-7
2 STEMS PERTAINING TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
Section I. Pretest #1. 2-2
Section II. Basic Components .15-28 2-6
Section III. Pertaining to the Musculoskeletal
System.29-38 2-11
Section IV. Pertaining to the Integumentary System .39-42 2-16
Section V. Pertaining to the Respiratory System .43-52 2-19
Section VI. Pertaining to the Digestive System.53-67 2-25
Section VII. Pertaining to the Accessory Organs
of Digestion.68-73 2-33
Section VIII. Pertaining to the Cardiovascular
System.74-80 2-36
Section IX. Pertaining to the Hematopoietic and
Lymphatic Systems.81-87 2-40
Section X. Pertaining to the Endocrine System.88-92 2-44
Section XI. Pertaining to the Nervous System and
Psychiatric Disorders.93-100 2-47
Section XII. Pertaining to the Genitourinary System .101-109 2-52
Section XIII. Pertaining to Gynecology and
Obstetrics .110-114 2-57
SectionXIV. Pertaining to the Sensory Organs .115-123 2-60
Section XV. Miscellaneous Stems.124-131 2-65
SectionXVI. Medical Terminology Crossword Puzzle . 2-69
SectionXVII. Self Assessment 1 . 2-71
3 PREFIXES PERTAINING TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
Section I. Pretest #2. 3-2
Section II. General Information.132-138 3-4
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Section III. Pertaining to Location.139-149 3-6
Section IV. Pertaining to Time .150-154 3-11
Section V. Pertaining to Negation.155-159 3-13
Section VI. Pertaining to Amount or Comparison. . . . . . .160-174 3-15
Section VII. Pertaining to Color .175-180 3-22
Section VIII. Pertaining to Size and Position .180-191 3-25
Section IX. Pertaining to Miscellaneous Items.192-198 3-30
Section X. Self Assessment 2 . 3-33
4 SUFFIXES PERTAINING TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
Section I. Pretest #3. 4-2
Section II. General Information and Diseases.199-203 4-4
Section III. Pertaining to Diagnosis .204-220 4-6
Section IV. Pertaining to Operative Procedures.221-232 4-14
Section V. Pertaining to Symptoms .233-245 4-20
Section VI. Self Assessment 3 . 4-26
REVIEW--Self Assessment 4 . 4-32
GLOSSARY . A-1
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE. B-1
ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS. C-1
EXAMINATION . EXAM-1


6. INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL RECORDS AND PATIENT ADMINISTRATION

INTRODUCTION. ii
1 INTRODUCTION TO THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
SYSTEM. 1-1--1-3 1-1
Exercises. 1-13
2 PATIENT ADMINISTRATION DIVISION. 2-1--2-5 2-1
Exercises. 2-13
3 MEDICAL RECORDS AND THEIR USES. 3-1--3-5 3-1
Exercises. 3-8
EXAMINATION. EXAM-1
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure Page
1-1 Insignia of the Army Medical Department. 1-9
1-2 Organization chart, The Office of the Surgeon General. 1-10
1-3 Organization chart, U.S. Army Medical Command. 1-11
1-4 Typical hospital organization chart . 1-12


7. PHARMACOLOGY MATH FOR THE PRACTICAL NURSE

INTRODUCTION PRETEST FOR LESSON 1 Pretest Answer Sheet 1 BASIC MATH Section I. Basic Arithmetic 1-1--1-13 Section II. Fractions 1-14--1-28 Section III. Decimals 1-29--1-38 Section IV. Percentages 1-39--1-45 Section V. Ratio and Proportion 1-46--1-57 Exercises 2 PHARMACOLOGY Section I. Ratio and Proportion Operations 2-1--2-6 Section II. Systems of Measurement 2-10--2-13 Section III. Computing Medication Dosages 2-14--2-21 Section IV. Computing Intravenous Infusion Rates 2-22--2-30 Section V. Basic Dose Calculations 2-31--2-36 Exercises MD0172 i
MD0172 ii


