Client Challenges – Advanced Physical assessment course

TOPIC: TALKATIVE PATIENT

General Instructions

Some clients present specific challenges during the interview and physical examination. Nurse practitioners (NPs) must be able to identify behaviors that impede the assessment and consider strategies to communicate effectively with these clients. This week, you will create a scenario that could occur in NP practice in which a client displays a challenging behavior as assigned below.

Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the grading rubric):

Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.

1. Create a scenario depicting an interaction between an NP and a client. Describe the setting and type of encounter.

2. Describe the client’s challenging behaviors related to the topic assigned.

3. Examine the potential impact of the client’s behavior on the client-provider relationship.

4. Analyze techniques to enhance communication with the client and address the client’s behavior.

5. Create sample documentation for the encounter.