Assignment Task:
Nurse Practitioners are expected to base practice on current knowledge, theory, and research, delegate and supervise patient care activities, evaluate nursing care outcomes, participate in research and utilize research findings, and participate in shaping the health care delivery system. To do so requires the nurse practitioner to possess both clinical reasoning and critical thinking skills.
In this unit you will be discussing the different approaches one can use to develop a list of differential diagnosis for clients presenting with acute complaints related to cardiology..
Diagnosis and management is based on a careful clinical approach augmented by an understanding of the anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology of the human body.
The key to making accurate and efficient diagnostic decisions is to systematically ask yourself, and your patient, good questions using OLDCARTS. The most accurate and cost efficient diagnostic test is a careful history, personally obtained, with a focused physical examination.
Cardiac Assignment:
Pick one problem from the list provided below. Discuss and include your rationales. Support your rationales with evidence based research and guidelines.
- What questions need to be asked and what body systems need to be examined? Rationale for exams?
- What diagnostic tests need to be obtained and why?
- How would you handle abnormal findings?
- What will be your list of differentials?
- What are the barriers you face to collecting a comprehensive health history so that you can give culturally-competent care?
- Discuss the management plan, the clinical guidelines, and evidence-based practice specific to the cardiac problem. Want Professional Help?
Problems commonly seen in the Primary Care setting:
Chief Complaints
- Dizzy
- Fainting
- Shortness of breath
- Leg pain
- Chest pain
- Headache
- Snoring and sleep apnea