NR 511 - Week 8 Reflection - Differential Diagnosis & Primary Care|with updated & corrected citation

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. .........................CONTINUED