RN Community Health Nursing REVIEW MODULE EDITION 8.0

ACTIVE LEARNING SCENARIOS AND APPLICATION EXERCISES Each chapter includes opportunities for you to test your knowledge and to practice applying that knowledge. Active Learning Scenario exercises pose a nursing scenario and then direct you to use an ATI Active Learning Template (included at the back of this book) to record the important knowledge a nurse should apply to the scenario. An example is then provided to which you can compare your completed Active Learning Template. The Application Exercises include NCLEX-style questions, such as multiple-choice and multiple-select items, providing you with opportunities to practice answering the kinds of questions you might expect to see on ATI assessments or the NCLEX. After the Application Exercises, an answer key is provided, along with rationales. NCLEX® CONNECTIONS To prepare for the NCLEX-RN, it is important to understand how the content in this Review Module is connected to the NCLEX-RN test plan. You can find information on the detailed test plan at the National Council of State Boards of Nursing’s website, . org. When reviewing content in this Review Module, regularly ask yourself, “How does this content fit into the test plan, and what types of questions related to this content should I expect?” To help you in this process, we’ve included NCLEX Connections at the beginning of each unit and with each question in the Application Exercises Answer Keys. The NCLEX Connections at the beginning of each unit point out areas of the detailed test plan that relate to the content within that unit. The NCLEX Connections attached to the Application Exercises Answer Keys demonstrate how each exercise fits within the detailed content outline. These NCLEX Connections will help you understand how the detailed content outline is organized, starting with major client needs categories and subcategories and followed by related content areas and tasks. The major client needs categories are: ◆ Safe and Effective Care Environment Ⓧ Management of Care Ⓧ Safety and Infection Control ◆ Health Promotion and Maintenance ◆ Psychosocial Integrity ◆ Physiological Integrity Ⓧ Basic Care and Comfort Ⓧ Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies Ⓧ Reduction of Risk Potential Ⓧ Physiological Adaptation An NCLEX Connection might, for example, alert you that content within a unit is related to: ◆ Safety and Infection Control Ⓧ Home Safety ⬛ Assess need for client home modifications. QSEN COMPETENCIES As you use the Review Modules, you will note the integration of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies throughout the chapters. These competencies are integral components of the curriculum of many nursing programs in the United States and prepare you to provide safe, high-quality care as a newly licensed nurse. Icons appear to draw your attention to the six QSEN competencies. Safety: The minimization of risk factors that could cause injury or harm while promoting quality care and maintaining a secure environment for clients, self, and others. Patient-Centered Care: The provision of caring and compassionate, culturally sensitive care that addresses clients’ physiological, psychological, sociological, spiritual, and cultural needs, preferences, and values. Evidence-Based Practice: The use of current knowledge from research and other credible sources, on which to base clinical judgment and client care. Informatics: The use of information technology as a communication and information-gathering tool that supports clinical decision-making and scientifically based nursing practice. Quality Improvement: Care related and organizational processes that involve the development and implementation of a plan to improve health care services and better meet clients’ needs. Teamwork and Collaboration: The delivery of client care in partnership with multidisciplinary members of the health care team to achieve continuity of care and positive client outcomes.