There Are Many Pressures Inherent in Primary Care Practice Today

question 10

Multiple Choice

There are many pressures inherent in primary care practice today for APRNs.These pressures include all of the following:

• A)Electronic medical record, the Affordable Care Act, and the implementation of socialized medicine
• B)Patient care outcomes being tied to reimbursement, role diffusion with physicians and physician assistants
• C)Uncertainty, the team approach to care, and the need for patient-centered care
• D)Availability of medical information on the internet, educational programs for patients, and Medicare drug benefits

Understand the basic concepts and functions of hormones.

Identify the major endocrine glands and their hormone products.

Distinguish the functional differences between various types of endocrine glands.

Describe the regulation of body functions by the endocrine system.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

In statistical modeling, this is the variable being tested and measured, often considered the outcome variable that researchers are interested in explaining or predicting.

Correlation Coefficient

A numerical measure that assesses the strength and direction of the linear relationship between two quantitative variables.

Continuous

Refers to data that can take any value within a given range.

Ratio

A relationship between two quantities indicating how many times the first number contains the second.