Musculoskeletal; Peripheral Vascular Related Exams and Diagnostic Labs. Advanced physical assessment is used to evaluate complaints of the musculoskeletal and peripheral vascular systems. This may lead to a diagnosis from patient records, a subjective history and the physical exam using clinical reasoning. Additionally these complaints may require diagnostic labs to be performed for an accurate…
Directions: Create an initial post of at least three paragraphs discussing how you would develop a plan for nurses to intervene when observing unjust, incompetent, or illegal behavior among health care professionals. Relate your plan to moral courage, how you would alleviate moral distress in the situation and incorporate Provision 5 of the Code of…
Advanced physical assessment is used to address complaints generating from the abdominal area and genitourinary system. This may lead to a diagnosis from patient records, a subjective history and the physical exam using clinical reasoning. Additionally these complaints may require diagnostic labs to be performed for an accurate diagnosis. Complete one of the three scenarios.…
HEENT Exam and Diagnostics Advanced physical assessment is used to evaluate complaints from the Head Ears Eyes Nose and Throat. This may lead to a final diagnosis from patient records, a subjective history and the physical exam using clinical reasoning. Conversely some HEENT concerns may require the addition of diagnostic labs to be performed for…
Cough, Chest and Thorax Exam and Diagnostics Advanced physical assessment is used to evaluate complaints from the chest and thorax areas. This may lead to a diagnosis from patient records, a subjective history and the physical exam using clinical reasoning. Additionally these complaints may require diagnostic labs to be performed for an accurate diagnosis. Complete…
Define religion in your own terms. Explain how your background and exposure to religion have influenced your definition. Compare your definition with one of the definitions from your reading. Identify the benefits and challenges of defining religion. Identify three reasons for studying religion. Identify at least one universal reason, one personal reason, and a third…
You are a nursing supervisor at a private, critical access hospital offering a variety of clinical care and hospital services to the community. As part of this role, you conduct weekly patient satisfaction phone calls and create patient satisfaction improvement plans for the weekly leadership meetings for any patient concerns. You just completed a disheartening…
Use the information from your assigned readings, the literature and leaders in your organization to write a 2-3 page paper that addresses the following questions. Title page and references are not included in 2-3 page limit. Health care professionals have an ethical duty to ensure patient safety. Safe technologies are increasingly being implemented throughout health…
For this discussion, you will use information from your assigned readings and leaders in your organization. Discuss the following: 1. How are quality outcomes measured in your organization? Describe the process of data collection, variance investigations, changes in protocols and service delivery, the implementation process, and post-implementation monitoring. Include personnel involved in each step of…
Many medical conditions and medications can impact mood or induce depression. Choose a medication or medical condition that can cause depression. How would you collaborate with another provider if you suspected a medication or medical condition was causing a patient’s depression? How would you approach this process? Please respond to two of your peers. Responses…