Ken Fowler iHuman soap note – NURS 6531 Advanced Practice Care of Adults Across the Lifespan

May 30, | nursing, med, NURS, Paper

Ken Fowler iHuman soap note – NURS 6531 Advanced Practice Care of Adults Across the Lifespan
Ken Fowler iHuman soap note – NURS 6531 Advanced Practice Care of Adults Across the Lifespan
SOAP Week 7: Evaluation and Management of GU/GI Conditions
Student’s Name
Institution
Course Code, Course Name
Instructor’s Name
Date
Patient Information
Name: Ken Fowler
Age: 70 years
Sex: Male
Subjective
CC (chief complaint): Nausea and vomiting
HPI: the patient is a 70 year old who presented for further evaluation of his creatinine levels at the ED from his PCPs referral. He reports nausea and vomiting for 24 hours. The vomitus is clear with residual food particles. It is worsens with meals but reports no relieving factors. It is associated with symptoms of decreased urine output, decreased oral intake/poor appetite, and fatigue. The patient associates the onset of symptoms to intake of naproxen for lower back pain one week prior when he lifted something heavyKen Fowler i Human soap note – NURS 6531 Advanced Practice Care of Adults Across the Lifespan.
Current meds:

Lisinopril
HCTZ
Metroprolol

Allergies: None
Vaccinations: Up to date with all the immunizations
Pertinent PMHx: patient is a known hypertensive on medications. He also reports mild chronic renal disease with microalbuminuria (400mg) and creatinine of 1.1.
Social hx: Ken Fowler admits to drinking a glass of wine with dinner frequently  either once or twice  weekly.
Fam Hx:
Questions:

What is your name?
Where are you?
What time is it?
What happened?
How can I help you today?

Have you had nausea and vomiting like this before?
What does your vomit look like?
Has there been any change in your nausea and/or vomiting over time?
Have you been vomiting anything that looks like blood or coffee grounds?
Do you have any pain or other symptoms associated with your nausea and/or vomiting?
Does anything make your nausea and/or vomiting better or worse?
How severe is your nausea and/or vomiting?

Have you lost weight?
Do you have any pain in your abdomen?
Do you have frothy urine?
Do you have any other symptoms or concerns we should discuss?
Can you tell me about any current or past medical problems you have had?
Are you taking any over-the-counter herbal medications?
Do you have any allergies?
Are you taking any prescription medications?
Do you drink alcohol? If so, what do you drink and how many drinks per day?

