The 4th edition of the Nurse Practitioner Claim Report (NPCR) was published in 2017 and provided an opportunity to learn areas of risk in clinical practice. What is a common cause for failures or delays in diagnosing patients that leads to  malpractice claims?

Which term refers to the result of muscle spasms in the walls of the stomach and intestines?

The Social Security Act borrowed some ideas from which of the following?  

Laws some southern states designed to maintain White supremacy by keeping freed people impoverished and in debt were known as Black Codes

The U.S. policy that sought to limit the expansion of Communism abroad was known as

How are a heterozygous and a homozygous individual different?

Clinician bias may unconscious influence on an APRN’s plan of care. Which of the following strategies can help to reduce the impact of bias?

A patient is diagnosed with mild restless leg syndrome (RLS) that occasional interferes with sleep. What is the most appropriate initial management strategy?   

Clinical reasoning is essential when developing a differential diagnoses. Which of the following is NOT considered part the clinical reasoning process?

Cindy, an astute high school senior, is considering a transferring to nearby private college which advertises is generosity in awarding scholarships and grants.  On its website, it states students graduate with and average student loan debt of only $5,000.  Cindy believes this number is too low and devises a plan to test her hypothesis.  She surveys 15 college seniors a month from graduation What is the null hypothesis she will be using?