NURS6550 / NURS 6550 Midterm Exam Review [Week 1-6] (Latest 2021): Advanced Practice Care of Adults in Acute Care Settings I - Walden

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NURS 6550 Advanced Practice Care of Adults in Acute Care Settings I Midterm Exam Review (Week 1 – 6) NURS 6550 - Advanced Practice Care of Adults in Acute Care Settings I NURS 6550 Midterm... Exam Review (Week 1 – 6) Medicolegal Considerations and the Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse • Coding and billing in nursing practice • ICD-10, CPT, and E&M codes • Role of the acute care nurse practitioner • populations, limitations, common practice settings • Certification exam content areas • Informed consent • HIPPA and patient confidentiality • Radiology – appropriate orders and interpreting reports • Evaluation, differential diagnosis, diagnostic studies, and treatment options for common symptoms • Cough • Dyspnea • Hemoptysis • Chest pain • Palpitations • Lower extremity edema • Fever and hyperthermia • Involuntary weight loss • Fatigue • Acute headache • Dysuria • Assessment of the older adult • Evaluation, differential diagnosis, and treatment of geriatric disorders • Dementia • Delirium (how to differentiate between dementia and delirium) • Urinary incontinence • Skin pressure injuries [Show More]

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