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=== 4. Physiological Integrity ===

'''Basic Care and Comfort.''' Comfort and assistance in the performance of activities of daily living: assistive devices, elimination, mobility and immobility, nonpharmacological comfort interventions, nutrition and oral hydration, personal hygiene, and rest and sleep.

'''Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies.''' Administering medications and parenteral therapies: adverse effects, contraindications, interactions, blood and blood products, central venous access devices, dosage calculation, expected actions and outcomes, medication administration, parenteral and intravenous therapies, pharmacological pain management, and total parenteral nutrition.

'''Reduction of Risk Potential.''' Reducing the likelihood that clients will develop complications from existing conditions, treatments, or procedures: changes and abnormalities in vital signs, diagnostic tests, laboratory values, potential for alterations in body systems, potential for complications of diagnostic tests and treatments, potential for complications from surgical procedures and health alterations, system-specific assessments, and therapeutic procedures.

'''Physiological Adaptation.''' Managing and providing care for clients with acute, chronic, or life-threatening physical health conditions: alterations in body systems, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, hemodynamics, illness management, medical emergencies, pathophysiology, and unexpected response to therapies.