{"id":6,"date":"2015-04-26T13:32:45","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T13:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2023-10-20T16:30:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T16:30:20","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nurse1250.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7\" src=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nurse1250-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Nursing Professional\" width=\"230\" height=\"153\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nursing Professional<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Never before has there been a greater need for nurses.<\/p>\n<p>Never before has health care delivery challenged the nurse&#8217;s commitment, knowledge, or technical competence more. Issues influencing current health-care delivery focus on promoting wellness, preventing illness, and rehabilitation to increase the patient&#8217;s independence.<\/p>\n<p>This course will present theory and concepts the person beginning the study of nursing will need to know in order to develop the knowledge and competence demanded by the complexity of the changing health care system.<\/p>\n<p>This course consists of 6 lessons:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=46\">Lesson 1. Patient Relations.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=51\">Lesson 2. The Adult Patient Care Unit.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=53\">Lesson 3. Advanced Principles of Patient Hygiene.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=62\">Lesson 4. Body Mechanics.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=66\">Lesson 5. Active and Passive Range of Motion Exercises.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=70\">Lesson 6. Environmental Health and The Practical Nurse.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You are encouraged to complete the course lesson by lesson.<\/p>\n<div class='dropshadowboxes-container ' style='width:auto;'>\r\n                            <div class='dropshadowboxes-drop-shadow dropshadowboxes-rounded-corners dropshadowboxes-inside-and-outside-shadow dropshadowboxes-lifted-both dropshadowboxes-effect-default' style=' border: 5px solid #d20000; height:; background-color:#ffffff;    '>\r\n                             Medical science has advanced since this US Army training course was originally written.<\/p>\n<p>While this online course preserves the Army\u2019s original material, some important clarifications and updates are also provided, identified by a dark red outlined box.\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\n<h2><strong>Study Suggestions:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Here are some suggestions that may be helpful to you in completing this course:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Read and study each lesson carefully.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Complete the course lesson by lesson. After completing each lesson, work the exercises at the end of the lesson.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">After completing each set of lesson exercises, compare your answers with those on the solution sheet, which follows the exercises. If you have answered an exercise incorrectly, check the reference cited after the answer on the solution sheet to determine why your response was not the correct one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">As you successfully complete each lesson, go on to the next. When you have completed all of the lessons, complete the examination.<\/p>\n<h2>After Completing this Course<\/h2>\n<p>Consider taking <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_2\/\">Nursing Fundamentals Part II<\/a> <\/strong>to complete your introductory coursework.<\/p>\n<input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='69e9538b267826083805185' value='69e9538b267826083805185'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-69e9538b267826083805185' value='Show Full Contents'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-69e9538b267826083805185' value='Hide Full Contents'><button id='bg-showmore-action-69e9538b267826083805185' class='bg-showmore-plg-button bg-blue-button bg-zoom '   style=\" color:#faf2f2;\">Show Full Contents<\/button><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-69e9538b267826083805185' ><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/\">Welcome<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-12 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=12\">Lessons<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-46 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=46\">Lesson 1 Patient Relations<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-200 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=200\">Section I. Basic Human Needs and Principles of Health<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-110\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=110\">1.01 Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-112\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=112\">1.02 Principles of Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-115\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=115\">1.03 The Health-Illness Continuum<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=120\">1.04 Adapting to Change<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-123\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=123\">1.05 Positive Health Habits<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-127\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=127\">1.06 Categories of Basic Human Needs<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-132\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=132\">1.07 Maslow\u2019s Hierarchy of Needs<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-138\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=138\">1.08 Comparison of Basic Human Needs and Maslow\u2019s Hierarchy of Needs<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-142\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=142\">1.09 Closing (Section I)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-203 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=203\">Section II. Communication Skills<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-146\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=146\">1.10 Introduction (Section II)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-148\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=148\">1.11 Purposes of Communication<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-152\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=152\">1.12 Essential Components of the Human Communication System<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-156\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=156\">1.13 Verbal and Nonverbal Methods of Communication<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-158\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=158\">1.14 Methods of Nonverbal Communication<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-161\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=161\">1.15 Guidelines for Communicating with Patients and their Families<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-165\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=165\">1.16 Techniques for Communicating with Patients<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-170\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=170\">1.17 Therapeutic Communication<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-172\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=172\">1.18 Critical Elements of Effective Therapeutic Communication<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-175\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=175\">1.19 Nursing Intervention with Patients with Special Communication Needs<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-179\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=179\">1.20 Closing (Section II)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-206 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=206\">Section III. Reaction to Stress and Hospitalization<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-196\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=196\">1.21 Introduction (Section III)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-221\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=221\">1.22 Factors Influencing Whether a Person Will Seek or Avoid Professional Help<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-224\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=224\">1.23 Factors Causing Stress in the Hospital<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-228\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=228\">1.24 Stages of the Illness Experience<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-233\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=233\">1.25 Emotional Responses to Illness and Hospitalization<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-237\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=237\">1.26 Closing (Section III)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-209 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=209\">Section IV. Transcultural Factors Influencing Nursing Care<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=240\">1.27 Introduction (Section IV)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-242\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=242\">1.28 Major Factors in Transcultural Nursing<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-259\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=259\">1.29 Variables Relating to the