What is the major focus of the nurse practitioner (NP)?
1. Leadership
2. Tertiary prevention
3. Physical and psychosocial clinical assessment
4. Independent care of the high-risk, pregnant client
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Explanation:
1. Leadership might be a quality of the NP, but it is not the major focus.
2. The NP cannot do tertiary prevention as a major focus.
3. Physical and psychosocial clinical assessment is the major focus of the NP.
4. NPs cannot provide independent care of the high-risk pregnant client, but must work under a physician's supervision.
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