NRS420-O502 Health Assessment Week 2 Assignment Developmental Assessment and the School-Aged Child This topic will focus on children and how to assess for and address their developmental needs. The Search Institute is a nonprofit organization that conducts and applies research to promote positive youth development. In 1994, the Search Institute published “What Kids Need to […]

NURS6512N Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning Week  2 Discussion   DIVERSITY AND HEALTH ASSESSMENTS   Case Studies   Please plan ahead to ensure you have time to review your case study and your Learning Resources so that you can complete your Discussions (One main post and two responses to peers with at least two references) […]

NURS6512N Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning Week 8 Discussion ASSESSING MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN   ASSESSING MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN The body is constantly sending signals about its health. One of the most easily recognized signals is pain. Musculoskeletal conditions comprise one of the leading causes of severe long-term pain in patients. The musculoskeletal system is an elaborate […]

NURS6512N Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning Week 3 Assignment 1   CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING   When seeking to identify a patient’s health condition, advanced practice nurses can use a diverse selection of diagnostic tests and assessment tools to help in understanding a patient’s condition. In turn, beginning with a […]

NURS6512N Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning Week 2 Assignment BUILDING A HEALTH HISTORY: COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY TO GATHER APPROPRIATE HEALTH-RELATED INFORMATION Effective communication is vital to constructing an accurate and detailed patient history. A patient’s health or illness is influenced by many factors, including age, gender, ethnicity, and environmental setting.   There may also be […]

NURS6512N Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning Week 4 Assignment     HUMAN PATIENTS CASE STUDY: EVALUATING AND MANAGING INTEGUMENTARY CONDITIONS This course will require you to complete a series of case studies using the i-Human Patients software application. The i-Human Patients (IHP) Case Player enables you to interact with virtual patients for the purpose of […]