NSG6023 Nurse Practitioner Enhancement
Week 1 Discussion
Complete the History, Physical Exam, and Assessment sections of the Aquifer virtual case titled Family Medicine 02: 55-year-old male wellness visit.
Discussion Question 1
Based on your performance and the expert feedback in your HISTORY collection, describe two missed questions and your understanding of why they were important to collect for this case history. Use specific references from your text to explain.
Discussion Question 2
Based on your performance and the expert feedback in your PHYSICAL EXAM collection, describe two errors in your exam performance or documentation. Use specific references from your text to explain the importance of these findings in correct assessment of this client.
Discussion Question 3
Based on your performance on the PHYSICAL EXAM collection, describe one key finding that you included in your list and describe a specific physical exam that you can perform at the point-of-care to further evaluate the finding. Use specific references from your text.
Discussion Question 4
Based on your performance and the expert feedback in your ASSESSMENT identification of problem categories, choose one missed/incorrect category and use specific references from your text to explain the importance of this category in arriving at correct differential diagnoses for this client.
Discussion Question 5
Based on your performance and the expert feedback in your ASSESSMENT of differential diagnoses, describe one incorrect/missed differential diagnosis and use specific references from your text to support the inclusion of the diagnosis for this client.
Submission Details:
• Post your initial response to the Discussion Area by Day 3. Respond to at least two posts by the end of the week, Day 7. The week starts on Tuesday and ends on the following Monday.
• Your initial post is due on Day 3.
• Your two peer responses are due no later than Day 7. The expectation is that you reply to your peers on more than 2 days before the end of the week to receive full credit.
• Please make sure you are using scholarly references and they should not be older than 5 years. Your posts/references must be in APA format.
• Please follow the discussion rubric to make sure you have addressed the discussion criteria.
NSG6023 Nurse Practitioner Enhancement
Week 2 Discussion
Alterations in Oxygen Transport
Karen Smith, age fifty-six years, came to her nurse practitioner (NP) with fatigue, pallor, dyspnea on exertion, and palpitations. Her laboratory report indicates that her hematocrit, hemoglobin, and reticulocyte counts are low; that her MCV is high; and that her MCH and MCHC are normal. Her diagnosis is pernicious anemia.
Answer the following questions regarding Karen's anemia and provide the pathophysiology associated with the body's response to this disease process:
Why should Karen's NP ask her about paresthesia and ataxia?
Why did her NP prescribe vitamin B12 by intramuscular injection rather than orally?
What causes pernicious anemia?
What are the technical terms that describe an anemia with high MCV and normal MCH?
NSG6023 Nurse Practitioner Enhancement
Week 3 Discussion
Go to the Internet and locate the website for any medication of interest to you. Go to the prescribing directions and locate the section that reports the pharmacology of the medication. Describe the information presented on pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of that drug. Explain all of the areas that are reported in this document, including enzyme activity; medication onset and duration of action; area under the curve; and absorption and distribution, including maximal plasma concentrations. Describe if the medication should be taken with or without food and why. To adequately respond to this question, you must look at the package insert from the company; no other sources will contain the extent of information you need.
Submission Details:
Post your response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Respond to at least two posts by the end of the week.
NSG6023 Nurse Practitioner Enhancement
Week 4 Discussion
This discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered. For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.
To support your work, use your resources and the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.
Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates' initial postings. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources in your responses to other classmates. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week.
Discussion Question 1
Discuss the physical assessment of a patient who presents with the complaint of cervical lymphadenopathy. What are the specific lymph nodes that you will assess? How do you palpate the lymph nodes, and what are the normal versus abnormal findings? In the presence of abnormal findings, what diagnostic tests would you order and why? Also, what are the possible differential diagnoses and would your recommendations differ for adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients?
Discussion Question 2
There are a number of differential diagnoses for adult patients that present with lower leg edema. Discuss the differential diagnoses for adult patients that present with lower leg edema. Include diagnostic testing and treatment. Why would you choose these tests? Include the differences between arterial insufficiency versus venous insufficiency.
NSG6023 Nurse Practitioner Enhancement
Week 5 Discussion
This discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered. For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.
To support your work, use your resources and the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.
Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates' initial postings. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources in your responses to other classmates. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week.
For this assignment, you will complete an Aquifer case study. Aquifer cases emphasize core learning objectives for an evidence-based primary care curriculum. Aquifer case studies are used to promote the development of clinical reasoning through the use of ongoing assessments and diagnostic skills and to develop patient care plans that are grounded in the latest clinical guidelines and evidence-based practice.
The Aquifer assignments are highly interactive and a dynamic way to enhance your learning.
Click here for information on how to access and navigate Aquifer.
This week, complete the Aquifer case titled Family Medicine 06: 57-year-old female diabetes care visit.
After completing your Aquifer case study, answer the following questions:
What is your list of appropriate differential diagnoses and why?
What is the final diagnosis, and what assessment findings serve to support this? Discuss normal versus abnormal findings.
Describe the pathophysiology that may lead up to the final diagnoses.
What pharmacology treatment would you recommend and why?
Submission Details:
• Post your initial response to the Discussion Area by Day 3. Respond to at least two posts by the end of the week, Day 7. The week starts on Tuesday and ends on the following Monday.
• Your initial post is due on Day 3.
• Your two peer responses are due no later than Day 7. The expectation is that you reply to your peers on more than 2 days before the end of the week to receive full credit.
• Please make sure you are using scholarly references and they should not be older than 5 years. Your posts/references must be in APA format.
• Please follow the discussion rubric to make sure you have addressed the discussion criteria.
NSG6023 Nurse Practitioner Enhancement
Week 6 Discussion
Briefly discuss the pathophysiology of Right and Left Sided Heart Failure. Identify symptoms of Right and Left Sided Heart Failure.
What common primary care diagnoses result in the development of HF symptoms?
Discuss the treatment of one of these common causes. What are some serious signs and symptoms of acute HF and the findings you may encounter during auscultation?
When would you refer to cardiology for evaluation and treatment?
Also, discuss the criteria used to make a diagnosis of HF and interpretation of any diagnostic results that would be obtained. Consider your practicum experiences and discuss them as they relate to the topic.
NSG6023 Nurse Practitioner Enhancement
Week 7 Discussion
This discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered. For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.
To support your work, use your resources and the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.
Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates' initial postings. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources in your responses to other classmates. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week
For this assignment, you will complete an Aquifer case study. Aquifer cases emphasize core learning objectives for an evidence-based primary care curriculum. Aquifer case studies are used to promote the development of clinical reasoning through the use of ongoing assessments and diagnostic skills and to develop patient care plans that are grounded in the latest clinical guidelines and evidence-based practice.
The Aquifer assignments are highly interactive and a dynamic way to enhance your learning.
Click here for information on how to access and navigate Aquifer.
This week, complete the Aquifer case titled Internal Medicine 21: 78-year-old with fever lethargy, and anorexia.
After completing your Aquifer case study, answer the following questions:
What is your list of appropriate differential diagnoses and why?
What is the final diagnosis, and what assessment findings serve to support this? Discuss normal versus abnormal findings.
Describe the pathophysiology that may lead up to the final diagnoses.
What pharmacology treatment would you recommend and why?
Submission Details:
• Post your initial response to the Discussion Area by Day 3. Respond to at least two posts by the end of the week, Day 7. The week starts on Tuesday and ends on the following Monday.
• Your initial post is due on Day 3.
• Your two peer responses are due no later than Day 7. The expectation is that you reply to your peers on more than 2 days before the end of the week to receive full credit.
• Please make sure you are using scholarly references and they should not be older than 5 years. Your posts/references must be in APA format.
• Please follow the discussion rubric to make sure you have addressed the discussion criteria.
NSG6023 Nurse Practitioner Enhancement
Week 8 Discussion
This discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered. For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.
To support your work, use your resources and the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.
Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates' initial postings. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources in your responses to other classmates. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week.
For this assignment, you will complete an Aquifer case study. Aquifer cases emphasize core learning objectives for an evidence-based primary care curriculum. Aquifer case studies are used to promote the development of clinical reasoning through the use of ongoing assessments and diagnostic skills and to develop patient care plans that are grounded in the latest clinical guidelines and evidence-based practice.
