Case Study Scenario Chief Complaint A.C., is a 61-year old male with complaints of shortness of breath. History of Present Illness A.C. was seen in the emergency room 1 week ago for an acute onset of mid-sternal chest pain. The event was preceded with complaints of fatigue and increasing dyspnea for 3 months, for which he did not seek care. He was evaluated by cardiology and underwent a successful and uneventful angioplasty prior to discharge. Despite the intervention, the shortness of breat...

Case Scenario: A 72-year-old male presents to the primary care office with shortness of breath, leg swelling, and fatigue. He reports that he stopped engaging in his daily walk with friends three weeks ago because of shortness of breath that became worse with activity. He decided to come to the office today because he is now propping up on at least 3 pillows at night to sleep. He tells the NP that he sometimes sleeps better in his recliner chair. PMH includes hypertension, hyperlipidemia and Ty...

Case Study Scenario A 35-year-old woman presents to the primary care office with a history of nasal congestion that has worsened over time and recurrent sinus infections. She considered herself healthy until about 12 months ago when she began experiencing rhinorrhea, sneezing, and nasal stuffiness that "seems to never go away". She noticed that her rhinorrhea greatly improved when she attended her family reunion on a two-week Caribbean cruise but returned after being home a few days. She lives ...

Preparing the Assignment You will be presented with a patient case and then answer a series of questions. After each question, you will receive feedback on your answer. This does mean that you will not be able to change your answer so be sure to use the resources listed to locate the answers to the questions. Review the case information and then answer each required question with a succinct, informative answer. Answers should be one to five sentences in length. Some questions may r...

Total Points Possible 100 Preparing the Assignment Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions. There are three patient cases presented in this assignment.  You are to use the following resources in addition to your textbook to answer the questions. When you click on the resource links, the links will open in a new window so you will be able to navigate between the resources and the quiz. American Di...

Preparing the Assignment Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions. There are three patient cases presented in this assignment.  You are to use the following to answer the questions. When you click on the resource links, the links will open in a new window so you will be able to navigate between the resources and the quiz. American Diabetes Association. (2020). Figure 9.1 [Graph]. Standards of Medic...

Instructions The late assignment policy does not apply to quizzes and exams. All quizzes and exams close at the time they are due. For quizzes and exams not submitted by the specified due date and time, a score of zero will be assigned. The midterm quiz has 20 questions with a time-limit of 30 minutes. You have one attempt to complete the quiz. Please make sure you have a reliable internet connection. No part of this quiz may be copied using any means. By opening this quiz you are ack...

Discussion   According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (as cited in American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2019), over 200,000 new RNs will be needed each year through 2026 to replace nurses who retire and to fill new positions. National Council of State Boards of Nursing and The Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers (as cited in American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2019) reported that about 51% of today's RNs are 50 years old or older. These are dramatic num...

Discussion Step 1: Read the following case study: In a local home healthcare agency, nurses are using their personal cell phones to email and text physicians, the agency, and local hospitals. The agency is considering providing the nurses company cell phones with a secure login. There are advantages and disadvantages of each option. Step 2: Your first post is based on the first letter of your last name. For example, if your last name is Smith, you would address the use of company de...

Directions for Part 4 View the Direct Care Project Part 4 Tutorial (Click here to view) (Links to an external site.). Download the Direct Care Part 4: Evaluating the Project template below. Gather the information from the surveys and attendance form. Complete the template with the following: Attendance form data Include names, titles, and organization Tables of results PRE-Survey and POST-Survey results in numerical form Interpretation of results S...