French Nursing module 4: Clinical and mental healthcare (Clinical and mental healthcare)
This is learning module 4 of 6 of our French B1 syllabus. Each learning module contains 6 till 8 chapters.
Learning goals:
- Recognize symptoms of mental illness and communicate appropriately with affected clients
- Use basic clinical assessment tools (NRS, SBARR, WHO systems)
- Perform essential clinical tasks such as IM injections, malnutrition screening, and vital observations
- Prepare and support patients before and after operations
Lessons (4)
Nursing 19 - Santé mentale et neuropsychologie (Mental health and neuropsychology)
- Recognize symptoms of schizophrenia, psychotic disorders, and severe mental illnesses
- Communicate effectively with clients experiencing hallucinations, delusions, or confusion
- Support clients with intellectual disabilities and neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., Rett syndrome)
- Vocabulary: schizophrenia, psychosis, hallucinations, delusions, intellectual disability, Rett syndrome, crisis signals
Nursing 20 - systèmes d'évaluation (Assessment systems)
- Apply the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and other pain assessment tools, including non-verbal pain indicators
- Describe the WHO classification system and Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns
- Explain Machteld Huber’s “Positive Health” model and the Content–Procedure–Interaction–Subsistence levels
- Use the SBARR method for structured communication
- Vocabulary: NRS, pain assessment tools, WHO system, Gordon’s patterns, Positive Health, SBARR, assessment vocabulary, non-verbal pain indicators
Nursing 21 - Médication et compétences cliniques (Medication and clinical skills)
- Identify common medication groups such as beta blockers and explain their effects and risks
- Choose the correct intramuscular (IM) injection site based on age, muscle mass, and safety
- Recognize signs of malnutrition and support clients who struggle with dietary adherence
- Vocabulary: beta blockers, IM injection sites (deltoid, ventrogluteal, vastus lateralis), malnutrition signs, dietary adherence
Nursing 22 - Soins pré et post opératoires (Pre- and Postoperative Care)
- Prepare clients for operations, including fasting guidelines, hygiene, and transport
- Support clients emotionally and physically before, during, and after surgery
- Explain the difference between sedation, anesthesia, and palliative sedation
- Vocabulary: preoperative checklist, anesthesia, palliative sedation, sterile field, postoperative care terminology