Week 5 -Assignment 1
Discussion
Assignment 1: Discussion
As a family nurse practitioner, you are working in a rural
health clinic. You are evaluating a 16-year-old adolescent patient who comes in
complaining of having difficulty concentrating in school. On exam, you also
note that the patient is very thin and frail in appearance and is asking you
for diet pills.
What are some initial areas for concern? What screening
tools can help lead you closer to your diagnosis?
Describe 1 health promotion strategy you can discuss with
the patient.
Be sure to address the following in your plan of care:
pharmacological and non-pharmacological (OTC) interventions, labs, follow-up,
teaching, and referral/s.
Your work should integrate course resources (text/s) as well
as a minimum of two (2) other evidence-based guidelines and/or articles
published within 3–5 years.
Submission Details:
Name your document
SU_NSG6440_W5_A1_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
Submit by Saturday, November 4, 2017.