The Aquifer assignments are highly interactive and a dynamic way to enhance your learning.
Click here for information on how to access and navigate Aquifer.
This week, complete the Aquifer case titled Family Medicine 11: 74-year-old female with knee pain.
After completing your Aquifer case study, answer the following questions:
What is your list of appropriate differential diagnoses and why?
What is the final diagnosis, and what assessment findings serve to support this? Discuss normal versus abnormal findings.
Describe the pathophysiology that may lead up to the final diagnoses.
What pharmacology treatment would you recommend and why?
Submission Details:
• Post your initial response to the Discussion Area by Day 3. Respond to at least two posts by the end of the week, Day 7. The week starts on Tuesday and ends on the following Monday.
• Your initial post is due on Day 3.
• Your two peer responses are due no later than Day 7. The expectation is that you reply to your peers on more than 2 days before the end of the week to receive full credit.
• Please make sure you are using scholarly references and they should not be older than 5 years. Your posts/references must be in APA format.
• Please follow the discussion rubric to make sure you have addressed the discussion criteria.
NSG6023 Nurse Practitioner Enhancement
Week 9 Discussion
This discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered. For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.
To support your work, use your resources and the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.
Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates' initial postings. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources in your responses to other classmates. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week.
For this assignment, you will complete an Aquifer case study. Aquifer cases emphasize core learning objectives for an evidence-based primary care curriculum. Aquifer case studies are used to promote the development of clinical reasoning through the use of ongoing assessments and diagnostic skills and to develop patient care plans that are grounded in the latest clinical guidelines and evidence-based practice.
The Aquifer assignments are highly interactive and a dynamic way to enhance your learning.
Click here for information on how to access and navigate Aquifer.
This week, complete the Aquifer case study titled Pediatrics 03: 3-year-old male well-child visit. This case study is located under the Family Medicine area of Aquifer.
After completing your Aquifer case study, answer the following questions:
What is your list of appropriate differential diagnoses and why?
What is the final diagnosis, and what assessment findings serve to support this? Discuss normal versus abnormal findings.
Describe the pathophysiology that may lead up to the final diagnoses.
What pharmacology treatment would you recommend and why?
Submission Details:
• Post your initial response to the Discussion Area by Day 3. Respond to at least two posts by the end of the week, Day 7. The week starts on Tuesday and ends on the following Monday.
• Your initial post is due on Day 3.
• Your two peer responses are due no later than Day 7. The expectation is that you reply to your peers on more than 2 days before the end of the week to receive full credit.
• Please make sure you are using scholarly references and they should not be older than 5 years. Your posts/references must be in APA format.
NSG6023 Nurse Practitioner Enhancement
Week 10 Discussion
This discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered. For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.
To support your work, use your resources and the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.
Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates' initial postings. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources in your responses to other classmates. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week.
For this assignment, you will complete an Aquifer case study. Aquifer cases emphasize core learning objectives for an evidence-based primary care curriculum. Aquifer case studies are used to promote the development of clinical reasoning through the use of ongoing assessments and diagnostic skills and to develop patient care plans that are grounded in the latest clinical guidelines and evidence-based practice.
The Aquifer assignments are highly interactive and a dynamic way to enhance your learning.
Click here for information on how to access and navigate Aquifer.
This week, complete the Aquifer case student titled Family Medicine 27: 17-year-old with groin pain.
After completing your Aquifer case study, answer the following questions:
What is your list of appropriate differential diagnoses and why?
What is the final diagnosis, and what assessment findings serve to support this? Discuss normal versus abnormal findings.
Describe the pathophysiology that may lead up to the final diagnoses.
What pharmacology treatment would you recommend and why?
Submission Details:
• Post your initial response to the Discussion Area by Day 3. Respond to at least two posts by the end of the week, Day 7. The week starts on Tuesday and ends on the following Monday.
• Your initial post is due on Day 3.
• Your two peer responses are due no later than Day 7. The expectation is that you reply to your peers on more than 2 days before the end of the week to receive full credit.
• Please make sure you are using scholarly references and they should not be older than 5 years. Your posts/references must be in APA format.
• Please follow the discussion rubric to make sure you have addressed the discussion criteria.
