Management of Care

Safety & Infection Control

Health Promotion & Maintenance

Psychosocial Integrity

· Advance Directives/Self-Determination/Life Planning

· Advocacy

· Assignment, Delegation and Supervision

· Case Management

· Client Rights

· Collaboration

· Concepts of Management

· Confidentiality/Information Security

· Continuity of Care

· Establishing Priorities

· Ethical Practice

· Informed Consent

· Information Technology

· Legal Rights and Responsibilities

· Performance Improvement (QI)

· Referrals

· Accident/Error/Injury Prevention

· Emergency Response

· Handling Hazardous Waste

· Home Safety

· Ergonomic Principles

· Reporting of Incident/Event/Irregular Occurrence/Variance

· Safe Use of Equipment

· Security Plan

· Standard Precautions/ Transmission-Based Precautions/Surgical Asepsis

· Use of Restraints/Safety Devices

· Aging Process

· Ante/Intra/Postpartum and Newborn Care (OB)

· Developmental Stages and Transitions (PEDS)

· Health Promotion/Disease Prevention

· Health Screening

· High Risk Behaviors

· Lifestyle Choices

· Self-Care

· Techniques of Physical Assessment

· Abuse/Neglect

· Behavioral Intervention

· Chemical and Other Dependencies/Substance Use Disorder

· Coping Mechanisms

· Crisis Intervention

· Cultural Awareness/Cultural Influences on Health

· End of Life Care

· Family Dynamics

· Grief and Loss

· Mental Health Concepts

· Religious and Spiritual Influences on Health

· Sensory/Perceptual Alterations

· Stress Management

· Support Systems

· Therapeutic Communication

· Therapeutic Environment

· Basic Care & Comfort

Pharma-cological & Parental Therapies

Reduction of Risk Potential

Physiological Adaptation

· Assistive Devices

· Elimination

· Mobility/Immobility

· Non-Pharmacological Comfort Interventions

· Nutrition and Oral Hydration

· Personal Hygiene

· Rest and Sleep

· Adverse Effects/ Contraindications/Side Effects

· Blood and Blood Products

· Central Venous Access Devices

· Dosage Calculation

· Expected Actions/Outcomes

· Medication Administration

· Parenteral/Intravenous Therapies

· Pharmacological Pain Management

· Total Parenteral Nutrition

· Changes/Abnormalities in Vital Signs

· Diagnostic Tests

· Laboratory Values

· Potential for Alterations in Body Systems

· Potential for Complications of Diagnostic Tests/Treatments/ Procedures

· Potential for Complications

· from Surgical Procedures and

· Health Alterations

· System Specific Assessments

· Therapeutic Procedures

· Alterations in Body Systems

· Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances

· Hemodynamics

· Illness Management

· Medical Emergencies

· Pathophysiology

· Unexpected Response to Therapies