REGIS NU650 Week 10 Discussion (dq1+dq2) Latest 2021 January

NU650 Advanced Health Assessment

Week 10 Discussion

DQ1 Patient Case – Musculoskeletal

Initial Post

Report to the virtual clinic and select ONE of the occupied exam rooms. Build on the reported case. After the first initial post, review information already shared by your peers to continue building on the identified patient case. Identify one additional unique health history or subjective symptom as well as one objective exam finding.

Virtual Clinic Exam Rooms

Room 1: 69yo Ruby Regis reports worsening joint pain

Room 2: 15yo Rex Regis reports acute joint pain

Room 3: 75yo Randall Regis reports back pain

Provide scholarly support to discuss the physical assessment technique used to identify the objective finding. Compare and contrast characteristics of normal and abnormal findings. (See Response Post Instructions and Example before beginning the Discussion.)

Response Posts

Return to the virtual clinic and select TWO of the occupied exam rooms. Review the documented subjective and objective history. Provide scholarly support to identify a differential diagnosis based on the reported findings. Include additional subjective or objective data that would support this diagnosis.

The described expectations meet the passing level of 80%. Students are directed to review the Discussion Grading Rubric for criteria which exceed expectations.

DQ2 Reflection

Initial Post

Reflect on the focus area or system(s) for the week.

What challenges might you anticipate in completing this assessment?

What differences might you anticipate when assessing patients across the lifespan?

Share findings from scholarly resources that help in the performance of this assessment.

Reply Posts

Respond to two peers’ posts and include the following:

Questions for your peer regarding their post.

Insight on a solution to an identified peer challenge.

Resources that may be helpful related to your peers’ post.

The described expectations meet the passing level of 80%. Students are directed to review the Discussion Grading Rubric for criteria which exceed expectations.