A graduate of a practical nursing education program shall be able to:

1. (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. (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:

   1. (A) collecting data concerning the biologic and psychosocial needs of individual clients along the wellness/illness continuum;
   2. (B) implementing therapeutic nursing measures to maintain, promote, and restore optimum health to clients within the established plan of care;
   3. (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;
   4. (D) using ethical decision making and judgment in providing care;
3. (3) Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions, using observations and data collection to recommend changes in the plan of care;
4. (4) Perform appropriate data collection to monitor client status in response to alterations in health, treatment of health problems, and therapeutic nursing interventions;
5. (5) Recognize and report deviations from expected responses to alterations in health status or in the treatment of health problems;
6. (6) Intervene appropriately in emergency situations;
7. (7) Interact effectively with clients, families, and health team members through appropriate verbal, nonverbal, and written communications;
8. (8) Implement the care of groups of clients, using appropriate principles of priority setting, time management, and delegation;
9. (9) Utilize resources and the environment of care effectively to meet client needs and attain expected outcomes of care; and
10. (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)