MN556 Primary Care Across the Adult Age Continuum III
Unit 6 Assignment
Assignment: Managing Specific Medical Emergencies in Primary Care
Using the groups below and according to your last name, you will create an age appropriate, evidence based plan of care for a client that might present to a primary care setting with one of the specific emergencies listed below. Be sure that you:
Discuss the importance of being proficient in managing medical emergencies in a primary care setting
Discuss how an evidence based plan of care is beneficial in an emergency situation
Discuss appropriate subjective and objective information that you may find in this emergency
Develop appropriate differential diagnoses, choose correct diagnostic exams, and develop an evidence based management plan for this patient.
Remember when creating a plan that this is an emergency situation so base your plan accordingly.
Groups are as follows according to your last name:
A-H: Group A
I-P: Group B
Q-Z: Group C
Group A: Address Burns/Chemical Exposure for an infant less than 1 year of age
Group B: Sexual Assault of an older adult of Hispanic descent
Group C: Cardiac arrest in a pregnant female
Assignment Requirements
The finished Assignment should be a critical evaluation. The viewpoint and purpose of this Assignment should be clearly established and sustained.
Before finalizing your work, you should:
be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above)
consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary;
utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors; and
Your Assignment should:
be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and
Submit the Assignment to the unit Dropbox before midnight on the last day of the unit.