Renal System Review
251 11 Renal System Review DANGER SIGNALS Acute Pyelonephritis Patient presents with acute onset of high fever, chills, dysuria, frequency, and unilateral flank pain. The flank pain is described as…
Ethical Guidelines and Advanced Practice Law
463 26 Ethical Guidelines and Advanced Practice Law ETHICAL CONCEPTS Beneficence The obligation to help the patient—to remove harm, prevent harm, and promote good (“do no harm”). Acting in the…
Certification Exam Information
3 1 Certification Exam Information AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER www.nursecredentialing.org Credentials: FNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC Toll-Free Phone: (800) 284-2378 Mobile App: “MYANCC” (Apple Store/Google Play) Electronic Transcripts: aprnvalidation@ana.org The American Nurses Credentialing…
Pediatrics Review: School-Age Children (Including Preschool)
417 22 Pediatrics Review: School-Age Children (Including Preschool) DANGER SIGNALS Kawasaki Disease/Syndrome Onset of high fever (up to 104°F) and enlarged lymph nodes in the neck. Bright-red rash (more obvious…
Pediatrics Review: Toddlers (Ages 2 to 3 Years)
411 21 Pediatrics Review: Toddlers (Ages 2 to 3 Years) DANGER SIGNALS Neuroblastoma Most common presentation is a painful abdominal (retroperitoneal or hepatic) mass that is fixed, firm, irregular, and…
Nursing Research Review
493 29 Nursing Research Review SOURCES OF DATA Primary Sources (Preferred) In research, primary sources are preferred. They are the original research from which the data came. Primary sources are…
Culture and Spiritually Related Health Beliefs
485 28 Culture and Spiritually Related Health Beliefs CULTURE AND NURSING Culturally competent care improves patient satisfaction and patient safety (e.g., by reducing medication-related errors). To provide culturally competent care,…
Professional Roles and Reimbursement
477 27 Professional Roles and Reimbursement THE NURSE PRACTITIONER ROLE History Loretta C. Ford, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Henry K. Silver, MD, started the first nurse practitioner (NP) program at…
