Nurse Key

KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Defining sexuality • Sexuality: the historical context • Masculinity and femininity • Sexual development • The sexual response • Sexual behaviour CARE DELIVERY KNOWLEDGE •…

KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • The physiology of pain • The evolution of pain theories • Physiological signs of pain • Psychosocial elements of pain • Behavioural responses to acute…

KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Structure and functions of the skin, the mouth, the eyes, hair and nails as they relate to hygiene care • History of hygiene care practices…

KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • A nursing definition of ‘medicine’ • The action of medicine upon the body • Potential non-therapeutic action by medicines • Calculation of medicine dosages •…

KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Main groups of microorganisms • Routes of spread of infection • Physical and physiological aspects of infection control • Risk management • Influences of behaviour,…

KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • The social and political context of rehabilitation • Social roles • Sick role • Labelling and stigma • Altered body image • Loss and grieving…

KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Physiological factors that may lead to people experiencing confusion • Psychological factors that may lead to people experiencing confusion • Environmental factors that may lead…

KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • How aggression arises • Precursors to aggression • Factors that inhibit aggression • Clients who may be liable to aggressive expression CARE DELIVERY KNOWLEDGE •…

KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • General models of communication • The biological basis of communication • Language acquisition • Non-verbal communication • Psychosocial factors influencing communication • The role of…

KEY ISSUES SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE • Definitions, theories and models of nursing • Role and image of the nurse • People as recipients of nursing care • Contexts for delivering nursing…