Formulating a Differential Diagnosis for the Advanced Practice Nurse

Jacqueline Rhoads, PhD, ACNP-BC, ANP-C, PMHNP-BE, CNL-C, FAANP, has held many faculty positions during her career and has taught in nurse practitioner programs since 1994. She has been awarded major research funding for a variety of research projects and continues to foster an evidence-based practice implementing outcomes-focused care. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and was awarded numerous commendations and medals for meritorious service in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. Dr. Rhoads has authored three books for major nursing publishers as well as numerous articles. Her 2012 book, Nurses’ Clinical Consult to Psychopharmacology, was awarded first place as an AJN Book of the Year. Her textbook. Clinical Consult to Psychiatric Mental Health Care, won second place as an AJN Book of the year in 2011.Julie Penick, PhD, DNP, MSN, FNP, is a Board-Certified APRN and leader in Holistic Health. She has over 20 years of experience as a primary health care provider specializing in complementary and alternative medicine and is known as an accomplished diagnostician. Currently, Dr. Penick is full-time Faculty in the MSN Program at Western Governors University, where she teaches E-B Practice & Nursing Theory, Translational Research for Practice and Populations, Field Experience, and MSN Capstone courses.