ROS
General: the patient appears in the ED independently. He denies recent fever, chills, worsening cough, sore throat.  He reports nausea, vomiting and decreased appetite Ken Fowler iHuman soap note – NURS 6531 Advanced Practice Care of Adults Across the Lifespan.
Integumentary/Skin: patient denies problems with an itchy scalp, skin changes,  moles, thinning  hair or brittle nails
Cardiovascular/Peripheral Vascular: the patient denies experiencing chest pain/pressure, exertion, chest discomfort, palpitations, decreased exercise tolerance, cold/blue fingers and toes.
Respiratory: the patient denies experiencing shortness of breath, difficulty catching breath, wheezing, chronic cough, or sputum production.
Gastrointestinal: patient reports nausea and vomiting, decreased oral intake, he denies diarrhea, constipation, bright red/dark tarry stools with bowel movements, bloating or early satiety
Genitourinary: patient denies any pain, burning, dribbling, difficulty starting or stopping, urgency, frequency, or incontinence with urination. He reports decreased urine output
Musculoskeletal: the patient denies any muscle pains, joint pains, swelling, redness, joint stiffness, redness, and muscle cramps
Psychiatric: patient denies any problems with depression, nervousness, sadness, lack of interest, or changes in mood
Neurologic: the patient denies problems with dizziness, fainting, spinning room, seizures, weakness, numbness, and tremor or tingling
Endocrine: the patient denies problems with heat or cold intolerance, increased thirst, increased sweating, frequent urination, or change in appetite
Hematologic/lymphatic: the patient denies any bruising, bleeding gums, or nose bleeds.
Allergic/immunologic: the patient denies allergies to medication, food or environmental Ken Fowler iHuman soap note – NURS 6531 Advanced Practice Care of Adults Across the Lifespan.
Physical Exam
General:  Patient is A&O x4
VS: BP- 108/62 HR-98 (apical), RR-17, O2 sat-99% RA
General Appearance: the patient is A&Ox4. He appears to be overall healthy and in no distress
HEENT: Eyes: PERRLA, no conjunctivae-rim pallor. Examination with an ophthalmoscope reveals a bilateral red reflex, and sharp optic disks. Nose/Mouth/Throat: mucous membranes are dry
Cardiovascular/Peripheral Vascular: the patient has normal heart sounds S1, S2; there are no rubs, gallops, or murmurs.  PMI slight lateral and downward displaced
Respiratory: on inspection, the chest moves symmetrically with respiration, there are no scars, the lungs are clear in all lobes bilaterally, and there are no abnormal breath sounds auscultated (wheezing, crackles, rales or rhonchi).
Gastrointestinal: the abdomen is soft non-distended and non-tender. Bowel sounds present in all quadrants with auscultation. There are no masses or lumps or protruding tumors felt with palpation and percussion.  There is no CVA tenderness but there is mild periumbilical tenderness in superficial palpation. No renal, abdominal, or femoral bruits.
Musculoskeletal/Peripheral Vascular: no edema in upper or lower extremities. Muscle strength is 5/5 in all groups.
Neurologic:  A&O x4 to person, place, time and situation. MMSE
Integumentary/Skin:  the skin is dry and warm; there is no jaundice, pallor, scaling, ulceration, or rash.  Blanche time is 3-4 seconds suggesting dehydration.
Genitourinary: normal external genitalia, no urethral discharge, no tenderness or masses
Test Ordered and Diagnostic Results

Complete Blood Count
Renal Ultrasound
Urinalysis
Basic Metabolic Panel
Sodium (Na+), urine
Eosinophils urine
Pelvic Ultrasound

List the Differential Diagnosis You Identified In Ihuman

Medication-Related (Side Effect)
Uremia (intrarenal azotemia)
Uremia (prerenal azotemia)
Urinary Obstruction

List your primary dx with ICD code. Briefly explain/ discuss your primary dx and the rational

Uremia-prerenal azotemia (Acute Kidney Failure, Unspecified N17.9)- this patient  Presented with a history of a sudden onset increment in   levels of creatinine.  He also reported   a decreased oral intake, nausea and vomiting, and fatigue. One week earlier, he reportedly self-medicated with naproxen, a drug that is highly nephrotoxic for lower back pain. These are signs and symptoms of Acute Kidney Injury and the intake of naproxen plays a major role as a precursor of the symptoms (Levey & James, 2017). The fact that he is hypertensive and on both ACEs and a diuretic,   he is at a higher risk of volume depletion, a state that is also a risk factor for AKI. Besides, the physical exam findings of tachycardia, hypotension, dehydration, and   periumbilical tenderness support AKI as the most appropriate diagnosis Ken Fowler iHuman soap note – NURS 6531 Advanced Practice Care of Adults Across the Lifespan.

List the Differential Dx with ICD and A Brief Explanation the Rational

ICD 10 995A Medication-Related (Side Effect)-the patient has a history of prior intake of naproxen, an NSAID. Naproxen inhibits COX enzymes reducing the synthesis of prostaglandins and this can result in renal ischemia, decrease pressure in the glomeruli and ultimately the setting of AKI.  Considering that he was also on ACE inhibitors and a diuretic, collectively, these factors increase the risks of AKI (Whiting et al., 2017).
ICD 10 N00.9 Acute Nephritic Syndrome (Uremia- Intrarenal azotemia) – it includes intrinsic kidney pathologies such as glomerulopathies or renal failure. Apart from having elevated creatinine levels, patients may report nausea and vomiting, fatigue, oliguria, anorexia, and periumbilical pain. However, since there is no history to suggest an underlying systemic illness or more recent infection, this is less likely. To add on, on physical exam, the lack of findings such as periorbital and pedal edema which are primary features of potential causes intrarenal azotemia for conditions such as nephritic syndrome decreases the likelihood of this as the primary diagnosis (Hashmi & Pandey, 2020).
ICD 10 9 Urinary Obstruction- the signs and symptoms of urinary obstruction which are similar to those that Ken Fowler presented with include; oliguria, delayed urination and abdominal pain. Besides Ken Fowlers age, a history of reduced urine output and hypertension are potential risk factors for obstruction.

