Exam (elaborations) NR 511 WEEK 8 REFLECTION WITH UPDATED CORRECTED CITATION

NR 511 WEEK 8 REFLECTION WITH UPDATED CORRECTED CITATION Ann Marsh Chamberlain University Differential Diagnosis Reflection NR 511: Differential Diagnosis & Primary Care May 2018 This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :07:11 GMT -05:00 This study resource was shared via CourseH DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS REFLECTION 2 Part 1 – Clinical Experience and Gap Review In this NR 511 clinical rotation I was in a primary care office where I saw a total of 129 patients and completed 130 hours. I saw a well-rounded adult-age population comprising of every age group from 18 to 85+ with most of them being in the age range 36 to 55. I saw two pediatric patients age 1-4, one patient age 5-11, and five patients age 12-17. This totaled 6.21% of my patients seen this session who were in the pediatric range; this is short of the required 15% for the family nurse practitioner program (FNP). As one of my weaknesses was confidence and ability to connect with pediatric patients I will bring my stethoscope to practice on my nieces and nephews. I will also ensure I have good clinical experiences with pediatrics in the future. Per the MyEvaluation reports, I saw four patients from the pacific islander population (3.10%) and thirty-two from the Hispanic population (24.81%) which is fairly representative of the Utah population. According to the US Census Bureau, in Salt Lake County Utah, the pacific