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A PMHNP is the only psychiatric provider within 60 miles in a rural farming community. She discovers that a new patient referred for medication management is also the teacher of her children at the local school. The patient has generalized anxiety disorder and requests alprazolam, which his previous provider in another town had prescribed. The PMHNP must navigate the overlapping relationship while maintaining ethical practice.
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