Are you excited for your future profession? Great, Let's get started! The purpose of this unit is to educate you on the respiratory system, one of the most important aspects in providing safe, effective nursing care! The unit will begin by introducing the anatomy of the respiratory system in lesson one. In lesson two, you will learn the physiology of the respiratory system. Last, in lesson three, you will learn how to perform a nursing assessment of the respiratory system! If you run into any difficulties throughout the lessons, click on the link "Lesson Question!" This link will open up to a wikispace where you may post questions to a forum. To view the rubrics for the assignments within each lesson, click on the "Discussion Rubrics" link. Last, for educators, a teachers resources page has been provided for those seeking more information about this unit. To begin, click on the link for lesson one on the left side of the webpage. Please visit the links in chronological order.