DQ 2: Health Promotion, Health Protection, Disease Prevention, and Treatment Considerations in End-Of-Life Care
DQ 2: Health Promotion, Health Protection, Disease Prevention, and Treatment Considerations in End-Of-Life Care
NR 601 Week 7 DQ 2
Discussion Part Two (graded)
Physical examination:
Vital Signs: Height: 6’0 Weight: 140 pounds; BMI: 19.0 BP: 156/84 P: 84 regular R: 20
HEENT: normocephalic, symmetric PERRLA, EOMI; poor dentition
NECK: left neck supple; non-palpable lymph nodes; no carotid bruits. Limited ROM
LUNGS: rhonchi in anterior chest bilaterally.
HEART: S1 and S2 audible; regular rate and rhythm
ABDOMEN: active bowel sounds all 4 quadrants; Normal contour; RUQ tenderness; liver palpable
NEUROLOGIC: negative
GENITOURINARY: negative
MUSCULOSKELETAL: negative
PSYCH: PHQ-9 is 15
SKIN: oral mucosa irritated-stomatitis
Discussion Part Two:
Summarize the history and results of the physical exam. Discuss the differential diagnosis and rationale for choosing the primary diagnosis. Include one evidence-based journal article that supports your rationale and include a complete treatment plan that includes medications, possible referrals, patient education, ICD 10 Codes, and plan for follow up.
APA Writing Checklist
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☐ APA paper template (located in the Student Success Center/Writing Center) is utilized for the
correct format of the paper. APA style is applied, and format is correct throughout.
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☐ The introduction is present. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
☐ Topic is well defined.
☐ Strong thesis statement is included in the introduction of the paper.
☐ The thesis statement is consistently threaded throughout the paper and included in the
conclusion.
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Scholarly Resources: Scholarly resources are written with a focus on a specific subject discipline and usually written by an expert in the same subject field. Scholarly resources are written for an academic audience.
Examples of Scholarly Resources include: Academic journals, books written by experts in a field, and formally published encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Peer-Reviewed Journals: Peer-reviewed journals are evaluated prior to publication by experts in the journal’s subject discipline. This process ensures that the articles published within the journal are academically rigorous and meet the required expectations of an article in that subject discipline.
Empirical Journal Article: This type of scholarly resource is a subset of scholarly articles that reports the original finding of an observational or experimental research study. Common aspects found within an empirical article include: literature review, methodology, results, and discussion.
Adapted from “Evaluating Resources: Defining Scholarly Resources,” located in Research Guides in the GCU Library.
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