Nursing homework help

Module 05 Content

  1. You will perform a history of a nose, mouth, throat, or neck problem that your instructor has provided you. You will perform an assessment including nose, mouth, throat, and neck. You will document your subjective and objective findings, identify actual or potential risks, and submit this in a Word document to the drop box provided.

    Patient is a 17 year old male that came to the clinic with his father after feeling ill for 2 days. The patient has throat pain and drainage from his nose. Both he and his father are answering questions. You will document your subjective and objective findings (what did they tell you, what do you see…. Be DETAILED!) Identify actual or potential risks, and submit this in a Word document to the drop box provided.

Title:

Documentation of problem based assessment of the nose, throat, neck, and regional lymphatics. Nursing homework help

 

Purpose of Assignment:

Learning the required components of documenting a problem based subjective and objective assessment of nose, throat, neck, and regional lymphatics. Identify abnormal findings.

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Course Competency:

Demonstrate physical examination skills of the head, ears, and eyes, nose, mouth, neck, and regional lymphatics.

 

Instructions:

 

Content:  Use of three sections:

  • Subjective
  • Objective
  • Actual or potential risk factors for the client based on the assessment findings with description or reason for selection of them.

 

Format:

  • Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.)

Resources:

Chapter 5: SOAP Notes: The subjective and objective portion only

Sullivan, D. D. (2012). Guide to clinical documentation.  [E-Book]. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.rasmussen.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=495456&site=eds-live&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_91

 

Smith, L. S. (2001, September). Documentation do’s and don’ts. Nursing, 31(9), 30. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.rasmussen.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=107055742&site=eds-live

 

Documentation Grading Rubric- 10 possible points

Levels of Achievement
Criteria Emerging Competence Proficiency Mastery
Subjective

(4 Pts)

Missing components such as biographic data, medications, or allergies. Symptoms analysis is incomplete. May contain objective data.

 

Basic biographic data provided. Medications and allergies included. Symptoms analysis incomplete. Lacking detail. No objective data. Basic biographic data provided. Included list of medications and allergies. Symptoms analysis: PQRSTU completed. Lacking detail. No objective data. Information is solely what “client” provided. Basic biographic data provided. Included list of medications and allergies. Symptoms analysis: PQRSTU completed. Detailed. No objective data. Information is solely what “client” provided.
Points: 1 Points:  2 Points: 3 Points: 4
Objective

(4 Pts)

Missing components of assessment for particular system. May contain subjective data. May have signs of bias or explanation of findings. May have included words such as “normal”, “appropriate”,
“okay”, and “good”.

 

Includes all components of assessment for particular system. Lacks detail. Uses words such as “normal”, “appropriate”, or “good”.  Contains all objective information. May have signs of bias or explanation of findings. Includes all components of assessment for particular system. Avoided use of words such as “normal”, “appropriate”, or “good”.  No bias or explanation for findings evident Contains all objective information Includes all components of assessment for particular system. Detailed information provided.  Avoided use of words such as “normal”, “appropriate”, or “good”.  No bias or explanation for findings evident. All objective information
Points: 1 Points: 2 Points: 3 Points: 4
Actual or     Potential Risk Factors

(2 pts)

 

Lists one to two actual or potential risk factors for the client based on the assessment findings with no description or reason for selection of them. Failure to provide any potential or actual risk factors will result in zero points for this criterion. Nursing homework help Brief description of one or two actual or potential risk factors for the client based on assessment findings with description or reason for selection of them. Limited description of two actual or potential risk factors for the client based on the assessment findings with description or reason for selection of them. Comprehensive, detailed description of two actual or potential risk factors for the client based on the assessment findings with description or reason for selection of them.
Points: 0.5 Points: 1 Points: 1.5 Points: 2