Pharmacology
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NCLEX-RN
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Management of Care
- All of Management of Care
- Advance directives, self-determination and life planning
- Patient advocacy
- Assignment, delegation and supervision
- Case management
- Patient rights
- Interprofessional team collaboration
- Nursing management principles
- Confidentiality and information security
- Continuity and coordination of care
- Prioritization of patient care
- Ethical nursing practice
- Informed consent
- Healthcare information technology
- Legal rights and nursing responsibilities
- Quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
- Referrals and community resources
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Safety and Infection Prevention and Control
- All of Safety and Infection Prevention and Control
- Accident, error and injury prevention
- Emergency response plans
- Ergonomic principles and safe patient handling
- Handling hazardous and infectious materials
- Home safety
- Incident reporting, errors and near misses
- Safe use of medical equipment
- Healthcare security plans
- Standard precautions, transmission-based precautions and surgical asepsis
- Restraints and other safety devices
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Health Promotion and Maintenance
- All of Health Promotion and Maintenance
- Aging and age-related changes
- Antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum and newborn care
- Developmental stages and life transitions
- Health promotion and disease prevention
- Health screening
- High-risk health behaviors
- Lifestyle choices
- Self-care and independent health management
- Physical assessment techniques
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Psychosocial Integrity
- All of Psychosocial Integrity
- Abuse and neglect
- Behavioral interventions
- Substance use disorders and other dependencies
- Coping mechanisms
- Crisis intervention
- Cultural awareness and influences on health
- End-of-life care
- Family dynamics
- Grief and loss
- Mental health concepts
- Religious and spiritual influences on healthcare
- Sensory and perceptual alterations
- Stress management
- Patient support systems
- Therapeutic communication
- Therapeutic environments
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Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
- All of Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
- Medication adverse effects, contraindications, side effects and interactions
- Blood and blood products
- Central venous access devices
- Medication dosage calculations
- Expected medication actions and outcomes
- Medication administration
- Parenteral and intravenous therapies
- Pharmacological pain management
- Total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
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Reduction of Risk Potential
- All of Reduction of Risk Potential
- Changes and abnormalities in vital signs
- Diagnostic tests
- Laboratory values
- Risks of alterations in body systems
- Complications of diagnostic tests, treatments and procedures
- Complications of surgical procedures and health alterations
- System-specific assessments
- Therapeutic procedures
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NCLEX-PN
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Coordinated Care
- All of Coordinated Care
- Advance directives and end-of-life decisions
- Patient advocacy and patient rights
- Assignment, delegation, and supervision of assistive personnel
- Interprofessional collaboration
- Nursing care plans and coordinated interventions
- Principles of management and supervision
- Confidentiality, privacy, and HIPAA
- Continuity of care, discharge, and handoff reports
- Prioritization of nursing care
- Ethical nursing practice
- Informed consent and refusal of treatment
- Electronic documentation and healthcare information technology
- Legal responsibilities and LPN/LVN scope of practice
- Quality improvement and reporting unsafe practices
- Referrals and community resources
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Safety and Infection Prevention and Control
- All of Safety and Infection Prevention and Control
- Accident, error, and injury prevention
- Fall prevention and patient identification
- Emergency response, fire safety, and disaster procedures
- Body mechanics, ergonomics, and safe transfers
- Hazardous and infectious material handling
- Home safety and patient education
- Restraints, seclusion, and alternative safety measures
- Incident and near-miss reporting
- Safe use of medical equipment
- Healthcare security and emergency alerts
- Standard precautions and hand hygiene
- Contact, Droplet, and Airborne precautions
- PPE selection, donning, and doffing
- Medical and surgical asepsis
- Sterile fields, sharps safety, and needlestick prevention
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Health Promotion and Maintenance
- All of Health Promotion and Maintenance
- Normal aging and age-related changes
- Antepartum care and prenatal health
- Labor, childbirth, and maternal monitoring
- Postpartum and newborn nursing care
- Community health resources
- Health-history collection and baseline physical data
- Growth and developmental milestones
- Immunizations and vaccine safety
- Health screening and early detection
- Disease prevention and health education
- High-risk behaviors and substance-use prevention
- Nutrition, exercise, and healthy lifestyle choices
- Reproductive health and family planning
- Self-care, independence, and activities of daily living
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Psychosocial Integrity
- All of Psychosocial Integrity
- Abuse, neglect, and safeguarding
- Behavioral management and de-escalation
- Coping mechanisms and defense mechanisms
- Crisis intervention and suicide prevention
- Cultural awareness and individualized care
- End-of-life support and palliative care
- Grief, loss, and bereavement
- Mental health concepts and psychiatric disorders
- Religious and spiritual needs
- Sensory and perceptual disturbances
- Stress management
- Substance-use disorders, withdrawal, and overdose
- Therapeutic communication
- Therapeutic environments and patient support systems
- Cognitive impairment, dementia, and delirium
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Basic Care and Comfort
- All of Basic Care and Comfort
- Assistive devices, including canes, walkers, and crutches
- Bowel and bladder elimination
- Urinary incontinence, retention, and catheter care
- Mobility, immobility, positioning, and range-of-motion exercises
- Pressure injury prevention and skin integrity
- Nonpharmacological comfort and pain management
- Nutrition, hydration, and feeding assistance
- Enteral feeding and aspiration prevention
- Personal hygiene and activities of daily living
- Postmortem care
- Rest and sleep promotion
- Care of patients with visual or hearing impairment
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Pharmacological Therapies
- All of Pharmacological Therapies
- Medication adverse effects, side effects, contraindications, and interactions
- Dosage calculations and medication mathematics
- Expected medication actions and therapeutic outcomes
- Rights of medication administration and medication reconciliation
- Oral, topical, inhaled, and injectable medications
- Insulin administration and blood glucose monitoring
- IV medication administration and infusion monitoring
- Medication administration through feeding tubes
- Pharmacological pain management
- High-alert medications and medication safety
- Medication classes and major drug-specific nursing considerations
- Blood product transfusion monitoring and recognizing reactions
- Patient-controlled analgesia and other pain-control devices
- Medication education and monitoring adherence
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Reduction of Risk Potential
- All of Reduction of Risk Potential
- Abnormal vital signs and changes from baseline
- Diagnostic tests, including ECGs and imaging
- Laboratory values and interpretation
- Electrolyte abnormalities and clinical warning signs
- Neurological and circulatory assessments
- Risk factors for complications in body systems
- Complications of diagnostic tests and invasive procedures
- Surgical and postoperative complications
- Specimen collection and point-of-care testing
- Urinary catheter and nasogastric tube procedures
- Peripheral IV and central-line monitoring
- Therapeutic procedures and patient preparation
- Prevention of DVT, aspiration, and other common complications
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