Lab Assignment: Assessing the Abdomen Lab Assignment: Assessing the Abdomen Photo Credit: Getty Images/Hero Images A woman went to the emergency room for severe abdominal cramping. She was diagnosed with diverticulitis; however, as a precaution, the doctor ordered a…
Assessment of the Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System Assessment of the Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System On your way home from dinner, you start experiencing sharp pains in your abdomen. You ate seafood—could you have food poisoning? What else might be…
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…
Case Study: Assessing the Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Case Study: Assessing the Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Photo Credit: Getty Images/Blend Images Most ear, nose, and throat conditions that arise in non-critical care settings are minor in…
Assessment of Head, Neck, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Assessment of Head, Neck, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Emily, age 15, is brought to your clinic complaining of chills, aches, and a sore throat. Without any testing, consider all of…
Practice Assessment: Skin, Hair, and Nails Examination Practice Assessment: Skin, Hair, and Nails Examination Advanced practice nurses are required to have the skills and knowledge necessary to perform many different physical assessments and health examinations. In this course, you will…
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…
Lab Assignment: Differential Diagnosis for Skin Conditions Lab Assignment: Differential Diagnosis for Skin Conditions Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Properly identifying the cause and type of a patient’s skin condition involves a process of elimination known as differential diagnosis. Using this…
Week 4: Assessment of the Skin, Hair, and Nails Week 4: Assessment of the Skin, Hair, and Nails Something as small and simple as a mole or a discolored toenail can offer meaningful clues about a patient’s health. Abnormalities in…
Approach to System-Focused Advanced Health Assessments Approach to System-Focused Advanced Health Assessments What’s Coming Up in Module 3? Photo Credit: [BrianAJackson]/[iStock / Getty Images Plus]/Getty Images In Module 3, you will examine advanced health assessments using a system focused…