NURS6512N Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning
Week 5 Assignment  
I-HUMAN PATIENTS CASE STUDY: ASSESSING THE HEAD, EYES, EARS, NOSE, AND THROAT
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 learning patient-assessment and diagnostic-reasoning skills. With IHP, you will be able to independently interview, examine, diagnose, and treat virtual patients and receive expert feedback on your performance.
 
APRNs who are conducting assessments of the ears, nose, and throat must be able to identify the small differences between life-threatening conditions and benign ones. For instance, if a patient with a sore throat and a runny nose also has inflamed lymph nodes, the inflammation is probably due to the pathogen causing the sore throat rather than a case of throat cancer. With this knowledge and a sufficient patient health history, a nurse would not need to escalate the assessment to a biopsy or an MRI of the lymph nodes but would probably perform a simple strep test.
 
Most ear, nose, and throat conditions that arise in non-critical care settings are minor in nature. However, subtle symptoms can sometimes escalate into life-threatening conditions that require prompt assessment and treatment.
 
For this Assignment, you will examine an i-Human Patients case study. You will then work with an i-Human Patients patient with a condition of the head, neck, eyes, ears, nose, and/or throat.
 
RESOURCES
 
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
 
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
 
WEEKLY RESOURCES
 
To prepare:
 
By Day 1 of this week, your Instructor will assign an i-Human Patients case for this Assignment.?Note: Please see the Course Announcements section of the classroom for your i-Human Patients Assignment.
 
Review this week’s Learning Resources. Consider how to assess, diagnose, and treat patients with conditions of the head, neck, eyes, ears, nose, and/or throat.
 
Access and review the assigned i-Human Patients case study. Based on the provided patient information, think about the health history you would need to collect from the patient.
 
Consider what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be most appropriate to gather more information about the patient’s condition.
 
Reflect on how the results would be used to make a diagnosis.
 
Identify three to five (3–5) possible conditions that may be considered in a differential diagnosis for the patient.
 
Consider the patient’s diagnosis. Think about clinical guidelines that might support this diagnosis.
 
Develop a treatment plan for the patient that includes health promotion and patient education strategies for patients with conditions of the head, neck, eyes, ears, nose, and/or throat.
 
Assignment
 
As you interact with this week’s i-Human Patients patient, complete the assigned case study. For guidance on using i-Human Patients, refer to the?i-Human Graduate Programs Help?link within the i-Human Patients platform.
 
BY DAY 7 OF WEEK 5
 
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SUBMISSION INFORMATION
 
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