Part of a health occupations program, these instructional units consist of materials for use by those who are studying to become practical nurses. Covered in the units are the following: the nursing care of mothers and newborns (obstetrics, prenatal care and complications, patient needs, care of the newborn, prematurity, medications, and cultural aspects); pharmacology (dosages and solutions, administering medications, medications used to treat disorders of various systems of the body, infectious diseases, and allergic disorders); and integration (team medications, total patient care, the assistant team leader, and the role of the practical nurse). The units are comprised of a series of learning modules, each of which contains a rationale, performance objectives, learning activities and answers, terminology, and posttest. (MN)