How to Approach the Clinical Encounter and Medical Ethics A 16-year-old male was brought to the emergency department (ED) in police custody for psychiatric evaluation. His girlfriend called 911 because he was hearing voices and threatening to shoot her. He reportedly had a history...
Topic: Diagnostic Reasoning Clinical decision making is the process by which we determine who needs what and when. While not exactly arbitrary, this exercise can be quite subjective. Each provider compiles their own data (hence the emphasis on learning to perform an accurate H&P)...
identify at least 3 key concepts from the selected part of the textbook and provide clear and correct explanations. Writing shows a clear logical link between those concepts. Synthesize information from multiple sources (lectures, readings, activities) and derive a conclusion in your own words. The...
Using Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns frameworkIn your community assessment, include the following: Identify resources in your community that would enable you to complete a community assessment and submit a summary of your findings (1–2 paragraphs). Refer to Table 8-3: Examples...
List the risk factors for cerebrovascular accidents and why? What cultures are at higher risk and why? Describe the 0 to 4+ scale for scoring deep tendon reflexes. What would you expect to find in...
Assignment: Pick one of the case studies that follow and read the story and then answer the questions that are listed below the story. Case #1: Mr. B.: Family Conflicts Mr. B. is a 21-year-old African-American male who has been treated over the last year...
Case Study Perhaps the one case study that best depicts the effect that therapeutic jurisprudence might have involves the case of Theresa (Terri) M. Schiavo. Ms. Schiavo suffered a cardiac arrest in February 1990. She was without oxygen for approximately 11 minutes, or 5 to...
Post an explanation of how you anticipate enacting personal and professional commitment for advocacy to positively impact your patients, communities, and the profession. Be specific. Then, explain how your role as a DNP-prepared nurse contributes to advocacy for positive social change. 1. My personal...
on a PPT with voiceover no longer than 30 minutes Provide a brief statement introducing the selected practice problem. • Identify three social determinant risk factors for the selected practice problem. • Based on the health risk/problem identified, describe the strategies/methods that you will implement....
Respond to this paragraph with a substantive response. Substantive means that you expand on the paragraph, add an additional point or pose a question, and include a citation to support your view. Health has been historically defined through negation and the absence of disease, which...