1) Reflection: Address the following questions: Both the diagnostic testing and

1) Reflection: Address the following questions:
Both the diagnostic testing and treatments available for this client’s diagnosis can be very expensive. How would your treatment plan change if your client did not have insurance? What resources are available in your area to support a client with these diagnostic and treatment needs?
Include the following components: Patient 1
write 150-300 words in a Microsoft Word document
demonstrate clinical judgment appropriate to the virtual patient scenario
cite at least one relevant scholarly source as defined by program expectations
communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation
2) Reflection: Address the following questions: Patient 2
Caring for clients with memory loss can be challenging for caregivers and for providers. What ethical challenges might the provider face and what resources are available to ensure appropriate, ethically sound care for this client and her family?
Include the following components:
Write 150-300 words in a Microsoft Word document
Demonstrate clinical judgment appropriate to the virtual patient scenario
Cite at least one relevant scholarly source as defined by program expectations
Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation
3) Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
Family nurse practitioners often care for older adults as they experience changes in functional health. Assessments may reveal that clients are unsafe in their current environment or that they may require additional assistance to remain at home. Carefully read the questions below and address each in your initial post.
Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
Discuss the laws in your state related to the nurse practitioner’s (NP) role and responsibility in creating and signing advanced directives (ADs). Indicate if the NP can independently complete AD documents or a physician is required to sign or cosign the documents.
Consider clients you’ve encountered in practicum (or in your practice as a registered nurse). Identify at least ONE client who may have benefited from a referral to hospice or palliative care. Indicate why this client would have benefited from these services. Describe how as an NP you might approach the conversation with the client.
Discuss at least TWO recommendations you have for improving palliative and hospice care access to vulnerable and underserved populations in your community.
4) Identify at least TWO assessments that can be used to determine whether a client is safe in their current living environment.
Discuss results that indicate the client may require additional assistance or a transition in the care environment.
Describe the NP’s role in working with the client and family to assist with care transitions.
Identify at least TWO appropriate referrals for a client who requires a transition in the care environment. How does the NP ensure coordination of care during transitions?
Identify at least TWO public or private resources that are available for clients with limited resources in your intended practice area.
Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectations. Links to an external site.
Cite a scholarly source in the initial post.
Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response post.
Cite a scholarly source in one peer post.
Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.
Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per week. Cite all references and provide references for all citations.
5) Nurse practitioners provide high-quality, comprehensive care to clients in various healthcare settings. Standardized procedures may be used to help guide care. Boards of Nursing, such as California Links to an external site., provide resources to ensure that NPs provide quality care while functioning within their scope of practice.
Topic: Urinary incontinence in older adult
6) Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the Grading rubric). Use the standardized procedure template Links to an external site. to complete the assignment.
Disorder or condition
Identify the selected disorder or condition.
Provide a basic description of the pathophysiology of the selected disorder or condition.
Provide a summary of the incidence and prevalence of the selected disorder or condition in the United States.
Provide a scholarly source.
Assessment
Identify common subjective findings (symptoms) consistent with the selected diagnosis.
Identify pertinent physical examination components and the expected exam findings consistent with the selected disorder or condition.
Identify your intended state of practice and whether physician collaboration is required, as it is in California. If collaboration is required, describe the circumstances that would require physician consultation.
Provide a scholarly source.
Diagnostic tests
List diagnostic tests appropriate for the selected disorder or condition.
List expected abnormal results consistent with the selected disorder or condition.
Provide a scholarly source.
Management: Present an evidence-based management plan for the selected disorder or condition.
Describe in detail first-line prescribed medications recommended for the selected disorder or condition.
Describe in detail second-line medication that should be prescribed IF the client had an allergy to first-line line treatment for the selected disorder or condition.
Identify medication details including
Trade and generic names for each medication
Typical dose for each medication
Major contraindications for use
Major drug-drug interactions
Identify other recommended treatments, if any, for the selected disorder or condition.
Discuss expected client follow-up. If the client called in with persistent or recurrent symptoms after initial treatment, describe the appropriate next action.
Describe indications for referral.
Use current clinical practice guidelines or relevant, scholarly resources appropriate for advanced practice as defined by program expectations Links to an external site. to support the management plan.