NCLEX RN TEST PLAN
1.4 major client needs categories: 1. safe & effective care environment
2. health promotion & maintenance
3. psychosocial integrity
4. physiological integrity
2.safe & effective care environment: The nurse promotes achievement of
client outcomes by providing and directing nursing care that enhances
the care delivery setting in order to protect clients and health care
personnel.
3.health promotion & maintenance: The nurse provides and directs
nursing care of the client that incorporates the knowledge of expected
growth and development principles; prevention and/or early detection
of health problems, and strategies to achieve optimal health.
4.psychosocial integrity: The nurse provides and directs nursing care
that pro- motes and supports the emotional, mental and social well-
being of the client experiencing stressful events, as well as clients with
acute or chronic mental illness.
5.physiological integrity: The nurse promotes physical health and
wellness by providing care and comfort, reducing client risk potential
and managing health alterations.
6.6 subcategories: 1. Management of Care
2.Safety and Infection Control
3.Basic Care and Comfort
4.Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
5.Reduction of Risk Potential
6.Physiological Adaptation
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, 7.Management of Care: providing and directing nursing care that
enhances the care delivery setting to protect clients and health care
personnel.
8.Safety and Infection Control: protecting clients and health care
personnel from health and environmental hazards.
9.Basic Care and Comfort: providing comfort and assistance in the
performance of activities of daily living.
10.Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies: providing care related to
the ad- ministration of medica- tions and parenteral therapies.
11.Reduction of Risk Potential: reducing the likelihood that clients will
develop complications or health problems related to existing
conditions, treatments or pro- cedures.
12.Physiological Adaptation: managing and providing care for clients
with acute, chronic or life threatening physical health conditions.
13.integrated processes: nursing
process caring
communication/documentation
teaching/learning
culture/spirituality
14.nursing process: a scientific, clinical reasoning approach to client
care that includes assessment, analysis, planning, implementation
and evaluation
15.caring: interaction of the nurse and client in an atmosphere of
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1.4 major client needs categories: 1. safe & effective care environment
2. health promotion & maintenance
3. psychosocial integrity
4. physiological integrity
2.safe & effective care environment: The nurse promotes achievement of
client outcomes by providing and directing nursing care that enhances
the care delivery setting in order to protect clients and health care
personnel.
3.health promotion & maintenance: The nurse provides and directs
nursing care of the client that incorporates the knowledge of expected
growth and development principles; prevention and/or early detection
of health problems, and strategies to achieve optimal health.
4.psychosocial integrity: The nurse provides and directs nursing care
that pro- motes and supports the emotional, mental and social well-
being of the client experiencing stressful events, as well as clients with
acute or chronic mental illness.
5.physiological integrity: The nurse promotes physical health and
wellness by providing care and comfort, reducing client risk potential
and managing health alterations.
6.6 subcategories: 1. Management of Care
2.Safety and Infection Control
3.Basic Care and Comfort
4.Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
5.Reduction of Risk Potential
6.Physiological Adaptation
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, 7.Management of Care: providing and directing nursing care that
enhances the care delivery setting to protect clients and health care
personnel.
8.Safety and Infection Control: protecting clients and health care
personnel from health and environmental hazards.
9.Basic Care and Comfort: providing comfort and assistance in the
performance of activities of daily living.
10.Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies: providing care related to
the ad- ministration of medica- tions and parenteral therapies.
11.Reduction of Risk Potential: reducing the likelihood that clients will
develop complications or health problems related to existing
conditions, treatments or pro- cedures.
12.Physiological Adaptation: managing and providing care for clients
with acute, chronic or life threatening physical health conditions.
13.integrated processes: nursing
process caring
communication/documentation
teaching/learning
culture/spirituality
14.nursing process: a scientific, clinical reasoning approach to client
care that includes assessment, analysis, planning, implementation
and evaluation
15.caring: interaction of the nurse and client in an atmosphere of
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