Assessment of the Heart, Lungs, and Peripheral Vascular System Assessment of the Heart, Lungs, and Peripheral Vascular System Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the largest cause of death worldwide. Accounting for 610,000 deaths annually (CDC, 2017), CVD frequently goes unnoticed until…
Digital Clinical Experience: Focused Exam- Cough Digital Clinical Experience: Focused Exam- Cough In this DCE Assignment, you will conduct a focused exam related to cough in your DCE using the simulation tool, Shadow Health. You will determine what history should…
Digital Clinical Experience: Health History Assessment Digital Clinical Experience: Health History Assessment In Week 3, you began your DCE: Health History Assessment. For this week, you will complete this Health History Assessment in your simulation tool, Shadow Health and finalize…
WALDEN 6512 Module 1: Comprehensive Health History WALDEN 6512 Module 1: Comprehensive Health History Accessible player –Downloads– Download Video w/CC Download Audio Download Transcript What’s Happening in This Module? This course is composed of four (4) separate modules. Each module…
Assignment: Assessing and Treating Clients With Dementia Assignment: Assessing and Treating Clients With Dementia The Alzheimer’s Association defines dementia as “a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life” (Alzheimer’s Association, 2016). This…
Assignment: Assessing and Treating Clients With ADHD Assignment: Assessing and Treating Clients With ADHD Not only do children and adults have different presentations for ADHD, but males and females may also have vastly different clinical presentations. They may also respond…
Assessing and Treating Clients With Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Addiction Assessing and Treating Clients With Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Addiction Impulsivity, compulsivity, and addiction are challenging disorders for clients across the lifespan. These disorders often manifest as negative behaviors, resulting in adverse…
Assignment: Assessing and Treating Clients With Pain Assignment: Assessing and Treating Clients With Pain Pain can greatly influence an individual’s quality of life, as uncontrolled pain negatively impacts mood, concentration, and the overall physical and mental well-being of clients. Although…
Assessing and Treating Clients With Psychosis and Schizophrenia Assessing and Treating Clients With Psychosis and Schizophrenia Psychosis and schizophrenia greatly impact the brain’s normal processes, which interferes with the ability to think clearly. When symptoms of these disorders are uncontrolled,…
Week 6: Antipsychotic Therapy Week 6: Antipsychotic Therapy According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, approximately 100,000 people experience psychosis in the United States each year (NAMI, 2016). In practice, clients may present with delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking, disorganized…