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Test-taking and Study Strategies for Success
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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
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Epidemiology/risk analysis (substance use,
health habits, environmental influences)
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Genetics (syndromes, cancer, dementias)
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Health behavior guidelines/risk reduction
(nutrition, exercise, health habits, immunizations)
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Growth and development (physiological aging,
psychosocial aging),
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Diagnostic tests (screening, diagnosis,
monitoring)
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Wellness assessment (health-promoting
behaviors, nutrition, exercise, immunizations)
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Assessment of Acute and Chronic Illnesses
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Epidemiology/disease control (infections,
disease progression, public health issues)
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Pathophysiology (comorbidity, disease states),
physiological aging vs. disease states, anatomy deviations from normal
in the aged, implications for functional status, microbiology
(laboratory analyses, diagnostic testing)
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Psychopathology (depression, anxiety
disorders, substance abuse disorders, family dysfunction, delirium,
dementia, psychosis, behavioral assessment)
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Diagnostic reasoning (differential diagnosis,
prioritizing, comorbidity)
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Health assessment (exam techniques)
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Clinical Management
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Standards of practice (professional
recommendations)
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Clinical guidelines (pathways, protocols)
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Pharmacotherapeutics (drug interactions,
pharmacogenetics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics)
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Clinical therapeutics (nutrition,
rehabilitation therapies, complementary/alternative therapy, exercise,
procedures (cerumen removal, wound debridement, tube insertion, nail
care, joint injections, biopsy, casts, splints, suturing)
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Clinical decision-making (applied ethics,
advanced directives, end of life, quality of life, autonomy),
coordination of care (culturally/age-appropriate individualized care,
coordination across settings/transitions in care), diagnostic reasoning
(triage, prioritizing)
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Safety
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Theory (application of frameworks)
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The Nurse Practitioner and Patient Relationship
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Cultural competence (health beliefs,
practices, ethnic considerations, family systems, spirituality)
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Therapeutic communication (educational level,
caregiver, culturally and linguistically appropriate)
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Teaching/coaching (anticipatory guidance,
teaching strategies, learning styles, self-care/caregiver care
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Patient advocacy (empowerment, quality of
life, end of life care)
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Professional Role and Policy
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Healthcare/public policy (laws, regulations,
poverty levels, autonomy)
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Ethics (advocacy, decision-making capacity,
health status continuum/degree of wellness)
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Scope of practice
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Access to care (treatment cost-effectiveness,
poverty, transportation, health disparity)
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Coordination of care (case management, drug
costs, multidisciplinary teams, community resources, care continuum)
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Documentation
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Research
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Research process and utilization
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Continuous process improvement (quality
improvement, quality assurance, total quality management, peer review)
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Outcomes evaluation
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Extensive Review of System-Specific Health Problems
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HEENT
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Gastrointestinal
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Genitourinary/reproductive
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Musculoskeletal
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Neurological
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Dermatological
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Psychological/mental health
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Immune/lymphatic
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Metabolic/endocrine
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Hematology/oncology
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Multisystem comorbidity
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Syndromes
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Nutrition (failure to thrive, obesity),
functional/mobility limitations, falls, pain, incontinence, sleep
disorders, relocation, delirium, sensory loss, dementia, abuse/neglect,
multiple loss syndrome, end of life/palliative care, constipation
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