Developed primarily as a beginning course of study for the practical nurse, this first of a two-part course can also be used to instruct nursing assistants and nursing students at other levels of practice. This curriculum guide is divided into the following three major areas of instruction: personal vocational relationships; basic nursing principles and skills; and studies in life sciences and health which include anatomy, physiology, microbiology, and nutrition. Each area consists of several units of instruction making a total of fifty-one units in the course. Each instructional unit contains both terminal and specific behavioral objectives, suggested activities for teacher and students, information sheets, assignment sheets and/or job sheets, visual aids, tests, test answers, and a reference list. Units are planned for more than one lesson or class period of instruction. (BM)