Discuss the role of the advanced practice nurse in primary care in management of selected acute, episodic, and chronic pathologies.

 

Discuss the role of the advanced practice nurse in primary care in management of selected acute, episodic, and chronic pathologies. Describe why it is essential for nurse practitioners to focus on primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention in primary care for patients across the lifespan? What impact (if any) does the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have on primary services in the United States?