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=== Safe and Effective Care Environment ===

'''Coordinated Care.''' The largest single subcategory on the PN exam. It covers collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, assignment and supervision of unlicensed assistive personnel, receiving and clarifying delegated tasks, advance directives, advocacy, informed consent, confidentiality and HIPAA, ethical practice, legal responsibilities and scope of practice, resource management, continuity of care and handoff, quality improvement, and the chain of command. See [[LPN Delegation and Reporting]] and [[LPN Scope of Practice]].

'''Safety and Infection Prevention and Control.''' Accident and injury prevention, fall precautions, standard precautions and transmission based precautions, surgical asepsis, handling hazardous and infectious materials, home safety, emergency response and disaster planning, ergonomic principles, reporting of incidents and errors, restraints and safety devices, and security plans.