Discussion – Week 1 There are countless of current healthcare issues to write about however the most important and relevant in 2020 is of course the topic of covid-19. The emergence of covid-19 has changed the nation’s healthcare system from…

Main Post Discussion The national healthcare issue selected is the current global pandemic, Covid-19. Covid-19 is a viral disease that attacks the respiratory system. A virus that was thought to only affect the elderly, immune-compromised, and folks with multiple comorbidities…

Discussion – Week 1  –Main Question Post Although there are many healthcare issues/stressors healthcare personnel is faced with, the Coronavirus pandemic is one current extreme health issue/stressor that has affected the world globally. COVID-19 has affected the entire healthcare industry,…

Patient Scenario A 16-year-old boy comes to clinic with chief complaint of sore throat for 3 days. Denies fever or chills. PMH negative for recurrent colds, influenza, ear infections or pneumonias. NKDA or food allergies. Physical exam reveals temp of…

  Topic 3 DQ 2  One of the main external stressors to adolescents are parents getting divorced. The stressor has a huge impact on adolescents because they tend to connect with both families. The idea of not living with both…

Topic 3 DQ 1   As a child moves from childhood to adolescence, they begin to have physical development changes as well as an increase in hormonal changes (Falkner, 2018). In addition to an increase in hormonal changes, this is…

Topic 2 DQ 2 Physical assessment includes collecting subjective data and objective data from the patient. Collect the subjective data from the parents or caregivers related to child health history when a physical evaluation of the adult patient data collects…

The ugly truth, too many children are abused in America yearly. According to the US department of health and human services administration for children and families, each year in the United States, Child Protective Service (CPS) agencies investigate more than…

Topic 1 DQ 2   Within the first year of life, or the infancy period, the rapid growth and development a baby experiences contribute to behaviors that can have an effect on the physical and emotional wellbeing of an individual…

Population health is defined as the health outcomes of a group of individuals, which also includes outcomes within the group (Green, 2018). “Population health has a goal of measuring, intervening, and improving health disparities among groups, as well as the…