This week you have studied cardiovascular, peripheral vascular, and respiratory advanced physical assessment. What additional resources for these advanced health assessment skills have you found beneficial in developing your knowledge and psychomotor skills this week? 1. Cardiovascular Advanced Physical Assessment: 2. Peripheral Vascular Advanced Physical Assessment: 3. Respiratory Advanced Physical Assessment: Integrating Findings: This detailed […]
Derek Smith, a 31 y.o., Caucasian male injection drug user, who is homeless, presents to the ED with a chief complaint of shortness of breath. He describes a 1-month history of intermittent fevers and night sweats associated with a nonproductive cough. He has become progressively more short of breath, initially only with exertion, but now […]
Leonard Mays,a 58 y.o., Caucasian, homeless man with long-standing insulin-treated type 2 diabetes has been diagnosed with right lower extremity cellulitis. He has taken a prescribed oral antibiotic for the past week but has not noticed much improvement. For the last 2 days, he has complained of intermittent fevers and chills, nausea with poor oralintake, […]
The purpose of this paper is to address the following clinical scenario with the use of your textbook, external credible literature, and/or reliable electronic sources. Use the guide below to draft your paper and review the rubric to ensure you have met the assignment criteria. The expected length of the paper is approximately 4-5 pages, […]
Luv Taub, a 32-year-old, married Hmong woman, presents to her primary care Nurse Practitioner complaining of a persistent burning sensation in her chest and upper abdomen. The symptoms are worse at night while she is lying down and after meals. She enjoys many years of cooking and eating “hot and spicy foods” common in her […]
Louis Johnson, a 48 y.o., gay, partnered, Caucasian male presents to the emergency department with unremitting right flank pain. He denies dysuria or fever. He does report significant nausea without vomiting. He has never experienced anything like this before. On examination he is afebrile, and his blood pressure is 160/80 mm Hg with a pulse […]
Marisol Arroyo, age 23 y.o., and unmarried, accompanies her mother, Julia, who is a 68 y.o., divorced Latina female, to her appointment with her primary care Nurse Practitioner. Both Marisol and her mother, who live together, have noted that her ever-present forgetfulness seems to be worsening. Just yesterday she walked to the corner store for […]
Emil Mowry is a 62 y.o., single, Latino rancher who did not complete high school. He remembers rolling his first cigarette when he was 11 years old. He does not remember ever wanting to quit smoking. For the last five years he has had increasing difficulty breathing. Emil was diagnosed by his Family Nurse Practitioner […]
Darla Thomas, a 25 y.o. African-American, previously well-woman, presents to her primary care Nurse Practitioner’s office with complaints of episodic shortness of breath and chest tightness. She has had the symptoms on and off for about 2 years but states that they have worsened lately, occurring two or three times a month. She notes that […]
Jackie Johnson, a 35 y.o. African-American, married female advertising executive presents to the emergency department with complaints of chest pain. The pain is described as 8 on a scale ranging from 1 to 10, retrosternal, and sharp. It radiates to the back, is worse with taking a deep breath, and is improved by leaning forward. […]
This paper aims to address the following clinical scenario using your textbook, external credible literature, and/or reliable electronic sources. Use the guide below to draft your paper and review the rubric to ensure you have met the assignment criteria. The expected length of the paper is approximately 4-5 pages, which does not include the cover […]
See Van, a 35-year-old married Hmong-American woman, recently underwent an annual Papanicolaou test (Pap smear) at her Certified Nurse Midwife’s practice, and the results were abnormal. Her provider diagnosed her with low-grade cervical dysplasia. What alterations at the cellular level would you expect to see with this diagnosis? Provide and discuss S. V.’s prognosis with […]
In today’s digital age, computers and the internet have become indispensable tools for students to learn and work. However, excessive use of these technologies has given rise to a new addiction known as computer addiction. It is a growing problem that affects millions of young people worldwide. If left unchecked, it can cause serious physical […]
Barbara Carper, a nursing Professor, is the nurse behind Carper’s Pattern of Knowing. Carper first published the science of Knowing in 1978. She believes that the discovery of self and others comes with reflection, synthesis of perception, and connecting to existing knowledge. The theory is essential in the nursing career. It shapes the experiences of […]
