Week 6 discussion
Discussion: iHuman Case Study – Common Pediatric Illnesses
This discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing
relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered. For
this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion
Area by Saturday, September 2, 2017.
To support your work, use your course textbook readings and
the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources
in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.
Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates
as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates’
initial postings. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing
a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale,
challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between
two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources in your
responses to other classmates. Complete your participation for this assignment
by Wednesday, September 6, 2017.
For this assignment, you will complete an iHuman case study
based on the course objectives and weekly content. iHuman cases emphasize core
learning objectives for an evidence-based primary care curriculum. Throughout
your nurse practitioner program, you will use the iHuman case studies to
promote the development of clinical reasoning through the use of ongoing
assessments and diagnostic skills and to develop patient care plans that are
grounded in the latest clinical guidelines and evidence-based practice.
The iHuman assignments are highly interactive and a dynamic
way to enhance your learning. Material from the iHuman cases may be present in
the quizzes, the midterm exam, and the final exam.
Here you can view information on how to access and navigate
iHuman.
This week, complete the iHuman case titled “Samantha Graves,
Gastroenteritis”.
Apply information from the iHuman Case Study to answer the
following questions:
Which essential questions will you ask a pediatric patient
or his or her caregiver when the presenting complaint is bloody diarrhea? Will
these questions vary depending upon the child’s age? Why or why not? What
clinical or historical findings will indicate the need for diagnostic studies
and why? Which diagnostic studies will you initially order and why?
What would be three differential diagnoses in this case?
How do the common causes of vomiting differ in infants,
children, and adolescents? What clinical or historical findings will indicate
the need for diagnostic studies and why? Which diagnostic studies will you
initially order and why?
