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Alternative Writing Assignment
Stephen A. Lepak
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR 509 Advanced Physical Assessment
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, ALTERNATIVE WRITING ASSIGNMENT 2
Alternative Writing Assignment
Family nurse practitioners must have well-honed assessment skills in order to provide
high quality and efficient care to the populations in which they care for. Having a thorough
understanding of the body systems that require assessment as well as what abnormalities that can
occur will help the nurse practitioner glean information from the subjective and objective
assessments more readily. Special adaptation of assessment skills and history taking must be
performed for various populations including pediatric, pregnant, and geriatric. The purpose of
this assignment is to identify and articulate advanced assessment health history and physical
examination techniques which are relevant to a focused body system, differentiate normal and
abnormal findings with regard to a disease or condition that impacts the body system, and adopt
advanced assessment skills, if necessary, to suit the needs of specific patient populations.
Body System
The specific body system that will be discussed in this assignment will be the respiratory
system. The respiratory system is the primary site for gas exchange which helps the body obtain
oxygen and dispose of carbon dioxide. This process is imperative to all vital functions in the
body.
Physiology
The primary organ responsible for gas exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide include
the lungs. Blood collects the oxygen from the lungs and carry it to various parts of the body
where it is needed for metabolic processes to occur. During the process of cell metabolism, the
red blood cells collect the carbon dioxide and transport it back to the lungs where it leaves the
body upon exhalation. Upon inhalation oxygen enters the nose or mouth. The trachea branches
into the bronchi, which are two tubes that carry air into each level both the right and left. The
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