NSS-213-HUMAN-PHYSIOLOGY-FOR-NURSES SUMMARY

COURSE TITLE: HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
FOR NURSES I
CODE COURSE: NSS213

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CONTENTS PAGE

INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................iii
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS COURSE......................................................iii
COURSE AIMS.........................................................................................................iv
COURSE OBJECTIVES..........................................................................................iv
WORKING THROUGH THIS COURSE...................................................................v
COURSE MATERIALS..............................................................................................v
STUDY UNITS...........................................................................................................v
TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCES.........................................................................vi
ASSIGNMENT FILE.................................................................................................vi
PRESENTATION SCHEDULE................................................................................vii
ASSESSMENT.........................................................................................................vii
TUTOR-MARKED ASSIGNMENT........................................................................vii
FINAL EXAMINATION AND GRADING.............................................................vii
COURSE OVERVIEW............................................................................................viii
HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THE COURSE............................................viii
FACILITATORS/TUTORS AND TUTORIALS........................................................ix




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, NSS213 COURSE GUIDE




INTRODUCTION

Physiology is the scientific discipline that deals with the process or
functions of living things. It also examines how the parts of the body work
and the ways in which they cooperate to maintain life and health of the
individual.


One outstanding quality of physiology is that it integrates the individual
functions of all the body’s different cells and organs into a functional
whole, the human or animal body. Indeed, life in the human being relies
upon this total function, not on functions of the single parts in isolation
from the others.

NSS213: Human Physiology is a two credit course for students in the
BNSc. programme. The course is made up of 2 modules with 10 study
units. It will introduce the learner to Physiology. At the end of the course,
the learner is expected to demonstrate clear understanding of physiology
and its application to nursing and holistic patients’ care.

This course guide provides you with what to expect in the course, how to
work through the course material as a distance learner saddled with the
responsibility of studying on your own, and your overall responsibilities
and expectations. Tutorial sessions are also linked up with the course to
provide the needed support you require.



WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS COURSE

The overall aim of this course NSS213: Human Physiology is to reveal to
you the dynamic nature of the human body. It will also help you to
appreciate the functions of the cellular or molecular level in the overall
performance of the individual cells and the chemical reactions that go
with it.

As you learnt earlier, physiology is the study of the function of anatomical
structures. Human physiology is the study of the functions of the human
body. These functions are complex and much more difficult to examine




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