NR509 Advanced Physical Assessment Week 5 Assignment Shadow Health Assessment Assignment Introduction and Pre-brief Mrs. Esther Park is a 78-year-old woman who comes to the clinic complaining of abdominal pain. She reports that the pain isn’t severe, but that her daughter was concerned and brought her in. It is very important to determine whether or not the situation is an emergency and the underlying cause of Esther’s discomfort. Be sure to inquire about a variety of psychosocial factors related to the GI system, including her diet, toilet habits, immunizations, recent travel, etc. This case study will offer you the opportunity to take a complete surgical, reproductive, and current sexual history. During her physical examination, take particular note as to where Mrs. Park verbalizes pain during palpation so that you may synthesize verbal and non-verbal cues. Be sure to apply the supportive information learned in this week’s concept lab to your critical thinking process in this case study. Tips and Tricks Evaluation of the elderly patient with abdominal pain can be difficult, time-consuming, and fraught with potential missteps. Abdominal pain is the most common emergency department complaint and the fourth most common complaint among elderly patients. The physiologic, pharmacologic, and psychosocial aspects of elderly patients make an evaluation of their abdominal pain different than in the general population. As a clinician, you must develop an index of suspicion which is defined as awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness. Having a well-developed index of suspicion for abnormality will help to differentiate diagnoses. To optimize your assessment experience and sharpen your skills, be sure to explore the Abdominal Concept Lab prior to beginning the assignment. Purposes The purposes of the Shadow Health Physical Assessment Assignments are to: (a) increase knowledge and understanding of advanced practice physical assessment skills and techniques, (b) conduct focused and comprehensive histories and physical assessments for various patient populations, (c) adapt or modify your physical assessment skills and techniques to suit the individual needs of the patient, (d) apply assessment skills and techniques to gather subjective and objective data, (e) differentiate normal from abnormal physical examination findings, (f) summarize, organize, and appropriately document findings using correct professional terminology, (g) practice developing primary and differential diagnoses, (h) practice creating treatment plans which include diagnostics, medication, education, consultation/referral, and follow-up planning; and (i) analyze and reflect on own performance to gain insight and foster knowledge. ?Activity Learning Outcomes Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to: Apply knowledge and understanding of advanced practice physical assessment skills and techniques (CO1)Perform focused and comprehensive histories and physical assessments for various patient populations (CO4 and CO5)Adapt skills and techniques to suit the individual needs of the patient (CO4)Differentiate normal from abnormal physical examination findings (CO2)Summarize,? organize,? And document findings using correct professional terminology (CO3)Due Date Sunday 11:59 PM MT at the end of each respective week. Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date and time will receive a deduction of 10% of the total points possible for that assignment for each day the assignment is late. Assignments will be accepted, with penalty as described, up to a maximum of three days late, after which point a zero will be recorded for the assignment. In the event of an emergency that prevents timely submission of an assignment, students may petition their instructor for a waiver of the late submission grade reduction. The instructor will review the student’s rationale for the request and make a determination based on the merits of the student’s appeal. Consideration of the student’s total course performance to date will be a contributing factor in the determination. Students should continue to attend class, actively participate, and complete other assignments while the appeal is pending. Total Points Possible: 75 Points Assignment Step One: Complete the designated Shadow Health (SH) Assignment on the SH platform. Step Two: Document your findings on the Fillable Soap Note Template Preview the document or the Printable Soap Note Preview the document. Step Three: Upload the Lab Pass and completed SOAP Note as separate documents to the same assignment tab in the gradebook. Purchase this Tutorial. https://aptitudenursingpapers.org/