Professional Nursing Practice

Domains, Definitions, and Recipients of Care

Describe professional nursing practice in terms of domain, definitions, and recipients of care.

Scopes of Practice in Nursing

Compare the different scopes of practice available to professional nurses.

Impact of Changes in Health Care on Nursing

Analyze the effect of expanding technology and knowledge, changing populations, consumerism, and evolving health care systems on professional nursing practice.

Critical Thinking and Patient-Centered Care

Describe the role of critical thinking skills and use of the nursing process to provide patient-centered care.

Standardized Nursing Terminologies

Explain how standardized nursing terminologies for nursing diagnoses, patient outcomes, and nursing interventions can be used and linked.

Informatics and Technology in Nursing

Evaluate the role of informatics and technology in nursing practice.

Evidence-Based Practice

Apply concepts of evidence-based practice to nursing practice.

Safety and Quality Improvement

Discuss the role of integrating safety and quality improvement processes into nursing practice.

Delegation in Nursing Practice

Explore the role of the professional nurse in delegating care to licensed practical/vocational nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel.

Advanced practice nurse (APN  

case management 

clinical (critical) pathway

clinical reasoning

collaborative problems

concept map

critical thinking

delegation

electronic health record (EHR)

evidence-based practice (EBP)

Healthy People

nursing informatics

nursing process

telehealth

unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)

The main Objective 

PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE

– Domain of Nursing Practice

– Nursing’s View of Humanity

– Definitions of Nursing

– Scope of Nursing Practice

INFLUENCES ON PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE

– Complex Health Care Environments

– Influences on Health Care Systems

– Supporting Professional Practice

PATIENT-CENTERED CARE

– Delivery of Nursing Care

– Continuum of Patient Care

– Critical Thinking

– Nursing Process

– Standardized Nursing Terminologies

– Nursing Care Plans

INFORMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY

• Information and Technology in Practice
• Clinical Information Systems and Electronic Health Records
• Nursing Informatics
• Computer Languages
• Telehealth

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

• Steps of EBP Process
• Implementing EBP

SAFETY AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

• National Patient Safety Goals

TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION

Coordinating Care Among Health Care Team Members

Interdisciplinary Team Members