THEORIES CONCEPTS PRINCIPLES PROCESSES IN NURSINGG PRACTICE I I.

SAFE AND QUALITY CARE, HHEALTHH EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION & TEAMWORK a. The Nursing process b. Basic Nursing skills a. Admission and discharge b. Vital signs c. Physical examination and health assessment d. Administration of medications e. Asepsis and infection control f. First aid measures g. Wound care h. Peri-operative care post-mortem care c. Measures to meet physiological needs a. Oxygenation b. Nutrition c. Activity, rest and sleep d. Fluid and electrolyte balance e. Urinary elimination f. Bowel elimination g. Safety, comfort and hygiene h. Mobility and immobility d. Health education a. Teaching and learning principles in the care of clients b. Health education in all levels c. Discharge planning e. Communication a. Dynamics and communication b. Nurse-client relationship c. Professional-professional relationship d. Therapeutic use of self e. Use of information technology f. Collaboration and teamwork a. Networking b. Inter-agency partnership c. Teamwork strategies d. Nursing and partnership with other professions and agencies II. a. ETHICO-MORAL RESPONSIBILITY AND LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY Bioethical principles i. Beneficence ii. Non-malfescence iii. Justice iv. Autonomy v. Stewardship

vi. vii. viii. ix. b. c. d. Patients Bill of Rights Code of Ethics in Nursing Legal Responsibility i. ii. iii.

Truth telling Confidentiality Privacy Informed consent

Legal aspects in the practice of nursing The Philippine Nursing Act of 2002 (RA 9173) Related laws affecting the practice of nursing

III. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT a. Historical perspective in nursing b. Nursing as a profession c. Theoretical foundation of nursing applied in health care situations d. Continuing professional education e. Professional organizations in nursing f. The nurse in health care i. 11 Key areas of responsibility ii. Fields of nursing iii. Roles and functions IV. MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT a. Theories and principles of management b. Nursing administration and management c. Theories, principles and styles of leadership d. Concepts and principles of organization e. Patient care classification f. Nursing care systems g. Delegation and accountability h. Records management i. Anecdotal report ii. Incident report iii. Memorandum iv. Hospital manual v. Documentation vi. Endorsement and end-of-shift report vii. Referral V. a. b. c. d. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND RESEARCH Standards of nursing practice Nursing audit Accreditation/certification in nursing practice Quality assurance

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Research i. Problem identification ii. Ethics and science of research iii. The scientific approach iv. Research process v. Research designs and methodology

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Qualitatitive Quantitative

vi. Utilization and dissemination of research findings THEORIES CONCEPTS PRINCIPLES PROCESSES IN NURSING PRACTICE II VI. SAFE AND QUALITY CARE, HEALTH EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION & TEAMWORK g. Principles and standards of CN h. Levels of care i. Types of clientele j. Health care delivery system k. PC as a strategy l. Family-based nursing services (family health nursing process) m. Population group-based nursing services n. Community-based nursing services/community health nursing process o. Community organizing p. Public health programs VII. a. b. c. d. e. RESEARC AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT Research in the community National health situation Vital statistics Epidemiology Demography

VIII. MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT a. Field health services and information system b. Target-setting c. Environmental sanitation IX. ETHICO-MORAL RESPONSIBILITY AND LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY a. Socio-cultural values, beliefs and practices of individuals, families, groups and communities b. Code of ethics for government workers c. WHO, DOH, LGU policies on health d. Local government code e. Issues X. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

a. Self-assessment of CN competencies, importance, methods and tools b. Strategies and methods of updating ones self, enhancing competence in community health nursing and related areas NURSING PRACTICE III, IV, V I. SAFE AND QUALITY CARE, HEALTH EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION & TEAMWORK PART 1. a. Client in Pain b. Peri-operative care c. Alterations in human functioning i. Disturbances in oxygenation ii. Disturbance in metabolic and endocrine functioning iii. Disturbances in elimination PART 2. a. Alterations in Human Functioning i. Disturbances in fluids and electrolytes ii. Inflammatory and infectious disturbances iii. Disturbances in immunologic functioning iv. Disturbances in cellular functioning b. Client in Biologic crisis c. Emergency and disaster nursing PART 3. a. Disturbances in Perception and coordination i. Neurologic disorders ii. Sensory disorders iii. Muskulo-skeletal disorders iv. Degenerative disorders b. Maladaptive patterns of behaviour i. Anxiety response and anxiety related disorders ii. Psychophysiologic responses, somatoform and sleep disorders iii. Abuse and violence iv. Emotional responses and mood disorders v. Schizophrenia and other psychotic and mood disorders vi. Social responses and personality disorders vii. Substance related disorders viii. Eating disorders ix. Sexual disorders

x. children and adolescents II. a. b. c. d. III. a. b.

Emotional disorders of infants,

COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION AND TEAMWORK Team approach Referral Network/linkage Therapeutic communication

ETHICO-MORAL-LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY Confidentiality Clients rights i. Informed consent ii. Refusal to take medications, treatment and admission procedures c. Nursing accountability, liability d. Documentation/charting e. Culture sensitivity IV. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT a. Nurse-client relationship b. Continuing education V. a. b. RESEARCH AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT Evidence-based practice Standards of safe practice

VI. MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT AND RECORD MANAGEMENT a. Patient safety b. Standards of documentation