NSG6023 Week 7 Discussion Latest 2020 November

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.