Educational outcomes

A graduate of a practical nursing education program shall be able to: (1) Perform the duties and responsibilities of the licensed practical nurse within the framework of the Nurse Practice Act, Chapter 378 of the Connecticut General Statutes; (2) Apply nursing principles and theories in the implementation of the plan of care for clients under the direction of and in collaboration with the registered nurse by: (A) collecting data concerning the biologic and psychosocial needs of individual clients along the wellness/illness continuum; (B) implementing therapeutic nursing measures to maintain, promote, and restore optimum health to clients within the established plan of care; (C) performing therapeutic nursing interventions based on principles from the biophysical and behavioral sciences, adapting these to the individual needs of clients as members of families and community systems; (D) using ethical decision making and judgment in providing care; (3) Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions, using observations and data collection to recommend changes in the plan of care; (4) Perform appropriate data collection to monitor client status in response to alterations in health, treatment of health problems, and therapeutic nursing interventions; (5) Recognize and report deviations from expected responses to alterations in health status or in the treatment of health problems; (6) Intervene appropriately in emergency situations; (7) Interact effectively with clients, families, and health team members through appropriate verbal, nonverbal, and written communications; (8) Implement the care of groups of clients, using appropriate principles of priority setting, time management, and delegation; (9) Utilize resources and the environment of care effectively to meet client needs and attain expected outcomes of care; and (10) Demonstrate individual accountability by acting as an advocate for health care consumers and by maintaining accepted standards of care for a practical nurse.