L1 & L2 Updated NMNEC Concept are Available for NMNEC Faculty

Updated Level 1 Concepts	Updates/Changes in addition to the addition of a ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Considerations’ section and updating of citations & references]
Comfort	Concept rewritten to be broader in scope (previously focused only on pain and nausea)   Required Medications with Concept added.   Previous detailed content on pain and nausea exemplars pulled out into a teaching resource document: Comfort.Teaching Information on Required Exemplars of Pain and Nausea.01.18.24
Communication
Elimination	Definition updated.   Required Medications with Concept added.
Evidence	Updated in January 2022 – Not part of the 2022-2023 Concept Reviews
Health Care Law
Nutrition	Required Medications with Concept added.
Professional Identity
Safety

Updated Level 2 Concepts	Updates/Changes in addition to the addition of a ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Considerations’ section and updating of citations & references]
Culture
Functional Ability	Interrelated concepts updated.
Health Disparities
Health Promotion	Exemplars updated:   Added: For Primordial Prevention 1. Reduction of barriers to physical activity for children 2. Healthy sleep in children   For Primary Prevention Risk Reduction: 3. Helmet use in preventing head injuries (bicycling, ski/snowboard) (replaces Immunization clinics and hand washing – both covered in L1)
Patient Education
Reproduction	Required Medications with Concept added.
Sexuality	Language on sexuality updated. Required Medications with Concept added.
Spirituality
Thermoregulation

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All updated concept documents are available to NMNEC faculty for use starting in Summer or Fall 2024 in the faculty area of website under Concepts folder and in L1 and L2 folders.

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Remaining L1 and L2 concepts not in the above lists are in process of being updated and will be added when review process completed and approved.

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