Assignment 2: Digital Clinical Experience Cough

Instructions:

1. Review the complete instructions and the grading rubric.

2. Use the provided template to complete the assignment ( Word Document)

3. Review the attached transcripts and data to complete the assignment. ( PDF’s documents and word document)

4. APA 7

5. Use at least 5 references.

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Established chief complaint

Reports cough

Asked about onset of cough

Reports cough started 3 days ago

Asked about characteristics of cough

Reports cough is wet Reports clear sputum with cough

Asked about frequency and duration of cough

Reports coughing every few minutes Reports coughs last a few seconds

Asked about aggravating factors for cough

Reports cough is worse at night Denies smoking Reports being exposed to secondhand smoke through father Reports he doesn’t know what triggers the cough

Asked about exposure to germs

Reports playing with an ill classmate

Asked about hand hygiene

Reports infrequent hand washing Reports occasionally putting fingers in eyes, nose, or mouth

Asked about cough etiquette

Denies covering mouth when coughing

Asked about relieving factors for cough

Reports cough is temporarily relieved by cough medicine

Followed up on cough medicine

Reports cough medicine was purple Reports taking one spoonful of cough medicine Reports mother gave him the medicine Reports only took the medicine this morning Denies home remedies

Assignment 2: Digital Clinical Experience: Focused Exam: Cough

In this DCE Assignment, you will conduct a focused exam related to cough in your DCE using the simulation tool, Shadow Health. You will determine what history should be collected from the patient, what physical exams and diagnostic tests should be conducted, and formulate a differential diagnosis with several possible conditions.

ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS:

· Review the DCE (Shadow Health) Documentation Template for Focused Exam: Cough use this template to complete your Documentation Notes for this DCE Assignment.

· Please review the transcripts and data with information to complete the assignment.

· Consider what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be appropriate to gather more information about the patient’s condition. How would the results be used to make a diagnosis?

· APA 7

· Use at least 5 references

Assignment 2: Digital Clinical Experience: Focused Exam:

Cough

In this DCE Assignment, you will conduct a focused exam related to cough in

your DCE using the simulation tool, Shadow Health. You will determine what

history should be collected from the patient, what physical exams and

diagnostic

tests should be conducted, and formulate a differential diagnosis with several

possible conditions.