Delegation

Ear

Responsibilities of the RN versus LPN versus Nursing Assistant

Evaluation tests, otitis externa, middle ear, Ménière’s disease & mastoiditis

Emergency Care

Endocrine Care

Triage, ABCD & AVPU assessment, trauma, poisoning, snake bites & air embolism

Wounds, fractures, asphyxiation, tourniquet & terrorism - biological, chemical & radioactive

Autocrine & paracrine hormones, hypothalamus & pituitary hormones, diabetes insipidus & syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone

Thyroid hormones, hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's disease, myxedema, hyperthyroidism, goiter, Graves' disease, thyroid storm & thyroidectomy

Endocrine & exocrine secretions, diabetes mellitus, glucose tests, insulin, hyperglycemia & hypoglycemia

Hypoparathyroidism, Trousseau's sign, Chvostek's sign, hyperparathyroidism, Conn's syndrome, pheochromocytoma, Addison's disease, Cushing's disease & sex hormones

Eye

Gastrointestinal

Cataracts, glaucoma & ophthalmic medications

 Retinal disorders, macular degeneration, refractory, hordeolum, conjunctivitis & uveitis

General, nutrition, examination, stool sampling, esophageal disorders, GERD, hiatal hernia & clostridium difficile

Peptic ulcer disease, nasogastric tubing, pyloroplasty, dumping syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disorders, Crohn's disease & ulcerative colitis

Colonoscopy, ileostomy, diverticular disease, hemorrhoids, appendicitis, peritonitis, acute pancreatitis, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis & intestinal obstruction

Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E, G & cirrhosis

Immunology

Infections – Prevention & Control

Hematopoiesis, erythropoiesis, granulocytes, agranulocytes & anemia

Sickle cell, polycythemia vera, leukemia, thrombocytopenia, hemophilia & cancer stages

Lyme disease, systemic lupus erythrematosus, latex allergies, common drugs & immune response

Chain of infection, standard precautions, chicken pox, diphtheria, pertussis, rubella, rubeola, scarlet fever, mononucleosis, mumps & tonsillitis

Hospital-acquired infections, risk factors, immunity, stages of infections & modes of transmission

Tuberculosis, hepatitis A / B / C / D / E, lyme,  AIDS, side effect to antibiotics

Integumentary

Laboratory Values

Skin structure, functions, assessment, psoriasis, tumors & lesions

Pressure ulcers, burns, fluid therapy, lyme disease, shingles, cryosurgery

Wounds, phases of healing, dressings, drains, hot & cold temperature applications

Hematocrit, potassium, magnesium, troponin, BNP, SGOT, amylase, PSA & ALP

pH, acid-base, bilirubin, calcium, chloride, cholesterol, Coombs', CRP & creatinine

Maternal – Antepartal

Maternal – Intrapartal

Pelvis types, the ovarian cycle, Nägele’s rule, signs of pregnancy & safe passage

Fetal development, contraction test, biophysical profile, McDonald’s method & amniocentesis

Preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, ectopic pregnancy, abrupto placenta & abortions

The stages of labor, dystocia & prolapsed cord

Abruptio placenta, placenta previa, precipitous labor, episiotomy & cesarean delivery

Maternal – Postpartal

Musculoskeletal

Rubin’s 3 phases, postpartum assessment, postpartum depression, uterine atony & lochia

Colostrum, mastitis, perineal tears, thrombophlebitis & rubella vaccine

Physical assessment, fractures & traction

Joint injuries, fat embolisms, joint diseases, osteoporosis, Paget's disease & osteomyelitis

Carpel tunnel syndrome, gout, scleroderma, phantom limb, common drugs, bone biopsy, crutches & walkers

Psychiatric

Neonatal

Dissociative identity disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, phobic disorder, post traumatic stress disorder & somatoform disorder

Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, substance abuse & depression

Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, communication techniques, attention deficit disorder, autism, conduct disorder & oppositional disorder

Respiratory distress syndrome, phototherapy, apgar score, circumcision

Neoplastic Disorders

Renal

Tissue of origin, malignant, Hodgkin's, leukemia, breast & ovarian cancer

 Gastrointestinal tract cancers, laryngeal cancer, prostatectomy & bone marrow transplants

Physiology, acute & chronic glomerulonephritis, good pasture syndrome & polycystic kidney disease

Acute & chronic renal failure, peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis

Cancer, transplant, cystitis, urinary incontinence, urolithiasis, prostatitis & epididymitis

Respiratory

Metabolic alkalosis, Allen's test, sleep apnea & lung sounds

Sinusitis, COPD, pneumonia, TB, cystic fibrosis & histoplasmosis

Epistaxis, pneumonia, tracheostomy, mechanical ventilator & lung cancer