Description
Describe your clinical experience for this week.
Describe the assessment of a patient, detailing the signs and symptoms (S&S), assessment, plan of care, and at least 3 possible differential diagnoses with rationales. a White male , 55 years old came in with complaints of lower back pain.Assessed pt’s back, pt back was asymmetrical on the left side. More tender when touched. Pt stated he fell on hisboat in July bt never wen tot the doctor to get it checked out. Lumbar Xray shows compression fracture of L4-L5 Refer pt to orthopedic surgeon . Pt prescribed Baclofen 10 mg TID X 3 days Ibuprofen 600 q6 hours for pain. Pt educated to not lift anything greater than 5 pounds to avoid any strain on the back
Mention the health promotion intervention for this patient.
What did you learn from this week’s clinical experience that can be beneficial for you as an advanced practice nurse?
Support your plan of care with the current peer-reviewed research guideline.
Submission Instructions:
Your post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in the current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.
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