NURS 6512 Week 4 Assignment I-Human Patients Case Study: Evaluating And Managing Integumentary Conditions
NURS 6512 Week 4 Assignment I-Human Patients Case Study: Evaluating And Managing Integumentary Conditions Instructions
This course will require you to complete a series of case studies using the i-Human Patients software application. The i-Human Patients (IHP) Case Player enables you to interact with virtual patients for the purpose of learning patient-assessment and diagnostic-reasoning skills. With IHP, you will be able to independently interview, examine, diagnose, and treat virtual patients and receive expert feedback on your performance.
The integumentary system is susceptible to a variety of diseases, conditions, and injuries, ranging from the bothersome but relatively innocuous bacterial or fungal infections and categorized as disorders, to skin cancer and severe burns, which can be life threatening.
For this Assignment, you will examine an i-Human Patients case study. You will then work with an i-Human patient with an integumentary condition. Have a look at NURS 6512 Midterm Exam Revision.
To prepare:
- By Day 1 of this week, your Instructor will assign an i-Human Patients case study for this Assignment. Note: Please see the Course Announcements section of the classroom for your i-Human Patients Assignment.
- Review this week’s Learning Resources. Consider how to assess, diagnose, and treat patients with integumentary conditions.
- Access and review the assigned i-Human Patients case study. Based on the provided patient information, think about the health history you would need to collect from the patient.
- Consider what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be most appropriate to gather more information about the patient’s condition.
- Reflect on how the results would be used to make a diagnosis.
- Identify three to five (3–5) possible conditions that may be considered in a differential diagnosis for the patient.
- Consider the patient’s diagnosis. Think about clinical guidelines that might support this diagnosis.
- Develop a treatment plan for the patient that includes health promotion and patient education strategies for patients with integumentary conditions.
Assignment
As you interact with this week’s i-Human Patients patient, complete the assigned case study. For guidance on using i-Human Patients, refer to the i-Human Graduate Programs Help link within the i-Human Patients platform.
By Day 7 of Week 4
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NURS 6512 Week 4 Assignment I-Human Patients Case Study: Evaluating And Managing Integumentary Conditions Example

History of Present Illness
Category | Data entered by Ann Finecountry |
Reason for Encounter | New rash |
History of present illness | the patient is a 25 year old female who reports a new rash. This rash started 24 hours ago. She associates it with a recent hike to Napa in the company of her boyfriend. She noticed that the rash begun on bilateral inner thighs and has now spread to the left inner forearm. The rash is becoming progressively itchy and tender. She denies knowledge of someone with similar symptoms, denies aggravating or relieving factors. Patient informs that during the hike, she tried a new food (scallops), she used a new lotion (boyfriend’s suntan lotion), and also used a hot tub for the first time. Patient reports that since it was warm during the hike, she wore a tank top, shorts, and sneakers and as they were bushwhacking, she was also exposed to insects and wild plants. Patient denies skin problems, fevers, runny nose, cough, nausea, and vomiting. |
Past Medical History
Category | Data entered by Ann Finecountry |
Past Medical History | patient denies history of underlying chronic illnesses, denies genetic/familial illnesses. |
Hospitalizations / Surgeries | patient denies history of hospitalization, minor or major surgeries. |
Medications
Category | Data entered by Ann Finecountry |
Medications | patient uses birth control pills. She denies use pf OTC/herbal medications, denies prescription drug use. |
Allergies
Category | Data entered by Ann Finecountry |
Allergies | in childhood, patient reports getting hives from a drug (Cefaclor). She however denies other known/unknown food, environmental, or drug allergies. |
Preventive Health
Category | Data entered by Ann Finecountry |
Preventive health | up-to-date with all recommended immunizations for age and gender. |
Family History
Category | Data entered by Ann Finecountry |
Family History | both parents are alive and healthy. Father has hypertension, maternal grandmother had a stent placement, heart attack, and has hypertension. Maternal grandfather died of heart disease. |
Social History
Category | Data entered by Ann Finecountry |
Social History | patient denies use of illicit/recreation drugs, denies tobacco smoking, she is a social drinker. |