NR553 Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Week 4 Discussion
For this discussion, find the complaint below based on last name:
Last name A – H: Productive Cough
Last name I – R: Shortness of Breath
Last name S – Z: Non-productive Cough
Questions:
Initial Post due by Day 3 at 11:59 pm
Using the chief complaint assigned by last name above, list 10 – 20 questions that you would need to ask your patient to gather more information about their condition.
Support the questions you will be asking with appropriate references.
Initial Response Post by Day 5 at 11:59pm
Choose ONE classmate’s questions to answer
You are answering as the patient. Make it appropriate but imaginative. No references needed.
Every peer post should only have one response post. Please do not reply to a peer if a response is already posted.
Reflective Response Post
Please respond to your peers’ reply (answers) to your initial post. Based on their answers to your initial questions, answer the following:
What additional history questions are needed for this patient?
What physical exam components will you need to complete?
What hallmark findings are you looking for?
Discuss what you think might be occurring with your patient?
Identify 3 things that could be occurring; (these are your differentials).
What do you think is most likely (this is your working diagnosis)? Why?
Please support your discussion with appropriate references
