The patient, a 65 year old female with no significant past medical history, complains of insomnia, nervousness, and fatigue that has progressed over the past few months. She notes occasional palpitations, heat intolerance, and unintentional weight loss despite increased appetite and food intake. FH is significant for a maternal grandmother who was stated to have "lazy thyroid." Physical exam reveals tachycardia, lid lag, mildly-enlarged, soft, nontender thyroid with palpable isthmus, hyperreflex...

Preparing the Discussion Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions. Family nurse practitioners often care for older adults as they experience changes in functional health. Assessments may reveal that clients are unsafe in their current environment or that they may require additional assistance to remain at home. Carefully read the questions below and address each in your initial post. Application of Course...

The patient is a 69-year-old female with a history of overweight BMI, CAD, HTN, hyperlipidemia, and aortic stenosis presenting with intermittent, less than 5-minute episodes of diffuse chest pain that began 5 days ago. The pain is worsened by mild exertion, relieved by rest within 3–5 minutes, and associated with dyspnea and fatigue during exertion. She denies recent URI, fever, weight loss, nausea, vomiting, or tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. Vitals reveal mild tachycardia, and physical exam ide...

ATI Pre-Assessment Exam Question 1 A nurse is assessing a client who has a pressure ulcer. The nurse should recognize which of the following findings as a manifestation of a stage 3 pressure ulcer? A) Exposed bone B) Blood-filled blisters C) Partial-thickness skin loss D) Necrotic subcutaneous tissue   A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy. Select the 3 findings that require immediate follow-up. A) Blood pressure on day 2 B) Oxygen saturation ...

  Application of Course Knowledge: Reflect on your learning experience. Which concepts stood out to you and made an impact?  How do you envision using the concepts learned in this course in your future nursing practice as a master’s prepared nurse? Describe how course learning activities and assignments will help you achieve MSN Program Outcome 3:  Engage in lifelong personal and professional growth through reflective practice and appreciation of cultural diversit...

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the discussion. Contact your course faculty if you have questions. Include the following sections: Application of Course Knowledge: Reflect on an experience in which you were directly involved or witnessed incivility in the workplace and answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail. Provide a brief synopsis of the situation. Describe how the situation made you feel. Discuss your response or the ...

General Instructions  Create a PowerPoint PresentationLinks to an external site. and address the following requirements: Use Microsoft PowerPoint to create the presentation. Submit the presentation as a .ppt or .pptx file to the Week 6 Dropbox. The presentation should total 8-15 slides (excluding title and reference slides). Create slides that are professional in appearance and tone and balanced spatially including words and graphics. Follow APA rules for grammar, spelling, word...

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the discussion. Contact your course faculty if you have questions. Include the following sections: Application of Course Knowledge: Describe a fictional ethical dilemma or a dilemma you have encountered in your nursing practice. Identify the key stakeholders. Describe how the situation impacts the key stakeholders.

  Locate a news story or other resource from the last six months regarding an issue in healthcare and answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail. Include the following sections: Application of Course Knowledge Summarize the issue. Discuss how the issue may impact nursing practice at the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels of the healthcare system. Analyze how healthcare policy impacts the issue. Include a link to the news story or resource....

Preparing the Collaboration Café Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the Collaboration Café.  Contact your course faculty if you have questions. Include the following sections: Application of Course Knowledge:  Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail: Define what person-centered care means to you. Describe how you will apply principles of holistic nursing, cultural humility, and self-reflection in your future role as an advanc...