Low to No Risk

24

Moderate Risk

1

High Risk

2

Extreme Risk

0

• 1.6Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances.
• 1Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances, such as food supplements, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, or herbal remedies.
• 2Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as complete blood counts (CBCs), electrocardiograms (EKGs), and radiographs (x-rays).
• 0.5Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
• 0.2Diagnose or treat acute health care problems, such as illnesses, infections, or injuries.
• 1Diagnose or treat chronic health care problems, such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
• 0.2Diagnose or treat complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary.
• 0.5Treat or refer patients for primary care conditions, such as headaches, hypertension, urinary tract infections, upper respiratory infections, and dermatological conditions.
• 1Consult with, or refer patients to, appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise.
• 0.5Detect and respond to adverse drug reactions, with special attention to vulnerable populations such as infants, children, pregnant and lactating women, or older adults.
• 0.7Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
• 0.5Perform primary care procedures such as suturing, splinting, administering immunizations, taking cultures, and debriding wounds.
• 1.2Perform routine or annual physical examinations.
• 0.7Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized.
• 1.3Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.
• 1.5Recommend diagnostic or therapeutic interventions with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy.
• 2.3Recommend interventions to modify behavior associated with health risks.
• 0.7Prescribe medication dosages, routes, and frequencies, based on such patient characteristics as age and gender.
• 0.2Advocate for accessible health care that minimizes environmental health risks.
• 1.4Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing.
• 1.5Keep abreast of regulatory processes and payer systems, such as Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and private sources.
• 0.8Maintain current knowledge of state legal regulations for nurse practitioner practice, including reimbursement of services.
• 2.1Maintain departmental policies and procedures in areas such as safety and infection control.
• 1Supervise or coordinate patient care or support staff activities.

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