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nnneeds."
2. "I nnutilize nndatabases nnin nnthe nnhealth nncare nnsetting nnto nninput nnclient nninformation
nnsuch nnas nnskin nncondition."
3. "I nnuse nnemail nnover nnthe nnInternet nnto nncorrespond nnwith nnclients nnand nnprovide nninformation."
4. "I nncan nnuse nnsoftware nnapplications nnsuch nnas nnword nnprocessing, nnspreadsheets, nn and
nnpresentations."
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nnNursing/Integrated nnConcepts: nnNursing nnProcess:
nnPlanning nnLearning nnOutcome:
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nnMCSA
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2. "I nnutilize nndatabases nnin nnthe nnhealth nncare nnsetting nnto nninput nnclient nninformation
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