Caveat Academy course · Grades 9 to 12

Introduction to Nursing: care, safety and science

See nursing from the inside: the roles from nursing assistant to nurse practitioner, what Nightingale proved with data, how hand hygiene breaks the chain of infection, what a pulse of 112 and a blood pressure of 142/88 are telling you, how the rights of medication administration stop errors, and how nurses plan, hand off and document care. Six modules at your own pace, with practice medical math and the signs of a stroke.

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Included with the Caveat Academy pass and Whole-school licenses. Or get it in the High school electives library, $119 for 66 items.

6 modules · 18 lessonsabout 12 hours$19

Six modules, eighteen lessons

Each module ends with a practice set that tracks mastery, an explain-it-back prompt, a short written response and a module exam. The final opens when every module is proficient; passing it earns a certificate with a verification code.

  1. Module 1: The nursing profession

    Compare nursing roles by preparation and scope of practice, explain key figures in nursing history and apply ethical principles and privacy rules to situations.

    • What nurses do
    • A short history of nursing
    • Ethics and patient rights
    about 2.1 h

  2. Module 2: Infection control

    Analyze the chain of infection and choose hand hygiene, standard precautions and PPE steps that break it.

    • The chain of infection
    • Hand hygiene
    • Standard precautions and PPE
    about 2.1 h

  3. Module 3: Vital signs

    Measure and interpret vital signs, convert temperatures and classify blood pressure readings.

    • Temperature and pulse
    • Respirations and oxygen saturation
    • Blood pressure and pain
    about 2.1 h

  4. Module 4: Safe patient care

    Apply body mechanics, fall prevention, patient identification and the rights of medication administration, and compute intake and output.

    • Body mechanics and mobility
    • Preventing falls and errors
    • Nutrition, hydration and intake and output
    about 2.1 h

  5. Module 5: Thinking and communicating like a nurse

    Use the nursing process to plan care with measurable goals, communicate therapeutically and with SBAR, and document objectively.

    • The nursing process
    • Therapeutic communication and handoffs
    • Documentation
    about 2.1 h

  6. Module 6: Medical math, emergencies and careers

    Solve practice dosage and IV rate problems, recognize stroke and cardiac arrest, and evaluate pathways into nursing.

    • Medical math
    • Recognizing emergencies
    • Careers and pathways
    about 2.1 h

Try it before you start

This is how every lesson works: step through a worked example at your own pace, then answer a check and get the reason right away. Nothing here is saved; the course keeps your progress.

Module 4 · Preventing falls and errors

Worked example: catching an error with the rights

  1. An order reads: amoxicillin 500 mg by mouth every 8 hours for the patient in bed 4.

A lesson check from each module

The checks need JavaScript turned on. The course itself works the same way.

What you get

Academics · High School$19 · included with the Academy pass and Whole-school licenses

What you finish with
A finished introduction to nursing: you can compare nursing roles and their preparation, place nursing in its history, apply ethics and privacy rules, break the chain of infection with hand hygiene, standard precautions and PPE in the right order, measure and interpret vital signs, convert temperatures, classify blood pressure, use body mechanics and fall prevention, check the rights of medication administration, compute intake and output, plan care with the nursing process, communicate therapeutically and with SBAR, document objectively, solve practice dosage problems, recognize a stroke and cardiac arrest and map your own path into nursing. Passing the final earns a Caveat certificate of completion.
Who it is for
Students in grades 9 to 12 who are curious about nursing or other health careers, students in or preparing for a health science pathway or a nursing assistant program, and homeschool families who want a science course with real-world uses. It is general education, not clinical training or medical advice.
Format
An online self-paced course: 6 modules and 18 lessons with worked examples you reveal step by step, 144 practice and exam items (multiple choice, numeric, fill-in and ordering), an explain-it-back prompt and a rubric-checked short response in every module, module exams with one retake, a 24-question final and a certificate with a verification code. About 12 hours in all; works on a phone or a computer.
Access
$19 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the course opens once you are signed in with it. Included with the Caveat Academy pass and Whole-school licenses. Also in the High school electives library ($119) and the Academics Suite pass ($149), and 1 more bundle. Progress is saved in this browser on this device, and the certificate page lets you download your record.
Where it lives
The High School space in Caveat Academics.
Support
Access, a receipt, a refund or a correction to the course: team@caveatacademic.com.

How it works

  1. Open the course and start Module 1. Each lesson takes about 25 to 35 minutes; two or three a week finishes the course in about a semester.
  2. Answer the checks as you read. Every answer shows the reason, and a miss links you back to the lesson that covers it.
  3. Finish each module with its practice set and exam. Proficient on every module opens the final; 70 percent passes it.
  4. Print or download your certificate and record from the certificate page.

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Sources and accuracy

The lessons are original writing by Caveat Academic Services. Facts were checked against these free, open references, which are also good places to read further.

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hand hygiene in health care settings and the sequence for putting on and removing PPE: cdc.gov
  2. American Heart Association, blood pressure categories, BE FAST stroke signs and CPR guidance: heart.org
  3. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, on the accuracy of pulse oximeters and skin pigmentation: fda.gov
  4. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HIPAA privacy rule summary: hhs.gov
  5. OpenStax, Fundamentals of Nursing and Clinical Nursing Skills, free textbooks: openstax.org

Introduction to Nursing is a self-paced course from Caveat Academic Services. It follows the sequence of a typical high school health science course in nursing but is general education, not medical advice or clinical training; it does not replace a school course, a certified nursing assistant program, a CPR course or supervised clinical practice, and awards no credit or certification. The medical math is practice with example numbers and must never be used to give real medicine. In an emergency, call 911. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.