Safe and Effective Care Environment
This section makes up approximately 32% of the test questions! It is divided into two parts:
- Management of Care
- Safety and Infection Control
Per the NCLEX-RN test plan:
- Management of Care may include topics such as
- Advance Directives/Self-Determination
- Life Planning
- Advocacy
- Case Management
- Client Rights
- Collaboration with Interdisciplinary Team
- Concepts of Management
- Confidentiality/Information Security
- Continuity of Care
- Assignment, Delegation and Supervision
- Establishing Priorities
- Ethical Practice
- Informed Consent
- Information Technology
- Legal Rights and Responsibilities
- Organ Donation
- Performance Improvement (Quality Improvement)
- Referrals
- Safety and Infection Control may include topics such as:
- Accident/Error/Injury Prevention
- Emergency Response Plan
- Ergonomic Principles
- Handling Hazardous and Infectious Materials
- Home Safety
- Reporting of Incident/Event/Irregular Occurrence/Variance
- Safe Use of Equipment
- Security Plan
- Standard Precautions/Transmission-Based Precautions
- Surgical Asepsis
- Use of Restraints/Safety Devices
- These are just some ideas of topics to study for the NCLEX-RN
REFERENCE:
https://www.ncsbn.org/RN_Test_Plan_2016_Final.pdf