MATH SKILLS

1. Medication Calculation
2. IV Formula manipulation
3. Percentage Solution problems

GENERAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SKILLS

1. Studying and test taking

   - advice
   
   

2. Digital Literacy

   - terms & processes

   - Kind of sources in CINAHL, ERIC, MEDLINE, PSYCLIT
   
   

3. Critical Thinking

   - definitions & behaviors

   - Errors of perception, judgement, reaction
   
   

4. Springboarding

   - process & value
   
   

5. Information Overload

   - consequences & management of sensory load
   
   

6. Time management
   
   
7. Scientific Writing

   - goals & methods
   
   

8. APA style

   - in paper & in Bib.

    

PROFESSIONAL ACTIONS

1. Professional Caring

   - characteristics
   
   

2. Diversity Appreciation

   - questions to include in interview
   
   

3. Legal aspects of nursing

   - informed consent

   - Terms: abandonment, assault, battery, libel, slander, DNR order

   - Patient Rights & Responsibilities
   
   

4. Ethical aspects of nursing

   - r/t pain, r/t dying, accountability, advocacy, process of ethical decision making

   - Terms: beneficence, confidentiality, non-maleficence, veracity,
   
   

5. Professional Socialization

   - aspects & on-going responsibilities
   
   

6. Professional Role Behaviors

   - differentiate 5 types & recognize examples

    

IMPROVING HEALTH

1. Health Promotion

   - definitions & approaches & media problems
   
   

2. Levels of Prevention

   - recognize examples of the 3 types
   
   

3. Nursing Theories

   - definitions, major concepts, select theorists
   
   

4. Gordon's Functional Patterns

   - problems found in each pattern
   
   

5. Steps of the Nursing Process
   
   
6. Inquiry

   - types of questions & best types to use
   
   

7. Interviewing

   - objectives & Do's & Don'ts
   
   

8. Assessment

   - general & focused, subjective vs objectives cues
   
   

9. Nutritional Assessment

   - questions, the pyramid servings, 24-hour recall
   
   

10. NANDA

    - types of diagnoses & wording of 3 parts
    
    

11. 10 Rules of Nursing Diagnoses

    - recognize & correct errors
    
    

12. Use of Care Plan books

    - types of information included & selecting a correct diagnosis
    
    

13. 3-part Goal Writing

    - selection, wording, & measurement
    
    

14. Interventions & Rationale
    
    
15. Goal Evaluation
    
    
16. Plan Evaluation & Revision
    
    

PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION

1. The Health Care Team

   - nurse's role
   
   

2. Task groups

   - characteristics & member contributions
   
   

3. Verbal report

   - structure & language
   
   

4. Written documentation

   - DAR, SOAPIE
   
   

5. Terms

   - counter signing, signatures, charting by exception, variance, source record, acuity points, discharge sheet