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NURS 6512 Week 10 Assignment 1 Assessing the Genitalia and Rectum

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Patients are frequently uncomfortable discussing with healthcare professional’s issues that involve the genitalia and rectum; however, gathering an adequate history and properly conducting a physical exam are vital. Examining case studies of genital and rectal abnormalities can help prepare advanced practice nurses to accurately assess patients with problems in these areas. In this Lab Assignment, you will analyze an Episodic note case study that describes abnormal findings in patients seen in a clinical setting. You will consider what history should be collected from the patients, as well as which physical exams and diagnostic tests should be conducted. You will also formulate a differential diagnosis with several possible conditions. To Prepare • Review the Episodic note case study your instructor provides you for this week’s Assignment. Please see the “Course Announcements” section of the classroom for your Episodic note case study. • Based on the Episodic note case study: o Review this week’s Learning Resources, and consider the insights they provide about the case study. Refer to Chapter 3 of the Sullivan resource to guide you as you complete your Lab Assignment. o Search the Walden library or the Internet for evidence-based resources to support your answers to the questions provided. o Consider what history would be necessary to collect from the patient in the case study. o Consider what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be appropriate to gather more information about the patient’s condition. How would the results be used to make a diagnosis? o Identify at least five possible conditions that may be considered in a differential diagnosis for the patient. The Lab Assignment Using evidence-based resources from your search, answer the following questions and support your answers using current evidence from the literature. • Analyze the subjective portion of the note. List additional information that should be included in the documentation. • Analyze the objective portion of the note. List additional information that should be included in the documentation. • Is the assessment supported by the subjective and objective information? Why or why not? • Would diagnostics be appropriate for this case, and how would the results be used to make a diagnosis? • Would you reject/accept the current diagnosis? Why or why not? Identify three possible conditions that may be considered as a differential diagnosis for this patient. Explain your reasoning using at least three different references from current evidence-based literature. • Evaluate abnormal findings on the genitalia and rectum • Apply concepts, theories, and principles relating to health assessment techniques and diagnoses for the breasts, genitalia, prostate, and rectum GENITALIA ASSESSMENT Subjective: • CC: “I have bumps on my bottom that I want to have checked out.” • HPI: AB, a 21-year-old WF college student reports to your clinic with external bumps on her genital area. She states the bumps are painless and feel rough. She states she is sexually active and has had more than one partner during the past year. Her initial sexual contact occurred at age 18. She reports no abnormal vaginal discharge. She is unsure how long the bumps have been there but noticed them about a week ago. Her last Pap smear exam was 3 years ago, and no dysplasia was found; the exam results were normal. She reports one sexually transmitted infection (chlamydia) about 2 years ago. She completed the treatment for chlamydia as prescribed. • PMH: Asthma • Medications: Symbicort 160/4.5mcg • Allergies: NKDA • FH: No hx of breast or cervical cancer, Father hx HTN, Mother hx HTN, GERD • Social: Denies tobacco use; occasional etoh, married, 3 children (1 girl, 2 boys) Objective: • VS: Temp 98.6; BP 120/86; RR 16; P 92; HT 5’10”; WT 169lbs • Heart: RRR, no murmurs • Lungs: CTA, chest wall symmetrical • Genital: Normal female hair pattern distribution; no masses or swelling. Urethral meatus intact without erythema or discharge. Perineum intact. Vaginal mucosa pink and moist with rugae present, pos for firm, round, small, painless ulcer noted on external labia. • Abd: soft, normoactive bowel sounds, neg rebound, neg murphy’s, neg McBurney • Diagnostics: HSV specimen obtained Assessment: • Chancre PLAN: This section is not required for the assignments in this course (NURS 6512) but will be required for future courses. Assignment: Lab Assignment: Assessing the Genitalia and Rectum Using evidence-based resources from your search, answer the following questions and support your answers using current evidence from the literature. • Analyze the subjective portion of the note. List additional information that should be included in the documentation. • Analyze the objective portion of the note. List additional information that should be included in the documentation. • Is the assessment supported by subjective and objective information? Why or why not? • Would diagnostics be appropriate for this case, and how would the results be used to make a diagnosis? • Would you reject/accept the current diagnosis? Why or why not? Identify three possible conditions that may be considered as a differential diagnosis for this patient. Explain your reasoning using at least three different references from current evidence-based literature.

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Case Analysis: GENITALIA ASSESSMENT 1




Case Analysis: Genitalia Assessment

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Subjective

In the assessment of the lesion the mnemonic OLD CARTS could have been useful, the

nurse should have asked if this was the first time she noticed the bumps and if she had received

treatment beforehand, a recent history of fever or illness could also provide information for the

medical history and if anyone in her house had lice or scabies, the presence of bumps elsewhere

in the body, like the internal aspect of the legs and the characteristics of the lesions, such as if

they ulcer or crust, if they remain unchanged or if they spread, if the bumps are always present or

if they wax and wane and if she had tried using ointments or other medications to help them

improve.



Assessing past medical history could have also discussed the presence of any skin

condition, such as eczema. Her past reproductive history needs to be taken carefully and

thoroughly, confirm the number of sexual partners that she may have had during the last year, it

is important to ask about protection methods if used and confirmation of the no known drug or

food allergies. The bumps should also prompt for a review of systems, such as changes in weight

or if the patient has felt more fatigued than usual and alterations of her GU systems, such as

increased frequency or pain with urination or a history of dyspareunia, the presence or absence of

blood or discharge.



Objective

In the exploration of the GU system the cervix could have been explored for presence or

absence of cervical tenderness, a pap smear could also be an option since it’s been over three

years from the last one, the note doesn’t give information about tenderness or lymphadenopathy,

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