Which of the following guidelines for ethical decision making is simplified by the existence of a code of ethics?

Using a method called structured observation, Mintzberg isolated ten roles which he believed were common to all managers. According to him, maintaining self-developed networks of outside contacts and informers who provide favours and information can be best described as the

The clinician is performing a developmental assessment on 36-month-old female. Which of the following would be a “red flag” finding for this child?

In conducting a developmental screening on an 18-month-old (previously full-term) toddler, the primary care provider should expect the infant to have met the following growth and developmental milestones: (choose all that apply)

The nurse educator is drawing a genogram for a newly established primary care patient. The patient reports that his father is diseased and died at the age of 71 from a massive stroke. The nurse will draw which of the following to best represent the father on the genogram?

A 19-year-old male patient is being seen at the primary care clinic today for an initial visit. The nurse practitioner notes that the patient is 6’5″ tall, 140 pounds, with abnormal body proportions (abnormally long legs and a short torso). The patient has underdeveloped secondary sex characteristics, gynecomastia, decreased muscle mass, and very little facial and body hair. The practitioner notes the patient has difficulty expressing thoughts and feelings and stares at the floor when talking. His mother is with him today and reports that he has always “had problems with school, especially with with reading, writing, spelling or math.” There are no distinct abnormal facial features noted. What does the practitioner identify as the probable disorder suggested by these findings?

When doing a symptom analysis using OLDCARTS, the first question that is generally asked would be which of the following?

The primary care provider is testing the spine of a 13-year-old during a scoliosis screening at the local middle school. While having the patient bed over at the waist, the clinician uses a scoliometer. The clinician understands that the screening is considered positive if the reading on the scoliometer is _____ degrees or more.

The clinician is performing a 6-year-old well check on a male patient who was born at 25 weeks gestation. The clinician should remember which of the following concepts for evaluating growth and developmental parameters for this child?

The FNP student is reviewing the patient’s chart before entering the clinic room. The student notices the chart states the patient was born female, but identifies with the male gender. While interviewing the patient, which of the following question by the FNP student is the best in providing culturally sensitive care?