QUESTION Ben Bundy is a 75-year-old farmer who has a long-standing history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from his 60-year history of smoking.  He was admitted to the hospital for an acute exacerbation as characterized by an increased shortness of breath (SOB) at rest, fever, and a productive cough. Pre-brief questions: Provide responses in complete sentences. What are your primary concerns for this patient, […]

QUESTION Michael Granger is a 69-year-old male admitted to the medical unit from his cardiologist office for heart failure exacerbation. He was diagnosed with stage II Right Heart Failure last year and this is his 1st exacerbation. Pre-brief questions: 1. What are your primary concerns for this patient, and what assessments and nursing interventions would be associated with your concerns? 2. What do you anticipate […]

QUESTION   The nurse is caring for a postoperative orthopedic patient. What are the potential complications? What would be the signs and symptoms related to complications? What nursing interventions/actions can the nurse implement to prevent and treat potential complications?   Describe key components to discuss with a patient when educating about mobility, self-care, and health promotion after discharge. ANSWER When caring for a postoperative orthopedic […]

QUESTION female that was referred to IOP by her guidance counselor for self-harming and suicidal statements.  patient reports that she told her friend today at school she wanted to die and she self-harmed last night as well. She reports that she cut herself last night after an argument with her mom because it made her “feel better.” She does admit that she had made suicidal […]

QUESTION Respond to the self-reflection questions below. Respond substantively to all required reflection questions. My client had irritable bowel syndrome so please choose appropriate tests out of the tests that I performed which can help in diagnosing the disease. Provide references with in last five years and in -text citations. Which diagnostic tests did you select for this client? Using the estimated national average cost […]

QUESTION Write final management plan a client with Bipolar II Disorder. Include the following components in the management plan: Primary diagnosis Recommended diagnostic testing based on clinical practice guidelines Medications Nonpharmacologic interventions Recommended follow-up schedule and referrals with rationale Analysis: Complete analysis of the case and management plan: Pathophysiology: Write summary of the underlying pathophysiology of the diagnosis. Pharmacology: Write summary of how the pharmacological […]

QUESTION Complete a management plan for Vaginitis. Include the following: treatment plan based on bacterial vaginosis and appropriate diagnostic tests with expected results medications and nonpharmacologic treatments suggested consults/referrals client education follow-up Integration of Evidence appropriate, scholarly sources; AND Sources are published within the last five years or are the most recent clinical practice guideline. ANSWER Management Plan for Vaginitis with a Focus on Bacterial […]

QUESTION Compare and contrast Trigeminal neuralgia and giant cell arteritis.   The goal of this goes beyond simply listing information for each disease; it requires a careful examination of both disorders with a thoughtful discussion of both the similarities and the differences of each.  Consider the clinical presentation of each client to the office.  Can you describe their clinical presentation and how their history would impact their […]

QUESTION Compare and contrast Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-concussive syndrome (PCS). Go beyond simply listing information for each disease; Give a careful examination of both disorders with a thoughtful discussion of both the similarities and the differences of each. Consider the clinical presentation of each client to the office. Describe their clinical presentation and how their history would impact their diagnosis. Address Presentation: Demographics, onset of symptoms, […]

QUESTION Compare and contrast Benign positional vertigo and Meniere’s disease using  careful examination of both disorders with a thoughtful discussion of both the similarities and the differences of each. Consider the clinical presentation of each client to the office. Describe their clinical presentation and how their history would impact their diagnosis. Presentation: Demographics, onset of symptoms, history of present illness, associated risk factors Pathophysiology: Similarities and differences in pathophysiology […]