Transcultural Aspects of Nursing<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-249\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=249\">1.30 Sociocultural Beliefs about Illness, its Causes, and Cures<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-254\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=254\">1.31 Religious Beliefs about Illness and Death<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-51 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=51\">Lesson 2 Adult Patient Care Unit<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-265\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=265\">2.01 Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-267\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=267\">2.02 Furniture Comprising the Patient Basic Unit<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-274\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=274\">2.03 Equipment\/Articles Necessary for Providing Basic Nursing Care<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-277\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=277\">2.04 Guidelines for Bed-Making<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-280\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=280\">2.05 Methods of Bed-Making<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-287\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=287\">2.06 Terminal Cleaning of the Patient Care Unit<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-291\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=291\">2.07 Rules for Use of Disposable or Non-Reusable Items<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-53 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=53\">Lesson 3 Advanced Principles of Patient Hygiene<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-293\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=293\">3.01 Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-296\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=296\">3.02 Purpose of the Patient\u2019s Daily Bath<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-300\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=300\">3.03 Physical Conditions which Encourage Skin Breakdown in a Patient who is Confined to Bed<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-304\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=304\">3.04 Nursing Intervention to Prevent Skin Breakdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-307\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=307\">3.05 Timing of Patient Hygiene Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-310\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=310\">3.06 Providing for Selected Patient Needs While Bathing a Patient<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-314\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=314\">3.07 Significant Nursing Observations During the Bathing Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-317\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=317\">3.08 Basic Principles of Mouth Care<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-321\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=321\">3.09 Back Massage as a Patient comfort Measure<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-323\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=323\">3.10 Basic Principles of Back Massage<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-326\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=326\">3.11 Guidelines for Shaving a Male Patient<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-331\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=331\">3.12 Perineal Care<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-334\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=334\">3.13 Bed Patient\u2019s Hair Care<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-337\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=337\">3.14 Closing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-62 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=62\">Lesson 4 Body Mechanics<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-342 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=342\">Section I. Techniques of Body Mechanics<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-348\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=348\">4.01 Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-350\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=350\">4.02 Definition<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-352\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=352\">4.03 Principles of Good Body Mechanics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-356\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=356\">4.04 Techniques of Body Mechanics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-359\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=359\">4.05 General Considerations for Performing Physical Tasks<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-361\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=361\">4.06 Reasons for the Use of Proper Body Mechanics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-365\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=365\">4.07 Steps Involved in Properly Moving an Object to a New Location<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-346 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=346\">Section II. Positioning and Ambulating the Adult Patient<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-370\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=370\">4.08 Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-377\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=377\">4.09 Reasons for Changing the Position of a Patient<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-380\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=380\">4.10 Basic Principles in Positioning of Patients<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-383\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=383\">4.11 Turning the Adult Patient<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-391\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=391\">4.12 Maintaining Proper Body Alignment with the Patient on his Back<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-394\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=394\">4.13 Common Positions Utilized for the Adult Patient<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-404\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=404\">4.14 Actions the Practical Nurse can take to Alleviate Discomfort and Promote Relaxation<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-407\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=407\">4.15 Positioning the Adult to Promote Sleep and Relaxation<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-411\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=411\">4.16 Rationale for Getting the Patient Out of the Bed<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=413\">4.17 Principles of Assisting Patients Out of Bed<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-415\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=415\">4.18 Steps in Preparing to Ambulate the Patient<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-418\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=418\">4.19 Stages in Assisting the Patient to Ambulate<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-420\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=420\">4.20 Management of the Falling Patient<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-423\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=423\">4.21 Closing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-66 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=66\">Lesson 5 Active and Passive Range of Motion Exercises<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-428\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=428\">5.01 Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-430\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=430\">5.02 The Effects of Immobility<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-434\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=434\">5.03 The Purposes of Exercise for the Immobile Patient<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-436\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=436\">5.04 Types of Exercises<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-441\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=441\">5.05 Types of Body Movement<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-446\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=446\">5.06 Guidelines for Range of Motion Exercises<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-452\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=452\">5.07 Documentation<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-456\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=456\">5.08 Contraindications to Range of Motion Exercises<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-458\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=458\">5.09 Closing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-70 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=70\">Lesson 6 Environmental Health and the Practical Nurse<\/a>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-462\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=462\">6.01 Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-464\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=464\">6.02 Hospital Electrical Safety Measures<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-466\"><a 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