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Complementary and alternative medicines

This week we read about complementary and alternative medicines. Briefly tell me the difference between those. Then discuss what forms of CAM you may have experienced? What circumstances led you to choosing this CAM? What was your experience like? Would you recommend its use after your experience and information learned in this chapter? If you […]

Building a Health History

Effective communication is vital to constructing an accurate and detailed patient history. A patient’s health or illness is influenced by many factors, including age, gender, ethnicity, and environmental setting. As an advanced practice nurse, you must be aware of these factors and tailor your communication techniques accordingly. Doing so will not only help you establish […]

Tools and Diagnostic Tests in Adults and Children

When seeking to identify a patient’s health condition, advanced practice nurses can use a diverse selection of diagnostic tests and assessment tools; however, different factors affect the validity and reliability of the results produced by these tests or tools. Nurses must be aware of these factors in order to select the most appropriate test or […]