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This course has 16 topics. Open practice to work through them in the NCLEX workspace.
course outline
- Entry-level practice activities
- Assess psychosocial factors influencing care and plan interventions (e.g., occupational, spiritual, environmental, financial)
- Assess client for abuse or neglect and report, intervene and/or escalate
- Assess client for substance misuse and/or toxicities and intervene as appropriate (e.g., dependency, withdrawal)
- Provide care and education for acute and chronic psychosocial health issues (e.g., addictions/dependencies, depression, dementia, eating disorders)
- Promote a therapeutic environment
- Incorporate client cultural practices and beliefs when planning and providing care
- Provide end-of-life care and education to clients
- Assess the potential for violence and use safety precautions
- Assess client support system to aid in plan of care
- Assess client’s ability to cope with life changes and provide support
- Use therapeutic communication techniques
- Incorporate behavioral management techniques when caring for a client
- Recognize nonverbal cues to physical and/or psychological stressors
- Provide appropriate care for a client experiencing visual, auditory and/or cognitive alterations
- Provide care for a client experiencing grief or loss