CLINICAL ACTIVITIES | HOW OFTEN RESPONDENTS OBSERVED NURSE CLINICIANS PERFORMING VARIOUS CLINICAL ACTIVITIES, %* | |||
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VERY OFTEN | OFTEN | RARELY | NEVER | |
Joint monitoring of patients with chronic diseases (eg, hypertension, diabetes, schizophrenia) | 54.4 | 20.7 | 9.5 | 15.4 |
Counseling patients on lifestyle habits | 40.6 | 34.7 | 14.7 | 10.0 |
Adjusting treatment (eg, hypertension, anticoagulation) based on a medical directive | 26.5 | 24.1 | 17.1 | 32.4 |
Initiating treatment (eg, regular hormonal contraception, treatment of asymptomatic STIs) based on a medical directive | 12.9 | 18.2 | 22.9 | 45.9 |
Identifying potential situations of violence | 7.1 | 27.8 | 43.2 | 21.9 |
Identifying adults at risk of depression | 5.3 | 26.0 | 43.8 | 24.9 |
Assessing the risk of falls among the elderly | 5.3 | 16.6 | 45.0 | 33.1 |
Conducting Papanicolaou tests | 4.1 | 13.0 | 20.1 | 62.7 |
Conducting STI testing | 4.0 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 73.0 |
STI—sexually transmitted infection.
↵* Some percentages do not add to 100% owing to rounding.