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Risks Facing Nurse Practitioners Today

Minority Nurse

An example of an NP’s failure to order diagnostic/laboratory testing includes: A 51-year-old diabetic male patient presented to the NP’s office following an emergency department (ED) visit due to a wound on his right foot that appeared to be infected. Although he was instructed to return in a week for a recheck, he presented two weeks later.