KAPLAN MN566 All Units Discussions Latest 2017 December Question # 00599199 Course Code : MN566 Subject: Health Care Due on: 03/08/2019 Posted On: 03/08/2019 10:30 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.8/5

MN566
Introduction to Primary Care for the Nurse Practitioner

Unit 1
Discussion

What is an NP?

Discuss the differences between a Primary Care Nurse
Practitioner and an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and their scope of practice.
Why is this important to know as you move from being a nurse into your new role
as an NP? Please include sources and references to support your discussion.

MN566
Introduction to Primary Care for the Nurse Practitioner

Unit 2
Discussion

The Interview:

The medical interview serves several functions. It is used
to collect information to assist in diagnosis of the present illness, to
understand the patient’s values, to assess and communicate prognosis, to
establish a therapeutic relationship and to reach agreement with the patient about
further diagnostic procedures and therapeutic options. The interview also
offers an opportunity to influence patient behaviors.

Discuss the following:

Please answer the following questions and include your
rationale and evidence-based research to support your written work.

What does it means to document accurately and appropriately?

What are the documenting guidelines? When is it appropriate
to use abbreviations?

What is the difference between subjective and objective
data?

What does it mean to demonstrate clinical reasoning skills?

How can you use clinical reasoning to plan the organization
of a comprehensive exam?

How will you document variations of normal and abnormal
assessment findings?

What factors influence appropriate tools and tests necessary
for a comprehensive assessment?

Reflect on personal strengths, limitations, beliefs,
prejudices, and values.

How will these impact your ability to collect a
comprehensive health history?

How can you develop strong communication skills.

What interviewing techniques will you use to interview the
patient to elicit subjective health information about their health history?

What relevant follow-up questions will you use to evaluate
patient condition?

How will you demonstrate empathy for patient perspectives,
feelings, and sociocultural background?

What opportunities will you take to educate the patient?

MN566
Introduction to Primary Care for the Nurse Practitioner

Unit 3
Discussion

Diagnostic Reasoning and Rationale for acute illness

Pick one problem from the list provided below. Discuss and
include your rationales using.

What questions need to be asked and what body part needs to
be examined?

What diagnostic tests need to be obtained and why?

How would you handle abnormal finding?

What will be your list of differentials?

Problems commonly seen in the Primary Care setting:

runny nose

cough

diarrhea

pharyngitis

dysuria

rash

MN566
Introduction to Primary Care for the Nurse Practitioner

Unit 4
Discussion

Applying “Evidence-Based Practice”

Population groups with differences determined by culture,
religion or ethnicity also show differences in terms of illness behavior and
beliefs.

Discuss a patient population that are at risk and apply
evidence-based practice guidelines in management of their illnesses across the
age continuum.

MN566
Introduction to Primary Care for the Nurse Practitioner

Unit 5
Discussion

Case and Discussion: Headache

A 35-year-old woman comes to your office to discuss her “bad
headaches,” which started after having her first child 2 years ago. The
headaches sometimes awaken her from sleep and at times can be disabling and
occasionally require her to take Tylenol and rest in a dark room. Sometimes she
vomits during an attack. Over the past 6 months, her headaches have become more
severe and frequent, prompting her visit today.

What additional questions would you ask to learn more about
her headaches?

How do you classify headaches?

How can you determine if this is an old headache or a new
headache/s? Is this a chronic or episodic condition?

Can you make a definite diagnosis through an open-ended
history followed by focused questions?

How can you use the patient history to distinguish between
benign headaches and serious ones that require urgent attention?

What diagnostic tests do you want to include to help you
with your diagnosis?

Create a differential diagnosis flow sheet for this patient
for this patient and include the diagnostics related to the differentials.

MN566
Introduction to Primary Care for the Nurse Practitioner

Unit 6
Discussion

Case and Discussion

A 60-year-old man comes to your office because of a
persistent cough that has been bothering him for the past 3 months. His cough
is dry and is more frequent during the evenings. He also notes frequent nasal
congestion, especially when he is exposed to dust and cold weather. He reports
no hemoptysis, weight loss, wheezing, fever, or changes in his appetite. What
additional questions would you ask to learn more about his cough?

How would you classify his cough based on the duration to
help with the diagnosis?

What diagnostic tests do you want to include to help you
with your diagnosis?

Create a differential diagnosis flow sheet for this patient
for this patient and include the diagnostics as well as the pharmacological
management and rationale related to the differentials. Support your discussion
with evidence-based research.

MN566
Introduction to Primary Care for the Nurse Practitioner

Unit 7
Discussion

Case and Discussion

A 21-year-old women comes to your office with a 2 day
history of right ear pain. She reports that the ear pain began shortly after
taking scuba diving lessons. She describes the pain as “a pressure”
and also notes “crackling” in the right ear and periodically feeling
dizzy.

What other associated symptoms should you ask about?

How does the time course help to distinguish among different
causes of ear pain?

How does the age of the patient help with narrowing the
diagnostic possibilities?

What diagnostic tests do you want to include to help you
with your diagnosis?

Create a differential diagnosis flowsheet for this patient
and include the diagnostics as well as the pharmacological management and
rationale related to the differentials

MN566
Introduction to Primary Care for the Nurse Practitioner

Unit 8
Discussion

Preventative Care

What questions will you want to ask your patients at every
visit in order to get the information needed to provide individualized
preventive services?

How does the age and gender of the patient impact your approach
to delivering preventive services and providing health education?

How does the patient’s developmental milestones impact their
ability to make healthy changes and take charge of their health?

What are some risk factors associated with health promotion?

MN566
Introduction to Primary Care for the Nurse Practitioner

Unit 9
Discussion

Helping and Healing Relationships

Consider the various steps of the nursing process in order
to address the following critical thinking questions.

As a health care provider, discuss ways in which you will
establish a helping hand and healing relationship with your patient and their
families.

How will you develop professional partnerships with health
care team members in your clinical practice?

What personal behaviors, biases, and attitudes would you
have to change to develop these professional relationships?

MN566
Introduction to Primary Care for the Nurse Practitioner

Unit 10
Discussion

Circle of Caring

What are the unique qualities of the Circle of Caring Model
and how is it different from holistic nursing theories and biomedical nursing?
Support your discussions with examples and reference with evidence-based
research.