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profile picture Integumentary Function: K.B. is a 40-year-old white female with a 5-year history of psoriasis. She has scheduled an appointment with her dermatologist due to another relapse of psoriasis. This is her third flare-up since a definitive diagnosis was made. This outbreak of plaque psoriasis is generalized and involves large regions on the arms, […]
Adaptive Response in Advanced Pathophysiology Adaptive Response As an advanced practice nurse, you will examine patients presenting with a variety of disorders. You must, therefore, understand how the body normally functions so that you can identify when it is reacting to changes. Often, when changes occur in body systems, the body reacts with compensatory mechanisms. […]
A 74-year-old African American woman, Ms. Richardson, was brought to the hospital emergency room by the police. She is unkempt, dirty, and foul-smelling. She does not look at the interviewer and is apparently confused and unresponsive to most of his questions. She knows her name and address, but not the day of the month. She […]
Discuss 1. Euthanasia o Medical / Generic definition o Bioethical definition. 2. Describe pain and suffering within context of faith 3. Physician Assisted Suicide / Death ( PAS / PAD) o Definition o Is it ethical? o Should we have the right to end our lives? Why yes or why not? 4. Better alternatives to […]
SOAP is an acronym that stands for Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan. S = Subjective data: Patient’s Chief Complaint (CC); History of the Present Illness (HPI)/ Demographics; History of the Present Illness (HPI) that includes the presenting problem and the 8 dimensions of the problem (OLDCARTS or PQRST); Review of Systems (ROS) O = Objective […]
Compose a written comprehensive psychiatric eval of a patient you have seen in the clinic (9 years old patient). Please use the template attached. Do not use “within normal limits”. “admits or denies” Is accepted. FOLLOW THE RUBRIC BELOW. PLEASE FOLLOW REQUIREMENTS: formatted and cited in current APA style 7 ed with support from at […]
Speed Pharmacology. (2020). Drugs for asthma and COPD (Made Easy)Links to an external site. [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DVZ9pl0rGY Note: This media program is approximately 14 minutes. Speed Pharmacology. (2017). Antihistamines (Made Easy)Links to an external site. [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5PHANcdA_E&t=25s Note: This media program is approximately 10 minutes. Rosenthal, L. D., & Burchum, J. R. (2021). Lehne’s pharmacotherapeutics for […]
Chronic Illness A 75-year-old male presents at your clinic accompanied by his daughter. He states that he is going to the bathroom “a lot” and doesn’t like it. His daughter states that he sometimes doesn’t remember where the bathroom is and asks the same question several times without seeming to notice. What diagnostic tests will […]
Crisis Intervention and Safety Planning for the Adult/Geriatric Patient Mr. Z, age 68, is a new resident of a long-term care facility in the Alzheimer Unit. He was recently taken by his family for evaluation in the Emergency Department after he was found to be confused, physically aggressive with family members, threatening to burn the […]
CASE STUDY Instructions: Read the following case study and answer the reflective questions. Please provide evidence-based rationales for your answers. 600 words. A brief introduction, development of reflective questions, and Conclusion. APA, 7th ed. must be followed at least 3. Read: Edelman, Kudzama. (2018). Health Promotion throughout the Life Span. (10th Ed.): Chapter 10: pages […]
