Nurs 6521 Week 8 Case Study _ Deborah

This week, you will have a case study to write. As posted previously, here are your case study assignments that were assigned by your last name.

Please make sure to review the assignment instructions in the Week 8 Folder. 

If your last name begins with the letter A through M, please write your paper on this case:

Patient is a 24-year-old female administrative assistant who comes to the emergency department with a chief complaint of severe right-sided headache. She states that this is the sixth time in the last 2 months she has had this headache. She says the headaches last 2–3 days and have impacted her ability to concentrate at work. She complains of nausea and has vomited three times in the last 3 hours. She states, “the light hurts my eyes.” She rates her pain as a 10/10 at this time. Ibuprofen and acetaminophen ease her symptoms somewhat but do not totally relieve them. No other current complaints.

In your Case Study Analysis related to the scenario provided, explain the following in 1-2 pages:

• Both the neurological and musculoskeletal pathophysiologic processes that would account for the patient presenting these symptoms.
• Any racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning.
• How these processes interact to affect the patient.