Assessment/Plan

Admit to: med surge
Allergy: None
Diet: low sodium
Activity: mild physical activity such as walking
Consult/ specialty services and rational: consult with a renal physician/specialist for further evaluation and management of  renal disease to prevent  worsening outcomes
Nursing Orders:

IV Rehydration to correct dehydration and prevent the azotemia from worsening. Use IV saline until when the patient’s intravascular volume returns to normal.

Medication/intervention: dose, route, time

Discontinue the patient’s NSAIDs
Hold the patient’s HCTZ
Hold the patient’s Lisinopril

LABS: none
Ancillary orders: insert Foleys catheter to monitor input-output
Supportive services: consider maintaining patient on a DASH diet. And consult with a dietician on the best dietary approaches for a patient with mild chronic renal disease.
Patient education: educate the patient on the dangers of self-medication and  effects to the body (naproxen), educate on  hypertension and current drugs used for management, educate on medication adherence
Follow up or disposition: to return back immediately incase a new onset or similar symptoms begin. To return for follow up in two weeks to assess for progress including renal function Ken Fowler iHuman soap note – NURS 6531 Advanced Practice Care of Adults Across the Lifespan.
Health maintenance and Preventive health: none

References
Hashmi, M. S., & Pandey, J. (2020). Nephritic Syndrome. StatPearls [Internet].
Levey, A. S., & James, M. T. (2017). Acute kidney injury. Annals of internal medicine, 167(9), ITC66-ITC80.
Whiting, P., Morden, A., Tomlinson, L. A., Caskey, F., Blakeman, T., Tomson, C., & Horwood, J. (2017). What are the risks and benefits of temporarily discontinuing medications to prevent acute kidney injury? A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open, 7(4).
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To prepare:

Review this week’s Learning Resources. Consider how to assess, diagnose, and treat patients with GI or GU conditions.
Access i-Human from this week’s Learning Resources and review this week’s i-Human 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 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 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 GI or GU conditions.
Assignment
As you interact with this week’s i-Human patient, complete the assigned case study. For guidance on using i-Human, refer to the i-Human Graduate Programs Help link within the i-Human platform.

Patient Information:

Subjective:

CC (chief complaint):

HPI:

Current meds:

Allergies:

Vaccinations:

Pertinent PMHx:

Social hx:

Fam Hx:

Questions: Copy the questions you asked in ihuman here

ROS:

Physical Exam:

Test ordered and diagnostic results:

List the differential diagnosis you identified in ihuman

List your primary dx with ICD code. Briefly explain/ discuss your primary dx and the rational

List the differential Dx with ICD and a brief explanation the rational

Assessment/Plan:

Admit to: (ICU, Observation, med surge, etc)

Status: (critical ill, stable, guarded)

CODE Status:

ALLERGY:

Diet:

Activity:

Consult/ specialty services and rational:

Nursing orders: (iv, monitor, i/o etc..)
Medication/intervention: dose, route, time

LABS: (do not include labs already done)

Test: CT, CXR…etc (do not include labs already done)

Ancillary orders: pain management, sleeper, bowel program, PPI protection, DVT protection, PT/OT etc.

Supportive services: There is more to being an NP than prescribing. Look at the supportive services required, PT/ OT, Dietary, REHAB, etc and make a referral. If in your opinion there is none, then state that.

Patient education: (include family if minors on disease, management and or drugs)

Follow up or disposition: Discharge planning. When coming back and why and to who?

