You are a family nurse practitioner working in an outpatient primary care office of a large hospital system. The practice has been operating for over 15 years, and many of the administrative and clinical staff were hired when the practice opened. You have been in the practice for less than 3 months. In that short […]

   Exercise 5.3: Journal Article Analysis – 65 Points Getting Started    Directions:   Read the article. Then, respond to each question in one or two sentences (5   points each –  0 if skipped, 3 if   reasonable attempt but inaccurate or missed the point of the question; 4 if   basically correct but with something erroneous, 5 […]

You have two very ill patients this week, and each of them presents a very complicated case. First, you have a patient with an ongoing problem that has resisted diagnosis. He was enroute to an evaluation with a neurologist, but on the way to the hospital suddenly fell into a coma (a state of involuntary […]

Answer questions APA style 2 Reference Cover page  1. Describe the organizational characteristics of the facility in which you currently have a clinical assignment. Include the following: a. Type of organization b. Overall climate of the facility  c. How the organization is structured  d. Formal and informal goals and processes of the organization  2. Why […]

  L.N. is a 49-year-old white woman with a history of type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and migraine headaches. The patient was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 9 years ago when she presented with mild polyuria and polydipsia. L.N. is 5′4″ and has always been on the large side, with her weight fluctuating between 165 […]