FULL CLASS:
NURS 6512 – Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic
I-HUMAN PATIENTS PRACTICE CASE Marvin Webster, Jr
As part of your orientation to i-Human Patients, you are required to explore the Marvin Webster, Jr. practice case to become familiar with the i-Human Patients interface and to start making the transition between the live patient encounter and the virtual patient encounter.
Note: You are allowed five (5) attempts at this i-Human Patients Assignment. Your final submission is due by Day 7 of this week.
Assignment
As you interact with the Marvin Webster, Jr. i-Human Patients practice case, complete the assigned case study. Upload your PDF from i-Human Patients to this Assignment.
Solution
Management Plan by Student’s Name on case Marvin Webster
Diagnostic tests: Covid-19 PCR (Negative), Influenza PCR (Positive).
Medications: Acetaminophen 325mg 1-2 tabs po every 4 hours PRN pain/fever, max 4.000/day, Dextromethorphan 30mg/5ml.10ml po every 12 hours PRN cough (Physicians Desk, 2022).
Referrals-none at the moment
Client education: Patient should inform the school and take a rest for about two days. Increase fluids, salt water gargles for sore throat. Patient should practice hand hygiene by washing hands with soap/sanitizer and cover mouth when coughing or sneezing (Schellack, Schellack, & Ismail, 2020). Patient should take medications as prescribed and report any severe side effects.
Follow up: Return to clinic after two days in case there is no improvement. The patient should seek care immediately for uncontrolled fever, dizziness, or worsening headache. The patient should schedule for a flu vaccine as well as COVID booster (Schellack, Schellack, & Ismail, 2020).
References
Acetaminophen (2022). PDR.net. https://www.pdr.net/drug-summary/Adults–39–FeverAll-acetaminophen-
2639.1945
Dextromethorphan polistirex (2022). PDR.net https://www.pdr.net/drug-summary/Delsym-12-Hour-
CoughReliefdextromethorphan-polistirex-936.1511
Schellack, N. S., Schellack, G. S., & Ismail, H. I. (2020). An overview of cold and flu management. SA
Pharmaceutical Journal, 87(3), 38-42. https://hdl.handle.net/10520/ejc-mp_sapj-v87-n3-a7
Electronic Health Record by XXX on case Marvin Webster
History of Present Illness
Category Data entered by XXX
Reason for Encounter “I feel awful, I am exhausted. I have a cough and body aches”
History of present illness Patient is an 18-year old male who presents with acute onset of cough, sore throat, headache, and fatigue with started a couple of days ago. States using
ibuprofen for headache with some relief. Reports throat pain at 6-8/10, “feels like razor blades in his throat”. Warm liquids soothes throat. Body aches that feel like “run over by Shaq O’Neil”.
Past Medical History
Category Data entered by XXX
Past Medical History Childhood asthma
Hospitalizations / Surgeries None
Medications
Category Data entered by XXX
Medications OTC Ibuprofen
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