NURS 6531 WEEK 5 DISCUSSION, ASSIGNMENT, & JOURNAL

To prepare:

•Review Part 10 of the Buttaro et al. text in this week’s Learning Resources, as well as the provided x-rays.

•Reflect on what you see in the x-ray assigned to you by the Course Instructor.

•Consider whether the patient in your assigned x-ray has an enlarged heart, enlarged blood vessels, fluid in the lungs, and/or pneumonia in the lungs.

POST 1 TO 2 PAGES DISCUSSISON PAPER ON: A description of what you see in your assigned patient x-ray. Then, explain whether the patient has an enlarged heart, enlarged blood vessels, fluid in the lungs, and/or pneumonia in the lungs. And explain your rationale behind your diagnosis .

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Reference

Buttaro, T. M., Trybulski, J., Polgar Bailey, P., & Sandberg-Cook, J. (2013). Primary care: A collaborative practice (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

Part 10, “Evaluation and Management of Pulmonary Disorders” (pp. 404–486)

Please use textbooks, national guidelines and journals articles < 5 years as references, avoid uptodate, amyo and Cleveland Clinic emed, webMD, Medscape as they are resources, no nd or no date, find the date or do not use

NURS 6531 WK 5 ASSGN 1

Application: Pulmonary Function Testing

To prepare:

•Review the COPD guidelines in the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease article in this week’s Learning Resources.

•Reflect on COPD diagnosis, management, and prevention strategies suggested in the guidelines. Consider how to implement these strategies in a clinical setting.

•Locate and select a case study from a reputable source on a patient whose condition required pulmonary function testing and and use it for this assignment, make sure you provide reference where patient is selected

•Consider the COPD guidelines for diagnosis and think about a potential diagnosis for the patient in the case study that you selected.

•Reflect on treatment and management options based on the patient’s diagnosis.

To complete:

Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:

•Describe COPD diagnosis, management, and prevention strategies suggested in the COPD guidelines. Explain how to implement these strategies in a clinical setting.

•Explain your diagnosis for the patient in the case study that you selected. Compare the patient’s pulmonary function test results to the COPD guidelines when making your diagnosis.

•Describe treatment and management options based on the patient’s diagnosis

Reminder: The School of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references

Reference

Readings

• Buttaro, T. M., Trybulski, J., Polgar Bailey, P., & Sandberg-Cook, J. (2013). Primary care: A collaborative practice (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby. ◦

Chapter 26, “Acute Bronchospasm” (pp. 189–191)

Part 10, “Evaluation and Management of Pulmonary Disorders” (pp. 404–486)

Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. (2011). At-a-glance outpatient management reference for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Retrieved from http://www.goldcopd.org/uploads/users/files/GOLD_AtAGlance_2011_Jan18.pdf

American Lung Association. (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2012, from http://www.lung.org

NURS 6531 WK 5 JOURNAL

Week 5 Practicum Journal:

Reflect on a patient with a known history of asthma.

Write 1 TO 2 PAGE JOURNAL ON :

Pick a Patient with Asthma you have treated as a Provider.
Discuss reason for doctor’s visit
Explain potential predisposing genetic and environmental factors associated with asthma.
Propose treatment plan

References

NURS 6531 WEEK 5 DISCUSSION, ASSIGNMENT, & JOURNAL