NR 501NP Week 8
NR 501NP Week 8 Assignment: Reflection On Learning
NR-501NP Week 8 Discussion: Peer Review Discussion
Healthcare continues to change on a daily basis. One trend that I believe will be important to consider when I become a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) is the use of alternative medicine. The popularity of essential oils, supplements, dietary restrictions and other alternative therapies continues to rise. It is important to understand and identify the use of these therapies by patients because they could have interactions with current treatment plans. I also believe it is important to discuss the use of alternative therapies with patients in order to create the best treatment plan. In my opinion, the incorporation of alternative therapies with modern medicine is the perfect example of the use of McCormack and McCance’s Person-Centered Nursing (PCN) Framework. As we have previously discussed, the first layer of