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MN556 Primary Care Across the Adult Age Continuum III
Unit 1 Discussion
DQ1 Diagnostic Exams
Who is ready to play detective? You are going to give clues and be detectives with diagnostic laboratory values. For your initial post you will post common assessment data that you may ascertain in the exam room and the abnormal results of a diagnostic exam(s) that relate to a specific disease but do not give away the specific disease. Your fellow students will then be the detectives to determine the diagnosis. After the diagnosis is determined (remember to go back and check if your classmates choose the correct diagnosis) your fellow students will discuss if the diagnostic exams were cost effective in diagnosing the disease and if any further exams need to be order.
DQ2 Introduction
Please take time to introduce yourself to your peers. Provide some information on your background in nursing, in what education track you are currently enrolled, and your future area of practice.
 
MN556 Primary Care Across the Adult Age Continuum III
Unit 2 Discussion
Obtaining Assessment Data from Adults with Developmental Disabilities
There are health care disparities in individuals with developmental disabilities (DD). This vulnerable population experiences many issues when accessing health care. One of those issues are clinicians that are knowledgeable and skilled in the treatment of adults with DD. Discuss some strategies that you would implement when assessing subjective and objective data from a patient with developmental disability.
 
MN556 Primary Care Across the Adult Age Continuum III
Unit 3 Discussion
DQ1 Symptom Management in Palliative and End of Life Care
At some point Advance Practice Nurses care for patients that are dying. Holistic end of life care is an important goal for healthcare providers. Please choose a common symptom in patients in end of life and discuss a culturally sensitive management plan of care.
DQ2 The Role of the Advance Practice Nurse in Palliative and Hospice Care
What is the difference be hospice and palliative care? What is the role of the Advance Practice Nurse in both hospice and palliative care? Are Advance Practice Nurses reimbursed for Hospice and Palliative care?
 
 
 
MN556 Primary Care Across the Adult Age Continuum III
Unit 4 Discussion
DQ1 Managing Chronic Diseases During Pregnancy
Please choose a chronic condition that pregnant women may have prior to pregnancy and discuss how you would manage that chronic condition using an evidence based plan of care during each stage of pregnancy.
DQ2 Caring for the Prenatal Client
As an Advanced Practice Nurse working in women’s health you may be managing a woman during her pregnancy. Discuss the different aspect of prenatal care. Develop a case study and detail what will be included in your assessment of this patient, which screenings would be completed, which health promotion strategies you would discuss, and pertinent diagnostic exams.
Anticipatory guidance is also important. Discuss which information is important during each trimester.
 
MN556 Primary Care Across the Adult Age Continuum III
Unit 5 Discussion
Management of Medical Emergencies in the Office Setting
Discuss specific management strategies that you might use to stabilize a patient with a medical emergency in the office setting. Consider any diagnostic exams you would order and discuss your rationale.
 
MN556 Primary Care Across the Adult Age Continuum III
Unit 6 Discussion
Managing Head Trauma in Primary Care
A 45 year old client comes into your office and states that he slipped on ice in his driveway earlier that morning. He is complaining of bilateral wrist pain and a headache. He does not remember if he hit his head when he fell. Determine what diagnostic exams you would order with rationales and discuss what your plan of care will be during that office visit and based on the results of the diagnostic exams.
 
MN556 Primary Care Across the Adult Age Continuum III
Unit 7 Discussion
Caring for Clients Presenting with Non-Specific Symptoms
Clients that present to the primary care office with vague symptoms can often be difficult for the Advanced Practice Nurse to diagnose. It requires great assessment, diagnostic, and evaluation skills. Discuss what your plan of care would be, including differential diagnoses and diagnostic exams for patients that present with the following conditions:
 
Chest pain
Syncope/dizziness
In responding to your peers think about the cost effectiveness of the plan of care.
DQ2 Practical Tools in Primary Care
Knowing where to find the information that you need is a very important tool to use when in the primary care setting. Different resources can help you effectively care for the client that presents with non-specific situations. These tools can help you determine additional assessment data that may be needed, develop a list of differential diagnoses, list of diagnostic exams that may be needed and also help with your plan of care. Perform an internet search on the different resources that are available to use when you are working if your practice area. Manage a plan of care for two of the possible differential diagnoses including determining what the results of the diagnostic exams would be.
 
MN556 Primary Care Across the Adult Age Continuum III
Unit 8 Discussion
Caring for Clients Presenting with Non-Specific Symptoms
Clients that present the primary care office with vague symptoms can often be difficult for the Advanced Practice Nurse to diagnose. It requires great assessment, diagnostic, and evaluations skills. Discuss what your plan of care would be, including differential diagnoses and diagnostic exams for patients that present with the following conditions:
Nausea/Vomiting/Fever
Abdominal Pain
Headache
 
MN556 Primary Care Across the Adult Age Continuum III
Unit 9 Discussion
Caring for Patients with Chronic Illness
In this discussion you will create an age appropriate, evidence based plan of care for a client that might present to a primary care setting with a chronic disease or diseases. Make sure to include in the case study subjective, objective, and assessment data. You will post this information to the Discussion Board. Please provide a list of differential diagnoses, diagnostic exams and create an evidenced based management plan for the client. Be sure to provide a medication list and appropriate dosages. Remember when creating a plan that this patient will have more than one chronic disease and you should create a plan to involve all aspects of care. Comment on peers plan of care in terms of cost effectiveness and evidenced based.
Groups are as follows according to your last name:
A-H: African American female with Congestive Heart Failure, who has had a 20 pound weight gain in the past month. She also has Peripheral Vascular Disease with Venous Insufficiency. This patient has a Grade III murmur and takes anticoagulants.
I-P: Hispanic male who presents with Diabetes Type I and a HGB A1C of 9. This patient also has Chronic pain related to Peripheral Neuropathy and Unstable angina related to coronary Artery Disease.
Q-Z: African American male with a 10-year history of Chronic Kidney disease, Diabetes Type II, and uncontrolled Hypertension with BP’s ranging from 170/90–200/110.
 
MN556 Primary Care Across the Adult Age Continuum III
Unit 10 Discussion
DQ1 Medical Lawsuits
Find a lawsuit involving an Advance Practice Nurse and post the case on the Discussion Board. Discuss what the Advance Practice Nurse could have done differently in the case to avoid the lawsuit, e.g., further assessments and diagnostic testing. Discuss the need for medical liability insurance as an Advanced Practice Nurse.
DQ2 Best Practice
Discuss best practice guidelines to avoid medical lawsuits in your future practice area. Also should Advance Practice Nurse purchase liability insurance, why or why not?