The purpose of this assignment is to increase the nurse practitioner’s awareness and sensitivity to pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics changes and prescribing implications occurring in the frail elderly related to these changes and potential adverse effects of polypharmacy in the frail elderly patient. Instructions Describe a patient who is age 65 or older and takes at least […]
Week 8: Concepts of Neurological and Musculoskeletal Disorders – Case Study for Week 8: Patient is a 24-year-old female administrative assistant who comes to the emergency department with a chief complaint of severe right-sided headache. She states that this is the sixth time in the last 2 months she has had this headache. She says the […]
Instructions Hide Competency Apply appropriate nursing care interventions for clients during pregnancy, labor, and birth.Scenario You are a registered nurse (RN) working in a Women’s OB/GYN Clinic. Elizabeth Jones, 37 years old, presents to the prenatal clinic after missing her last 2 menstrual cycles. Her home pregnancy test was positive. An ultrasound at the clinic confirms pregnancy. Gestational age […]
Discussion: Women’s and Men’s Health, Infectious Disease, and Hematologic Disorders This assignment should include an introduction and conclusion scenario A 46-year-old, 230lb woman with a family history of breast cancer. She is up to date on yearly mammograms. She has a history of HTN. She complains of hot flushing, night sweats, and genitourinary symptoms. She had felt well […]
Instructions Standards of care – which standards of care were violated and who was responsible? In your role as an educator, administrator, or practitioner, what risk management steps should be taken before or after the incident to alleviate the issue? Page length should be 3-4 pages, exclusive of cover page and references. Support your paper […]
Instructions CASE STUDY: HH is a 68 yo M who has been admitted to the medical ward with community-acquired pneumonia for the past 3 days. His PMH is significant for COPD, HTN, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes. He remains on empiric antibiotics, which include ceftriaxone 1 g IV qday (day 3) and azithromycin 500 mg IV qday (day 3). Since […]
Hypertension is a common condition in older adults. Older adults benefit from the treatment of their hypertension, but special considerations need to be given before initiating pharmacological therapy due to the risk of increased complications. Discuss two strategies that as a nurse practitioner you will use when initiating antihypertensive therapy in the older adult (you may consider […]
Assignment Instructions: For this 5-6 page assignment, you will conduct a focused health history and physical assessment based upon your Practice Experience work in Shadow Health. Particularly, you will complete a focused assessment on Danny Rivera, a child who is complaining of a cough. Please submit your summary documentation in MS Word. Use the submission parameters and rubric […]
Case Study Hamish is a 29-year man diagnosed with coeliac disease 3 years ago. His current weight is 68 kg and his height 183 cm. His current tTG IgA antibodies are 7 U/mL and his Gluten Immunogenic Peptide test is positive. His plasma albumin is 39 g/L and his haemoglobin 10.8 g/L. His zinc and […]
NUR3503 ASSESSMENT 2: CASE STUDY ANALYSIS Siena, a 9-year-old partially immunised girl from Wagin, was admitted on account of one-week history of abdominal pain and fever. At the emergency department, her ultrasound confirmed a perforated appendix. Siena was rushed to the theatre for emergency surgery. She was brought to your ward post-operatively. She had two […]
