Anatomy

Successful Planning

        Describe the necessary primary stakeholders to have a successful comprehensive plan. (What primary stakeholders are involved in a local government comprehensive plan? What do they contribute? What purpose do they serve? What are their influences and second order consequences of their involvement?). Additionally, describe the factors that can influence comprehensive plan …

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Stomach pain was scheduled for a visit to a general practitioner

A US prison inmate who had complained of stomach pain was scheduled for a visit to a general practitioner a week after the initial symptoms occurred. The general practitioner prescribed him medication for acidity, but his stomach pain continued. The inmate continued to complain about his stomach pain for another three weeks, but was told …

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Stomach pain was scheduled for a visit to a general practitioner

A US prison inmate who had complained of stomach pain was scheduled for a visit to a general practitioner a week after the initial symptoms occurred. The general practitioner prescribed him medication for acidity, but his stomach pain continued. The inmate continued to complain about his stomach pain for another three weeks, but was told …

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Musculoskeletal Function

  G.J. is a 71-year-old overweight woman who presents to the Family Practice Clinic for the first time complaining of a long history of bilateral knee discomfort that becomes worse when it rains and usually feels better when the weather is warm and dry. “My arthritis hasn’t improved a bit this summer though,” she states. …

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Creating responsible, respectful relationships, such as critical love (Griffin)

      Consider the variety of frameworks the readings give for creating responsible, respectful relationships, such as critical love (Griffin), civility (Keith & Danisch), calling in (Bennett), trust and sharing stories (hooks), strategic alliances (Smith), and truth-telling (Bailey & Freeman). These are all answers to the difficult question: how do we create a society …

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Autonomy

  Advanced practice nursing in all specialties is guided by codes of ethics that put the care, rights, duty, health, and safety of the patient first and foremost. PMHNP practice is also guided by ethical codes specifically for psychiatry. These ethical codes are frameworks to guide clinical decision making; they are generally not prescriptive. They …

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