Medical diagnosis

currently one of the accepted causes of a painful foot condition known as Morton 's neuroma [MN] (Rout et al., 2009). For this week 's discussion, the author wishes to discuss the two diagnostic imaging commonly employed by clinicians in confirming the diagnosis for MN. The research article by Fazal, Khan, and Thomas (2012) shall serve as the springboard for the discussion on the use of ultrasonography (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in MN. Fazal et al. (2012) characterized MN as a…

Wall of Silence Journal Entry One Medical errors occur every day whether it is from a nurse or physician and because of it’s occurrence, it is publicized and raises concern in the community. My level of awareness was little despite hearing stories on social media and from people around me. As I became a nursing student, I realized that medical errors happen more often from common mistakes that are preventable and nothing is done to solve it. Gibson and Singh (2003) mentioned, “hospitals and…

Medication Administration and the Importance of Reducing Errors in the Nursing Practice Macey Schreiber Baker University School of Nursing Medication Administration and the Importance of Reducing Errors in the Nursing Practice Florence Nightingale stated in her book Notes on Hospitals, published in 1859, “the very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm” (Chilton, 2008). Nightingale’s 150-year old expectation continues to hold firm in healthcare…

Describe your level of awareness of the prevalence of medical errors before this course and reading part 1. The healthcare field is one of the utmost respected fields one could work in. Nurses are the most trusted workers in the country and are expected to advocate and protect their patients. Nurses also spend most of their time at work administering medications which plays a key role in the reduction of medication errors. My idea of medical errors has been based off of the 5 rights of…

The comprehensive history and physical examination (H&P) is made up of the following nine major components: history of present illness (HPI), past medical history (PMH), family history, psychosocial, review of systems (ROS), physical examination, laboratory data, problem list, and treatment plan. The HPI section addresses the current problem for which the patient is seeking care for and its chronological development up to the present time. The elements need to be documented are location,…

“The nursing process is a systematic method that directs the nurse” through various steps in caring for patients (Taylor, 2011). The nursing process has five parts consisting of assessment, analysis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. These parts are not always as separate as they may seem. Sometimes some of the various parts are done simultaneously. All the parts work as a unit to strive to bring the patient to the healthiest state for that patient. The nursing process is based on a loop…

miscarriage and was happy to be pregnant again. Even though there is no record of genetic counseling in her health record, Renee believes she has received enough information about Down syndrome to decide to terminate her pregnancy. Taylor is still a medical student with limited experience in the abortion clinic. Taylor has to decide between voicing her concerns or staying quiet and assume Renee and Renee’s husband have had enough time and information to make a logical decision to terminate her…

in institutional support and medical funds for research. These fears bring up questions of whether parents have the right to have abortions to prevent giving birth to a child with Down syndrome, should society protect human diversity or encourage the prevention of…

Retrospective diagnosis is examining the evidence/archives from ancient medicine or any other era and comparing that data to today’s era of medicine, or it can be to diagnose a patient from the past with today’s knowledge by using the documents and/or artifacts that may be relevant or pertain to the patient. Therefore, this paper is going to examine how retrospective diagnosis works, examples of retrospective diagnosis, it’s strengths and weaknesses, and why retrospective diagnosis is important…

Differential Diagnosis Primary Diagnosis The primary diagnosis of Mandy and Donna Roberts is factitious disorder imposed on another, a condition in which an individual inflicts an illness on someone else. The most predictive characteristic in patients is the absence of symptoms when the victim is separated from the caretaker (Greiner, Palusci, Keeshin, Kearns, & Sinal, 2013). The school nurse “did not think Mandy had any medical problems”; she appeared healthy and operational in the school…