Instructions for Assignment:
- Collect your client data for Mr. Schustun from the case study below. This paper is intended to be specific to Mr. Schustun.
- Introduce Mr. Schustun’s case and his specific predisposing risk factors for congestive heart failure.
- You are the RPN who has been assigned to the care of Mr. Schustun on the inpatient cardiology unit. Answer the following questions in the body of your scholarly paper.
- Anticipate the 3 diagnostic test(s) the RPN expects the physician to order for Mr. Schustun. Provide rationale for each diagnostic test identified. Include current evidence-based information from reputable sources (i.e. scholarly articles; scholarly texts) to support your answers.
- List 3 priority treatments that the health care team would initiate specifically for Mr. Schustun at this time. Provide rationale for each intervention identified. Include current evidence-based information from reputable sources (i.e. scholarly articles; scholarly texts) to support your answers.
- Identify 3 health education priorities for management of Mr. Schustun’s heart failure. Provide rationale for each health promotion priority. Include current evidence-based information from reputable sources (i.e. scholarly articles; scholarly texts) to support your answers.
- All work is expected to be your original work in your own words. All items copied from other sources must be quoted or paraphrased or summarized with appropriate citations or references using APA format. Academic honesty is expected and required of all Conestoga students. It is critical that you familiarize yourself with the Academic Offences Policy found in the Conestoga College Student Guide.
- The assignment should be 3-4 pages in length (not including cover page and reference page).
- Submit to the Assignment Submission Folder on eConestoga through Turnitin by the due date. If your originality score is >20%, it is your responsibility to lower your score. The paper will not be graded until the score is <20%.