8. NURSING CARE OF THE SURGICAL PATIENT

INTRODUCTION
1 PREOPERATIVE CARE OF THE SURGICAL PATIENT . 1-1--1-7
Exercises .
2 OPERATING ROOM CARE OF THE SURGICAL PATIENT . 2-1--2-9
Section I. INTRODUCTION . 2-1--2-2
Section II. SURGICAL TEAM . 2-3--2-4
Section III. THE ANESTHETIC AGENT . 2-5--2-7
Section IV. REASONS FOR SURGERY . 2-8--2-9
Exercises .
3 RECOVERY ROOM CARE OF THE SURGICAL PATIENT . 3-1--3-7
Section I. INTRODUCTION . 3-1--3-3
Section II. COMPLICATIONS IN THE RECOVERY ROOM 3-4--3-5
Section III. SUCTIONING THE PATIENT IN THE
RECOVERY ROOM . 3-6--3-7
Exercises .
4 POSTOPERATIVE CARE OF THE SURGICAL PATIENT . 4-1--4-19
Section I. INTRODUCTION . 4-1--4-2
Section II. EFFECTS OF ANESTHESIA ON
MAJOR BODY SYSTEMS . 4-3--4-7
Section III. EFFECTS OF SURGERY ON THE
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM . 4-8--4-12
Section IV. NURSING IMPLICATIONS BY BODY
SYSTEMS OF A POSTOPERATIVE PATIENT 4-13--4-17
Section V. GENERAL NURSING IMPLICATIONS
OF THE POSTOPERATIVE PATIENT . 4-18--4-19
Exercises .
MD0915 ii


9. NURSING CARE RELATED TO THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS

INTRODUCTION

1 NURSING CARE RELATED TO THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Section I. Anatomy and Physiology 1-1-1-7
Section II. Diagnostic Procedures 1-8-1-20
Section III. Cardiovascular Disorders 1-21-1-30
Section IV. Nursing Care of the Cardiovascular Surgical Patient 1-31-1-40 Section V. Sudden Cardiac Death 1-41-1-44

2 NURSING CARE RELATED TO THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Section I. Anatomy and Physiology 2-1-2-5
Section II. Physical Examination 2-6-2-10
Section III. Diagnostic Studies 2-11-2-12
Section IV. Special Nursing Management 2-13-2-22
Section V. Pulmonary Drainage 2-23-2-26
Section VI. Disorders Involving the Upper Respiratory System 2-27-2-40
Section VII. Disorders Involving the Lower Respiratory System 2-41-2-50
Exercise MD0917 ii


10. CRITICAL CARE NURSING

1 Obtaining ankle brachial index 1 -2 2 Performing transurethral bladder pressures 3 - 5 3 Set-up and assist with diagnostic peritoneal lavage 6 - 8 4 Assisting with ice-water caloric testing 9 - 10 5 Assist with ventriculostomy placement 11 - 13 6 Fiber-optic intracranial pressure monitoring 14 - 16 7 Synchronized cardioversion 17 - 19 8 Set-up and assist with transcutaneous pacing 20 - 21 9 Set-up and assist with transvenous pacing 22 - 25 10 Assist with intraaortic balloon pump monitoring 26 - 27 11 Drawing mixed venous blood samples 28 29 12 Set and assist with intubation/extubation 30 -33 13 Endotracheal/tracheostomy Suctioning 34 - 36 14 Monitor patient on mechanical ventilation (vent modes) 37 -38 15 Assist with percutaneous (bedside) tracheostomy placement 39 -41 16 Set-up and Assist with pericardiocentesis 42 -44 17 Set-up and assist with paracentesis 45 - 46 ii
18 Set-up and assist with lumbar puncture 47 - 48 19 Set-up/assist with Esophagogastric Tamponade tube placement 49 - 52 20 Set-up/assist with Tonometric Nasogastric sump placement/ 53 - 54 operation 21 Hemodynamics (Waveform Recognition) 55 -59 iii