Week 8 dicussion on Knee Pain Focused SOAP notes for a patient with ankle pain S CC: Ankle Pain HPI: This patient is a 15-year-old male who presents with bilateral ankle pain with a clicking noise in one or both knees sometimes. The patient describes a catching sensation under the patella. PMH: Twisted right ankle […]

NURS 6512: Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning 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 skin, hair, and nails can provide non-invasive external clues to internal disorders or even prove to […]

Therapy for Pediatric Clients Introduction Depressive symptoms among children are one of the common conditions among African-American families. Treatment of depressive symptoms among children requires a careful prescription of medication to prevent negative side effects. For instance, Zoloft is one of the evidence-based medication used to treat depression among children, but with significant side effects. […]

Discussion – Week 8 Focused SOAP Note/case study Patient Information Initials: C.M.M, Age: 46, Sex: Female, Race: White S CC: “Pain in both my ankles” HPI: CMM, a 46-year old white female reports pain in both of her ankles that started two days ago. She is more concerned about her right ankle and she describes […]

Week 3 Discussion Case 3: Volume 1, Case #29 The depressed man who thought he was out of options. The patient is a 69 year old male with unremitting chronic depression. He has suffered from depressive episodes for 40 years and has always had a good response to treatment until 5 years ago when he […]

Discussion: Workplace Environment Assessment How healthy is your workplace? You may think your current organization operates seamlessly, or you may feel it has many issues. You may experience or even observe things that give you pause. Yet, much as you wouldn’t try to determine the health of a patient through mere observation, you should not […]

week1 Introduction to Neuroscience Week 1 Explain the agonist-to-antagonist spectrum of action of psychopharmacologic agents. In order to explain the spectrum of action involving agonists and antagonists, one must understand their basic functions. An agonist is a chemical which binds to a particular receptor which leads to, or triggers, a biologic response. An antagonist will […]

Adult and Geriatric Clients with Mood Disorders Adult and Geriatric Clients with Mood Disorders Introduction Mood disorders are detrimental to the life of adult and geriatric patients. Patients with mood disorders experience decreased quality of life due to loss of interest in daily activities. For example, patients with mood disorders experience withdrawal and lack of […]

NURS 6521: Advanced Pharmacology Week 6: Neurologic and Musculoskeletal Disorders Sabrina is a 26 year old female who has just been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She has scheduled an appointment for a follow up with her physician but has several questions about her diagnosis and is calling the Nurse Helpline for her hospital network. As […]

Discussion: Searching Databases When you decide to purchase a new car, you first decide what is important to you. If mileage and dependability are the important factors, you will search for data focused more on these factors and less on color options and sound systems. The same holds true when searching for research evidence to […]