Increasing awareness with recognition of pulsatile tinnitus for nurse practitioners in the primary care setting: A case study.

Background And Purpose: Pulsatile tinnitus is a whooshing sound heard synchronous with the heartbeat. It is an uncommon symptom affecting fewer than 10% of patients with tinnitus. It often goes unrecognized in the primary care setting.

Measuring a veteran's quality of healthcare managed by a nurse practitioner in a VA facility using professional practice evaluation and core performance measures.

Purpose: Quality of care provided by nurse practitioners (NPs) has been measured for the last 40 years; however, no known program measuring quality of care in an NP practice on an ongoing basis was found in the published literature. The purpose of this article is to describe the implementation of an ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) program at a Veterans Health Administration facility.

Data Sources: An evidence-based review was conducted to assess, evaluate, and report findings from outcomes research, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses, and interventions regarding standards and oversight of NP practice in the following databases: PubMed, Google®, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Institute of Medicine, and ".

HFE-associated hereditary hemochromatosis: overview of genetics and clinical implications for nurse practitioners in primary care settings.

Purpose: HFE-hemochromatosis is one of the most common genetic disorders in the United States among Caucasians of Northern European ancestry. The purpose of this article is to discuss HFE-associated hereditary hemochromatosis (HH), including the genetics, pathophysiology, phenotype and genotype, diagnostics, and management utilizing a case-based format as an exemplar.

Data Sources: Online genetic resources; professional guidelines; review; and scientific articles.