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Compare and contrast the historical role of nursing and the current
functions of the Licensed Practical Nurse. (I)
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| 2.
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Describe the current role of the Licensed Practical Nurse in the acute
care setting. (I)
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| 3.
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Demonstrate nursing consistent with the current role of Licensed
Practical Nurse. (I)
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| 4.
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Describe the pathophysiology associated with specific Medical-Surgical
health problems. (II)
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| 5.
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Explain pathophysiology involved with selected patients. (II)
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| 6.
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Formulate and use a plan of nursing care, based on the nursing
process, for selected patients. (III)
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| 7.
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Describe and demonstrate the specific skills involved with a total
patient assessment. (IV)
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| 8.
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Describe principles and rationale for specific nursing procedures and
perform them safely. (IV)
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| 9.
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Describe the Licensed Practical Nurse's role in patient education and
participate in health promotion/patient education programs. (IV)
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| 10.
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Explain age-related factors regarding provision of nursing care and
incorporate them into specific nursing plan of care. (V)
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| 11.
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Explain therapeutic communication and use those skills in the clinical
setting. (VI)
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| 12.
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Describe basic principles related to safe administration of
medications, including knowledge of common drug categories. (VII)
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Administer medications to patients in a consistently safe manner.
(VII)
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| 14.
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Describe legal/ethical issues in contemporary nursing and identify
them in the clinical setting. (VIII)
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| 15.
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Describe special needs of diverse population groups and address
specific needs in the clinical setting. (IX)
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| 16.
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Describe nursing skills associated with emergency health problems and
utilize those skills in clinical emergency situations. (X)
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| 17.
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List principles of nutrition and apply them to specific patients. (XI)
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| 18.
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Describe the role of the Licensed Practical Nurse in Intravenous
Therapy and demonstrate calculation of flow rate and assessing
patients response in the clinical setting. (XII)
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| 19.
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Describe nursing principles related to pre-operative and
post-operative patients and apply them in the clinical setting. (XIII)
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