Sec.20-90-56. 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.

(Effective November 29, 1983; Amended May 4, 2004)