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Nurse Personal Communication Style

Nurse Personal Communication Style Use the template linked below to assess your own communication style.  Then, reflect about the following: What are the positive aspects of your communication style? What are some examples of how your strengths have benefited you in your communication with others?  How do you think these strengths will be beneficial when working as […]

Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Disorders

Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Disorders McCance, K. L. & Huether, S. E. (2019). Pathophysiology: The biologic basis for disease in adults and children (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby/Elsevier. Chapter 38: Structure and Function of the Renal and Urological Systems including Summary Review Chapter 39: Alteration of Renal and Urinary Function (stop at Fluids and electrolytes); […]

Shadow Health Focused Exam Abdominal Pain

Shadow Health Focused Exam Abdominal Pain Within the Shadow Health platform, complete the Focused Exam: Abdominal Pain. The estimated average time to complete this assignment is 1 hour and 25 minutes. Please note, this is an average time. Some students may need longer. This clinical experience is a focused exam. Students have one opportunity to […]

A 53-year-old woman presents to the primary care clinic with complaints of severe headaches palpitations high blood pressure and diaphoresis

A 53-year-old woman presents to the primary care clinic with complaints of severe headaches palpitations high blood pressure and diaphoresis A 53-year-old woman presents to the primary care clinic with complaints of severe headaches, palpitations, high blood pressure and diaphoresis. She relates that these symptoms come in clusters and when she has these “spells”, she […]

A 53-year-old woman presents to the primary care clinic with complaints of severe headaches  palpitations high blood pressure and diaphoresis

A 53-year-old woman presents to the primary care clinic with complaints of severe headaches  palpitations high blood pressure and diaphoresis A 53-year-old woman presents to the primary care clinic with complaints of severe headaches, palpitations, high blood pressure and diaphoresis. She relates that these symptoms come in clusters and when she has these “spells”, she […]

A 44-year-old woman is brought to the clinic by her husband who says his wife has had some mental status changes over the past few days

A 44-year-old woman is brought to the clinic by her husband who says his wife has had some mental status changes over the past few days A 44-year-old woman is brought to the clinic by her husband who says his wife has had some mental status changes over the past few days. The patient had been previously diagnosed with hypothyroidism […]

A 44-year-old woman presents to the clinic with complaints of extreme fatigue weight gain decreased appetite cold intolerance dry skin hair loss and sleepiness

A 44-year-old woman presents to the clinic with complaints of extreme fatigue weight gain decreased appetite cold intolerance dry skin hair loss and sleepiness A 44-year-old woman presents to the clinic with complaints of extreme fatigue, weight gain, decreased appetite, cold intolerance, dry skin, hair loss, and sleepiness. She also admits that she often bursts into tears without any reason […]

A 43-year-old female patient with known Graves Disease presents to the clinic with complaints of nervousness, racing heartbeat anxiety increased perspiration heat intolerance hyperactivity and severe palpitations

A 43-year-old female patient with known Graves Disease presents to the clinic with complaints of nervousness  racing heartbeat anxiety increased perspiration heat intolerance hyperactivity and severe palpitations A 43-year-old female patient with known Graves’ Disease presents to the clinic with complaints of nervousness, racing heartbeat, anxiety, increased perspiration, heat intolerance, hyperactivity and severe palpitations. She states […]

A 43-year-old female patient presents to the clinic with complaints of nervousness racing heartbeat anxiety increased perspiration heat intolerance hyperactivity and palpitations

A 43-year-old female patient presents to the clinic with complaints of nervousness racing heartbeat anxiety increased perspiration heat intolerance hyperactivity and palpitations A 43-year-old female patient presents to the clinic with complaints of nervousness, racing heartbeat, anxiety, increased perspiration, heat intolerance, hyperactivity and palpitations. She states she had had the symptoms for several months but attributed the symptoms to beginning to care for her elderly mother who has Alzheimer’s […]