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Click to View Previous Issues... L ook for b old orange text for clickable web links. O ur " i " information i con is a clickable w eb link. M aintaining the Health of Family Caregivers Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC A family or informal caregiver is a relative, friend, or neighbor who provides care and assistance for a person with a chronic or disabling condition. Family and informal care- givers provide the vast majority of community-based long-term healthcare in the United States. The most common conditions leading to a need for caregiving are frailty due to advanced age, dementia, cancer, stroke, and heart disease. 1 While caregiving can be highly rewarding, it often places great p sychological, physical, and financial burdens on caregivers, many of whom are older adults with their own health issues. Inside Family Caregivers ........ 1 Review Courses .......... 10 Certification Q& A ...... 11 Clinical Update .......... 20 News Briefs ................. 24 2016 Live Courses Pharmacology Update (2-day course) The Art of Wound Repair ( 1-day course) NP Essentials (4-day course) NP Certification Exam Review Course Tracks Family, Adult-Gerontology, and Adult Primary Care Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Psychiatric-Mental Health Women's Health P ediatric Primary Care Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc. f hea.com Committed to the success of nurse practitioners Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc. 978•794•8366 Volume 15, Issue 11, November 2015 continued on page 3... 1 Look for bold orange text for clickable web links. Our " i " information icon is a clickable web link. Primary and Palliative Care C ollaborating to Improve Patient Q uality of Life Darrell Owens, DNP, ANP-BC, GNP-PC, ACHPN Defining Palliative Care To many primary care providers, the definition of palliative care remains unclear. It is often thought to be synonymous with hos- pice, end-of-life care, or death and dying. While it is true that pal- liative care can include the above components depending on w here the patient is in his or her illness trajectory, it is a far broader concept encompassing many aspects of chronic, life- limiting disease. As defined by the Department of Health and Human Services, Inside Primary and Palliative Care ............................... 1 Review Courses ........... 13 Certification Q&A; ........ 14 Avoiding Malpractice .. 21 News Briefs .................. 27 2016 Live Courses P harmacology Update (2-day course) The Art of Wound Repair (1-day course) N P Essentials (4-day course) NP Certification Exam Review C ourse Tracks Family, Adult-Gerontology, a nd Adult Primary Care Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Psychiatric-Mental Health W omen's Health Pediatric Primary Care F itzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc. fhea.com Committed to the success of nurse practitioners continued on page 3... 1 Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc. 9 78 •7 94 •8 366 Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2015 Look for bold orange text for clickable web links. Our " i " information icon is a clickable web link. A voiding Malpractice: A Case Analysis Collaborating Physicians and Duty of Care to NPs' Patients Carolyn Buppert, JD A recent court case held that a collaborating physician had a duty of care to the patient of a nurse practitioner, even t hough the physician never saw or evaluated the patient. Case A male patient consulted an NP who owned her own practice in Indiana. The NP treated the man, prescribing acetaminophen/hy- drocodone (Lortab), methadone, bupropion ( Wellbutrin), lithium, and alprazolam (Xanax). After the patient died, an autopsy set t he cause of death as acute bronchopneumonia and mixed-drug Inside Avoiding Malpractice .... 1 Certification Q&A; .......... 9 Review Courses ........... 10 Clinical Update ............ 19 News Briefs .................. 23 2 016 Live Courses P harmacology Update ( 2-day course) The Art of Wound Repair ( 1-day course) NP Essentials (4-day course) N P Certification Exam Review Course Tracks Family, Adult-Gerontology, and Adult Primary Care Adult-Gerontology A cute Care Psychiatric-Mental Health W omen's Health Pediatric Primary Care Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc. fhea.com Committed to the success of nurse practitioners continued on page 3 1 F itzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc. 978•794•8366 Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2016 December 2015 January 2016 November 2015 Look for bold orange text for clickable web links. Our " i " information icon is a clickable web link. Testing for H. pylori Which Patients, Which Test? Margaret Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP H elicobacter pylori is a gram-negative bacterium that in- habits the gastric mucous layer and the epithelial lining o f the stomach. Approximately half of the world's popu- lation and up to 30% of the US population is infected with H. pylori. 1 Within developed countries, the prevalence of H. pylori infection varies by region based on differences in socioeconom- ic living conditions, with higher prevalence associated with lower socioeconomic status. 1 Infection with H. pylori leads to I nside T esting for H . pylori . ...... 1 Review Courses ........... 10 C ertification Q&A; ........ 11 C linical Update ............ 17 Guidelines .................... 21 News Briefs .................. 23 2016 Live Courses Pharmacology Update (2-day course) The Art of Wound Repair (1-day course) NP Essentials ( 4-day course) NP Certification Exam Review Course Tracks Family, Adult-Gerontology, and Adult Primary Care A dult-Gerontology A cute Care Psychiatric-Mental H ealth Women's Health Pediatric Primary Care Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc. fhea.com Committed to the success of nurse practitioners continued on page 3 1 Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc. 978•794•8366 Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2016 February 2016 Look for bold orange text for clickable web links. Our " i " information icon is a clickable web link. Avoiding Malpractice: A Case Analysis Consider a Diagnosis of Colon Cancer Even in a Younger Patient Carolyn Buppert, JD A 31-year-old male truck driver with a history of using chewing tobacco and heavy caffeine consumption pre- sented to a primary care physician's office with com- plaints of abdominal pain, described as burning and cramping, and inability to eat. He had a family history of colon cancer. He Inside Avoiding Malpractice .... 1 Certification Q&A; .......... 8 Review Courses ............. 9 Clinical Advisory ......... 16 NP Innovators ............. 18 News Briefs .................. 23 2016 Live Courses Pharmacology Update (2-day course) The Art of Wound Repair (1-day course) NP Essentials (4-day course) NP Certification Exam Review Course Tracks Family, Adult-Gerontology, and Adult Primary Care Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Psychiatric-Mental Health Women's Health Pediatric Primary Care Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc. fhea.com Committed to the success of nurse practitioners continued on page 3 1 Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc. 978•794•8366 Volume 16, Issue 3, March 2016 March 2016