The Nursing411 website offers free online, distance learning courses for nurses and allied health personnel in the areas of obstetric and newborn care, as well as a vast array of other basic nursing courses. Each course takes 6 hours or longer to complete and includes an optional self-evalution test.
To access the distance learning courses at Nursing 411, click here.
The available free courses include:
Basic Nursing
- Nursing Fundamentals I
- Nursing Fundamentals II
- Nursing Care of the Surgical Patient
- Obstetrics and Newborn Care I
- Obstetrics and Newborn Care II
- Introduction to Practical Nursing
- Nursing Care Related to the Musculoskeletal System
- Nursing Care Related to the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems
- Nursing Care Related to the Sensory and Neurological Systems
Nursing Procedures
- Taking Vital Signs
- Basic Patient Care Procedures
- Blood, Electrolytes and Intravenous Infusions
- Intravenous Infusions and Related Tasks
- Administer IM, SubQ, and Intradermal Injections
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Scrub, Gown and Glove Procedures
- Sterile Procedures
Surgical Nursing
- Introduction to the Operating Room
- Special Surgical Procedures II

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