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    The document describes the scope of the Nursing Practice 1 exam which tests foundational nursing knowledge and skills. It covers 11 key areas: 1) personal and professional growth, 2) safe patient care, 3) health education, 4) ethics, 5) legal issues, 6) environmental management, 7) records management, 8) quality improvement, 9) research, 10) communication, and 11) collaboration. Specific topics include the nursing process, basic skills, teaching principles, ethical codes, documentation, and leadership.

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    PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION

    BOARD OF NURSING

    NURSING PRACTICE 1 (ONE)

    TEST DESCRIPTION:
    Theories, concepts, principles and processes basic to the practice of nursing with emphasis on
    health promotion and health maintenance. It includes basic nursing skills in the care of clients across age
    groups in any setting.
    Moreover, it encompasses the varied roles, functions and responsibilities of the professional nurse
    in varied health care settings.

    TEST SCOPE:
    I. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
    a. Historical perspectives in nursing
    b. Nursing as a profession
    c. Theoretical foundation of nursing applied in health care situations
    d. Continuing professional education
    e. Professional organizations in nursing
    f. The nurse in health care
    1. eleven key areas of responsibilities
    2. fields of nursing
    3. roles and functions

    II. SAFE AND QUALITY CARE


    a. The nursing process
    b. Basic nursing skills
    1. admission and discharge
    2. vital signs
    3. physical examination and health assessment
    4. administration of medications
    5. asepsis and infection control
    6. first aid measures
    7. wound care
    8. peri-operative care
    9. post-mortem care
    c. Measures to meet physiological need
    1. oxygenation
    2. nutrition
    3. activity, rest and sleep
    4. fluid and electrolyte balance
    5. urinary elimination
    6. bowel elimination
    7. safety, comfort and hygiene
    8. mobility an immobility

    III. HEALTH EDUCATION


    a. Teaching and learning principles in the care of clients
    b. Health education in all levels of care
    c. Discharge planning
    IV. ETHICO-MORAL RESPONSIBILITY
    a. Bioethical principles
    1. Beneficence
    2. Non-malesfescence
    3. Justice
    4. Autonomy
    5. Stewardship
    6. Truth telling
    7. Confidentiality
    8. Privacy
    9. Informed consent

    b. Patient’s Bill of Rights


    c. Code of Ethics in Nursing

    V. LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY
    a. Legal aspects in the practice of nursing
    b. The Philippine Nursing Law of 2002 (R.A. 9173)
    c. Related laws affecting the practice of nursing

    VI. MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES


    a. Theories and principles of management
    b. Nursing administration and management
    c. Theories, principles and styles of leadership
    d. Concepts and principles of organization
    e. Patient care classification
    f. Nursing care systems
    g. Delegation and accountability

    VII. RECORDS MANAGEMENT


    a. anecdotal report
    b. incident report
    c. memorandum
    d. hospital manual
    e. documentation
    f. endorsement and end-of-shift report
    g. referral

    VIII. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT


    a. standards of nursing practice
    b. nursing audit
    c. accreditation/ certification in nursing practice
    d. quality assurance

    IX. RESEARCH
    a. problem identification
    b. ethics and science of research
    c. the scientific approach
    d. research process
    e. research designs and methodology
    1. qualitative
    2. quantitative
    f. utilization and dissemination of research findings

    X. COMMUNICATION
    a. dynamics of communication
    b. nurse-client relationship
    c. professional-professional relationship
    d. therapeutic use of self
    e. use of information technology

    XI. COLLABORATON AND TEAMWORK


    a. Networking
    b. Inter-agency partnership
    c. Teamwork strategies
    d. Nursing and partnership with other professions and agencies
    PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION
    BOARD OF NURSING

    NURSING PRACTICE II (TWO)

    TEST DESCRIPTION:
    Theories, concepts, principles and processes in the care of individuals, families, groups and
    communities to promote health and prevent illness, and alleviate pain and discomfort, utilizing the
    nursing process as framework. This includes care of high risk and at-risk mothers, children and
    families during the various stages of the life cycle.

