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The importance of food standards and legislation. Food and drug laws. Codex Alimentarius. Food standards and legislation in Nigeria. Food quality, quality control, quality assurance and cost, principles of quality control, sensory evaluations, microbiological, chemical quality control, statistical quality control. Use of control charts for the food industry.

Types of wounds and injuries. Firearm and firearm injuries. Signs of death. Sudden unexpected death. Identification. Doctor at the scene of death. Doctor in court, post-mortem examination. Medical jurisprudence. Sexual offences. Criminal abortion. Hanging. Suffocation. Electrocution. Asphyxia. Drowning and investigation of poison death. Medico-legal examination and report writing. Death certification. Confidentiality and medical ethics.

Types of wounds and injuries. Firearm & firearm injuries. Signs of death. Sudden unexpected death. Identification. Doctor at the scene of death. Doctor in court, post-mortem examination. Medical jurisprudence. Sexual offences. Criminal abortion. Hanging. Suffocation. Electrocution. Asphyxia. Drowning and investigation of poison death. Medico-legal examination and report writing. Death certification. Confidentiality and medical ethics.

Community structure of tropical rainforests and Savanna ecosystems; Natural and man-made forests; Habitat characteristics and Biodiversity; Global warming; Roles of forest in carbon sequestration and modification of microclimate; Ecological factors that affect the productivity of forests and savanna ecosystems; Nutrient cycling and ecosystem dynamics; Deforestation and forest regrowth; Land use practices and Nigerian vegetation profile; Fire as a management tool in forests; Savanna forest fires; Timber and non timber forest products (NTFPs); Forestry administration and management programmes in Nigeria; Community forests; Forestry policies and legislation; Forest conservation and the Nigerian protected area system

Experimental designs and sampling techniques; methods of data collection and analysis; result interpretation

Unit 1: Aims and Objectives of Education Concept of education. Aims, objectives and goals of Nigerian education. Unit 2: Structure of Nigerian system of education Traditional education Islamic education Western education UNIT 3: Importance and relevance of philosophy of education The nature and scope of philosophy of education. Relevance and importance of philosophy of education to: the teaching-learning process the student teacher. The schools of philosophy of education and some leading philosophers Naturalism: Rousseau, Herbert Spencer etc. Idealism: Plato, Thomas Acquinas etc Realism: Aristotle, Fredrick Herbert, etc. Pragmatism: Dewey, William James etc. Existentialism: Camus, Satre etc Some philosophical concepts like: Rationality Justice Responsibility values and value judgment creativity self-reliance democracy, freedom, equity equality of educational opportunities. UNIT 4: Impact of Sociology on Education The nature and scope of sociology on education agents of socialization and their impact on education. relationship between culture and education. the impact of culture and education on technology. the influence of education on social stratification sociological analysis of contemporary issues in Nigerian Education. UNIT 5: Control and administration of Education Overview of the provisions of the National Policy on Education The school as a formal organization. Relationship between the school and the community. UNIT 6: The teaching profession Concept of a profession. Ethics of teaching Professionalism in teaching. Describe the level of professionalization of teaching in Nigeria Professional organizations and their roles in teaching. UNIT 7: Education and law Legal basis for education in Nigeria Legal framework in Nigerian education ordinance from 1882 to date Concept of academic freedom in Nigerian educational system. Legal right of students, teacher and administration in Nigerian educational system

Introduction to the fundamentals of nursing as a profession, rudiments of health attainment and health care, giving extensive considerations to the roles of nurses within organisational and professional ethical prescriptions for the practice of nursing. Interpersonal communication and understanding of scientific basis of nursing care. Laboratory demonstration of basic nursing skills prior to exposure to clinical practice.

Client teaching and learning environment. Communication in health care. Assessment of vital signs. Asepsis. Skin integrity and wound care. Theories in nursing. Needs of patients and actions to meet such needs including promotion of physical health, physical activity, exercise and sleep. Nutrition for improved health. Administration of drugs (oral, injection and other routes). Intravenous infusions. Blood transfusion. Body physiological processes including elimination, oxygenation and circulation. The basic nursing procedures. Administration of oxygen. Care of tracheostomy. Nasogastric tube feeding. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Laboratory practical and demonstration for clinical skills of basic nursing procedures. Pre and postoperative care.

Fundamental concepts in nursing as a practice profession. Concept of health, illness and healthcare at the three levels of service delivery. The concept and nature of nursing with attention to the history and emergence of nursing as a profession. Nursing Associations and their roles. The attributes of Nursing. The Nursing Process. Outline, components, including North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) list and the NANDA Nursing Interventions’ Classification (NIC), and the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC). Use of nursing process in care of patients. Nursing theories and models. Values and nursing ethics and etiquettes. The role of nurses within organisational and professional ethical prescriptions. Understanding scientific basis of nursing care. Health and diseases in a socio-cultural context. The central placement of the nurse as a practitioner and a member of the health care team in the context of health care delivery system. Comfort, safety and hygiene in nursing care. Basic procedures in nursing such as bed making, bathroom and bed bath, food service, and vital signs. Skills acquisition and laboratory demonstrations of basic nursing skills prior to exposure to clinical practice.

Composition of matter and nature of radiation. Radiation chemistry including deterministic and stochastic effects. Sources of radiation exposure. Dose limits and reducing radiation exposure. Components of the x-ray machine and factors controlling the ray beam. Dosimetry, x-ray films and processing solutions. Darkroom equipment and manual/automatic film processing, knowledge of the basic physics and principles of radiology, knowledge of the effect of radiation on biologic tissues. Knowledge of the safety precautions and protection guidelines in x-rays usage. Knowledge of the x-ray machine and the beam it produces. Knowledge of the darkroom and processing solutions.