Description
Describe your clinical experience for this week.Did you face any challenges or successes? If so, what were they? No challenges 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 45 year old male African american male, The patient came in with a complaint of L-shoulder pain.
Pt stated he had no injuries to the arm.
The Patient noted a clicking sound on the rotator cuff and discomfort when assessing mobility.
Xray of the Left arm was ordered.
Results came back, It showed osteopenia and rotator cuff atrophy.
Asked the patient if there was any family history of osteopenia, pt denied it.
Pt prescribed Meloxicam 10 mg once a day for pain.
Referral to Orthopedics.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 initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in the current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.