Health maintenance and Preventive health: Age appropriate

Reference list: Minimum 3 to support your treatment plan
Patient Information:
Subjective:
CC (chief complaint):
HPI:
Current meds:
Allergies:
Vaccinations:
Pertinent PMHx:
Social hx:
Fam Hx:
Questions: Copy the questions you asked in ihuman here
ROS:
Physical Exam:
Test ordered and diagnostic results:
List the differential diagnosis you identified in ihuman
List your primary dx with ICD code. Briefly explain/ discuss your primary dx and the rational
List the differential Dx with ICD and a brief explanation the rational Ken Fowler iHuman soap note – NURS 6531 Advanced Practice Care of Adults Across the Lifespan
Assessment/Plan:
Admit to: (ICU, Observation, med surge, etc)
Status: (critical ill, stable, guarded)
CODE Status:
ALLERGY:
Diet:
Activity:
Consult/ specialty services and rational:
Nursing orders: (iv, monitor, i/o etc..)
Medication/intervention: dose, route, time
LABS: (do not include labs already done)
Test: CT, CXR…etc (do not include labs already done)
Ancillary orders: pain management, sleeper, bowel program, PPI protection, DVT protection, PT/OT etc.
Supportive services: There is more to being an NP than prescribing. Look at the supportive services required, PT/ OT, Dietary, REHAB, etc and make a referral. If in your opinion there is none, then state that.
Patient education: (include family if minors on disease, management and or drugs)
Follow up or disposition: Discharge planning. When coming back and why and to who?
Health maintenance and Preventive health: Age appropriate
Reference list: Minimum 3 to support your treatment plan Ken Fowler iHuman soap note – NURS 6531 Advanced Practice Care of Adults Across the Lifespan

Discussion: Applications of Philosophical Underpinnings

May 30, | nursing, med, NURS, Paper

Discussion: Applications of Philosophical Underpinnings
Discussion: Applications of Philosophical Underpinnings

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Have you ever wondered why it is relevant to understand the theory and philosophy that underpins the field of behavior analysis? In this week’s Learning Resources, Fryling (2013) discusses some ways behavior analytic theory and philosophy are relevant to the practice of applied behavior analysis. He focuses on its unique features of having a natural science perspective as well as comprehensive, integrated components. The natural science perspective of behavior analysis requires its constructs come from observable, socially significant events, as opposed to hypothetical constructs prevalent in mentalistic, traditional psychology and other helping professions Discussion: Applications of Philosophical Underpinnings.

Comprehensive, integrated components are a feature in behavior analysis demonstrated by the coordinated interdependence between behavior analytic theory and philosophy, experimental analysis of behavior (EAB), applied behavior analysis (ABA), and delivery of behavioral services.
Attention to the systemic, natural science approach and the coordinated integration of the components of behavior analysis are what distinguish it as a unique field and underpin the rationale for behavior analytic interventions. Because a behavior analyst will typically collaborate with other professionals who adhere to hypothetical constructs that can be anti-behavioral in nature, it is especially important that they be grounded in the theory and philosophy of behavioral analysis in order to effectively represent those ways of thinking about behavior.
In his book, Radical Behaviorism for ABA Practitioners, James M. Johnston provides the following reasons ABA practitioners should understand the philosophical underpinnings of their field (Graff, 2014):
Practitioners work at the interface between science and society and, therefore, must be able to bridge the gap between scientific and everyday understandings of how behavior works Discussion: Applications of Philosophical Underpinnings.
Most people’s beliefs about how behavior works conflict with established scientific findings.
Practitioners must be able to convince clients and other professionals to support objectives and procedures shown in the ABA literature to be effective.
Understanding radical behaviorism helps ensure consistency between the field’s science and the resulting technology.
Understanding radical behaviorism helps avoid conceptual backsliding that might be encouraged by everyday language. (p. 3)
In this Discussion, you will identify an article you retrieved from the behavior analytic literature (2012 to the present) that describes an intervention to address an applied concern. For the article you select, you will then evaluate how each of the following philosophical underpinnings of behavior analysis are represented: selectionism, determinism, empiricism, parsimony, and pragmatism.
Reference:

Graff, R. B. (2014). A review of radical behaviorism for ABA practitioners by James M. Johnston [Review of the book Radical behaviorism for ABA practitioners, by J. M. Johnston]. APBA Reporter, 50, 1–3.

