Learn/NCLEX/Syllabus/Basic Care and ComfortStudy this course in LearnPractice opens in your NCLEX workspace after you sign in. Questions and lecture notes stay there.Practice this courseOpen lecture notesOfficial rules, eligibility, and dates stay on the NCLEX guide.course outlineEntry-level practice activitiesAssess client performance of activities of daily living and assist when neededProvide client nutrition through tube feedingsPerform irrigations (e.g., of bladder, ear, eye)Assist client to compensate for a physical or sensory impairment (e.g., assistive devices, positioning)Perform skin assessment and implement measures to maintain skin/tissue integrityAssess and manage client with an alteration in bowel and bladder eliminationApply, maintain or remove orthopedic devicesMaintain client dignity and privacy during careProvide nonpharmacological comfort measuresEvaluate the client's nutritional status and intervene as neededAssess client’s sleep/rest pattern and intervene as neededEvaluate client’s intake and output and intervene as neededImplement measures to promote circulation (e.g., active or passive range of motion, positioning and mobilization)Assess client for pain and intervene as appropriateRecognize complementary therapies and identify potential benefits and contraindications (e.g., aromatherapy, acupressure, supplements)
