Discussion Post
• Complete the following discussion question using the DxR website:
o Access the DxR Clinician website.
o Select the folder labeled: gcu_npstudents_patients.
o Select the Selma Davis - Weight Loss case study.
o Upon clicking on the case, you will see the "Enter Case" button at the top of the page. Select "Enter Page." Under "Name," enter First Initial, Last Name, all in lower case. Leave password blank. This will give you entry into the case study.
o Complete the Selma Davis - Weight Loss case.
o Discuss possible differential diagnoses and the strategies that you used to assess this patient. Synthesize this information and explain what you learned and how you will improve in the future.
• Mrs. Green, a 76-year-old patient, has been hospitalized with pneumonia. While rounding on your patient, her neighbors, a younger couple, state that they know she is a diabetic and is not eating correctly. The neighbors, who often take Mrs. Green to the grocery store, state that she buys ice cream and cookies and rarely fixes "proper meals." They are concerned about her and want the nurse practitioner to notify her family. Upon examination, Mrs. Green is alert, oriented, well groomed, and appropriate. Her glucose is 200 and she is in no distress. She states, "I like ice cream, I'm old, and I deserve it." How should you respond?
The response should include a reference list. Using one-inch margins, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.