    TEST SCOPE:

    PART I: CHN

    I. Safe and Quality Care, Health Education, and Communication, Collaboration and Teamwork
    a. Principles and Standards of CHN
    b. Levels of Care
    c. Types of Clientele
    d. Health Care Delivery System
    e. PHC as a Strategy
    f. Family-based Nursing Services (Family Health Nursing Process)
    g. Population Group-based Nursing Services
    h. Community-based Nursing Services/ Community Health Nursing Process
    i. Community Organizing
    j. Public Health Programs

    II. Research and Quality Improvement


    a. Research in the Community
    b. National Health Situation
    c. Vital Statistics
    d. Epidemiology
    e. Demography

    III. Management of Resources and Environment and Records Management


    a. field health services and information system
    b. target-setting
    c. environmental sanitation

    IV. Ethico-Moral-Legal Responsibility


    a. socio-cultural values, beliefs, and practices of individuals, families, groups and
    communities.
    b. Code of ethics for government workers
    c. WHO, DOH, LGU policies on health
    d. Local Government Code
    e. Issues

    V. Personal and Professional Development


    a. Self-assessment of CHN competencies, importance, methods and tools
    b. Strategies and methods of updating one’s self, enhancing competence in community
    health nursing and related areas
    PART II: MCN

    I. Safe and Quality Care, Health Education, and Communication, Collaboration and Teamwork
    a. Principles and Theories of Growth and Development
    b. Nursing Care in the Different Stages of Growth and Development including
    1. nutrition
    2. safety
    3. language development
    4. discipline
    5. play
    6. immunization
    7. anticipatory guidance
    8. values formation

    c. Human Sexuality and Reproduction including Family Planning


    d. Nursing Care of Women during Normal Labor, Delivery and Postpartum
    e. Nursing Care of the Newborn
    1. APGAR scoring
    2. Newborn scoring
    3. Maintenance of body processes (oxygenation, temperature, etc.)

    f. Nursing Care of Women with complications of pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum
    period (High-risk conditions)
    g. Nursing Care of High-Risk Newborn
    1. Prematurity
    2. Congenital defects
    3. infections
    h. Nursing Care of Women with disturbances in reproduction and gynecology

    II. Research and Quality Improvement


    a. fertility statistics
    b. infant morbidity and mortality
    c. maternal mortality
    d. standards of maternal and child nursing practice

    III. Ethico-Moral-Legal Responsibility


    a. socio-cultural vales, beliefs, and practices of individuals, families related to MCN
    b. WHO, DOH, LGU policies on health of women and children
    c. Family Code
    d. Child and Youth Welfare Code
    e. Issues related to MCN

    IV. Personal and Professional Development


    a. Self-assessment of MCN competencies, importance, methods and tools
    b. Strategies and methods of updating one’s self, enhancing competence in MCN and
    related areas
    PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION
    BOARD OF NURSING

    NURSING PRACTICE III, IV and V (THREE, FOUR, and FIVE)

    TEST DESCRIPTION:

    Theories, concepts, principles and processes in the care of clients with altered health patterns,
    utilizing the nursing process and integrating the key areas of nursing competencies.

    TEST SCOPE:
    I. Safe and Quality Care, Health Education, Management of Environment and Resources, and
    Quality Improvement

    TEST III
    a. Client in Pain
    b. Perioperative Care
    c. Alterations in Human Functioning
    1. Disturbances in Oxygenation
    2. Disturbances in Metabolic and Endocrine Functioning
    3. Disturbances in Elimination

    TEST IV
    a. Alterations in Human Functioning
    1. Disturbances in fluids and electrolytes
    2. Inflammatory and Infectious Disturbances
    3. Disturbances in Immunologic Functioning
    4. Disturbances in Cellular Functioning
    b. Clients in Biologic Crisis
    c. Emergency and Disaster Nursing

    TEST IV
    a. Disturbances in Perception and coordination
    1. Neurologic disorders
    2. Sensory disorders
    3. Musculo-skeletal disorders
    4. Degenerative disorders
    b. Maladaptive Patterns of Behavior
    1. Anxiety Response and anxiety related disorders
    2. Psychophysiologic responses, somatoform and sleep disorders
    3. abuse and violence
    4. emotional response and mood disorders
    5. schizophrenia and other psychotic and mood disorders
    6. social responses and personality disorders
    7. substance related disorders
    8. eating disorders
    9. sexual disorders
    10. emotional disorders of infants, children and adolescents
    II. Personal and Professional Development
    a. nurse-client relationship
    b. continuing education

    III. Communication, Collaboration and Teamwork


    a. Team Approach
    b. Referral
    c. Network/ Linkage
    d. Therapeutic communication

    IV. Ethico-Moral-Legal Responsibility


    a. confidentiality
    b. client’s rights
    c. nursing accountability, liability
    d. documentation/ charting
    e. culture sensitivity

    V. Research and Quality Improvement


    a. evidenced-based practice
    b. standard of safe practice

    VI. Management of resources, Environment and Record Management


    a. Patient Safety
    b. Standards of Documentation

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