When to Follow Up With a Patient: Hypertension Case Study for New Nurse Practitioners

One of the first things I encountered as a new nurse practitioner seeing patients on my own was the decision-making process of when to bring a patient back to the clinic again at the end of the visit.

The most unhelpful answer to this question? It depends!

But actually there is a framework you can use to answer this question for each patient sitting in front of you.

Hypertension Management in Primary Care

In this week’s video, I’m using a case study of a patient with hypertension and the management options to illustrate how to address this question in your own practice with any patient that comes into your clinic.

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