To Prepare

Review the Learning Resources for this week in order to gain an understanding of the following philosophical underpinnings of applied behavior analysis: selectionism, determinism, empiricism, parsimony, and pragmatism.
Identify an article retrieved from the behavior analytic literature (2012 to the present) that describes an intervention to address an applied concern.
Review the interactive media in the Learning Resources, “Philosophical Underpinnings of Behavior Analysis.”

By Day 4 of Week 6

Post the title of the article you selected and provide a brief summary of the article. Next, include your evaluation of each philosophical underpinning of behavior analysis for the article, including selectionism, determinism, empiricism, parsimony, and pragmatism. Make sure to include a reference and link to your article. Use proper APA format and style Discussion: Applications of Philosophical Underpinnings.
Read your colleagues’ postings.

Note: For this discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. Begin by clicking on the To Participate in this Discussion link, then select Create Thread to complete your initial post. Remember, once you click on Submit, you cannot delete or edit your own posts, and cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking on Submit!
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By Day 6 of Week 6

Respond to at least two colleagues’ posts by expanding on each colleague’s explanation of how the article does or does not represent each of the philosophical underpinnings of behavior analysis. Provide examples.
Be sure to support your posts and responses with specific references to behavior-analytic theory and research. In addition to the Learning Resources, search the Walden Library and/or the internet for peer-reviewed articles to support your posts and responses. Use proper APA format and citations, including those in the Learning Resources.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights that you have gained because of your colleagues’ comments.
eterminism-ABA Practices by Wolf et al. shows a precise way that individuals do in their life; on account of medically introverted individuals, the ABA-based intercession would assist with breaking this framework and make another framework where experts do operant molding systems to bring down the recurrence of meddling conduct. It is additionally to build the recurrence of supportive of social conduct. Experts can just do the ABA-Based mediation under the determinism theory since they can decide the interceding conduct by noticing the framework that the medically introverted individual did.
 
Empiricism- ABA Practices  of Ivar Lovaas shows how he might want for individuals with mental imbalance to recuperate from it by doing rough trials like the utilization of shock, beating, intercession force by the quantity of hours, and standard mediation. The philosophical supporting in Ivar Lovaas and the UCLA Gab is experimentation since he accepts that when he utilized electric shocks, it prevents kids from dangerous self-harmful practices. It shows observation in light of the fact that Lovaas utilized shock, beating, or extensive, conventional intercession as the free factor. The reliant variable is simply the hazardous harmful practices of mentally unbalanced youngsters, which can show a utilitarian relationship Discussion: Applications of Philosophical Underpinnings.
 
Parsimony-Discipline and elimination based systems show how the experts didn’t consider the incidental effects since they didn’t influence mentally unbalanced individuals that much. The philosophical supporting, miserliness, can show that experts accept that if an activity has become wiped out, the intercession is a triumph without pondering its incidental effects on youngsters.
 
Selectionism-The subject of changes to independence and character shows how character and conduct connect. Conduct is supposed to be brought about by characters which shows selectionism philosophical supporting. The explanation is that there is a development of conduct from being the character of an individual or youngster. The intercessions like impersonation, responsive guidelines, and sitting better are under the philosophical supporting, particular since it can show that as mentally unbalanced individuals do this conduct, they can acquire complex abilities like perusing, cooking, and adjusting checkbooks.
 
Pragmatism-Stimming is a significant conduct on the grounds that a grown-up mentally unbalanced individual utilized this and presently has control of his abundance feeling. Along these lines, individuals accept that stimming can assist mentally unbalanced kids with controlling their various feelings. The self-stimulatory and cliché conduct show sober mindedness on the grounds that conduct experts and others see stimming as the best mediation that could help medically introverted individuals. All things considered, they didn’t consider the general public that might manhandle this stereotypic conduct Discussion: Applications of Philosophical Underpinnings.