Purpose As a family nurse practitioner, you must possess excellent physical assessment skills. This alternative writing assignment mirrors the discussion content of the debriefing session and will allow the student to expand their knowledge of physical health assessment principles specific to the advanced practice role. The purposes of this assignment are to: (a) identify and articulate advanced assessment health history and physical examination techniques which are relevant to a focused bod...

1) A 35-year-old man is seen in the clinic for an infection in his left foot. Which of these findings should the FNP expect to see during an assessment of this patient? Enlarged and tender inguinal nodes 2) The direction of blood flow through the heart is best described by which of these Right atrium > right ventricle > pulmonary artery > lungs > pulmonary vein > left atrium > left ventricle 3) In assessing the carotid artery’s of an older patient with cardiovascular ...

1) A mother brings her two month old daughter in for an examination says “my daughter rolled over against the wall and now I have noticed that she has the spot soft on the top of her head, is there something terribly wrong?” The FNP‘s best response would be: “That soft spot is normal and actually allows for growth of the brain during the first year of your baby’s life” 2) During percussion the FNP knows that a dull percussion note elicited over a lung lobe. This most likely resu...

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Chamberlain College Of Nursing NUR509/ NUR 509/ NURS 509/ NURS509: Advanced Health Assessment Tina Jones HEENT Interview _ Completed _ Shadow Health