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Management of Care: NCLEX Cheat Sheets

Prioritization, delegation, legal rights, advance directives and ethics — the Management of Care topics that carry the most NCLEX weight.

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Management of CareSafety & Infection ControlHealth Promotion & MaintenancePsychosocial IntegrityBasic Care & ComfortPharmacological TherapiesReduction of Risk PotentialPhysiological Adaptation

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Acuity-Based AssignmentMatch pt complexity to skill Advance DirectivesClient's future-care wishes Care of Multiple ClientsSee most unstable first Delegation PrinciplesRN keeps assessment & teaching Delegation to LPN/LVNStable pts, reinforce teaching Delegation to UAPStable, predictable, routine tasks Do Not Resuscitate OrdersNo CPR/intubation if arrest Ethical PrinciplesAutonomy · Beneficence · Justice Ethical Principles (autonomy/beneficence)Autonomy = pt's right to choose Five Rights of DelegationTask, Circumstance, Person, Direction, Supervision HIPAA and ConfidentialityProtect health info → need-to-know Incident / Occurrence ReportQuality tool, not punishment Informed ConsentMD explains, nurse witnesses Informed ConsentProvider informs · nurse witnesses Informed Surgical ConsentMD explains; RN witnesses signature Living Will and Power of AttorneyWill = wishes, POA = decider Mandatory ReportingSuspected abuse → must report Maslow Hierarchy in NursingPhysiologic needs first Negligence and MalpracticeDuty-Breach-Harm-Causation Patient Bill of RightsRespect, info, refuse, privacy Prioritization (ABCs)Airway → Breathing → Circulation Priority-Setting FrameworksABC → Maslow → acute → safety RN vs LPN vs UAP ScopeWho can do what — delegation scope SBAR Handoff CommunicationSituation Background Assessment Recommendation SBAR Handoff CommunicationStructured nurse-to-provider report Scope of PracticeDefined by state Nurse Practice Act Time ManagementPrioritize, cluster, delegate Triage and PrioritizationABCs + Maslow first Triage PrinciplesSickest survivable treated first

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